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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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More than 700 organisations share £3m

NEWS 29 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Charities across the country have used funding from the National Emergencies Trust to respond to the coronavirus pandemic #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-700-organisations-share-3m

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

FEATURE 21 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest
Health & Social Care
Graeme Allison tells Christina O’Neill that an MS diagnosis motivated him to find a creative solution to long-term employment

https://tfn.scot/features/life-in-sharp-focus-living-with-ms

Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Social Justice & Poverty
Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foodbanks-much-more-than-a-hill-of-beans

Enterprising rural youth group wins top award

FEATURE 17 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Paul Cardwell attended the 8th National Youth Worker of the Year Awards to hear about the remarkable work that is being done across the country

https://tfn.scot/features/youth-worker-of-the-year-announced

Inspiring Scotland to social change

FEATURE 14 May 2015 by Rab Armour
Funding & Finance
Europe’s first venture philanthropy funder is helping Scottish charities learn to meet the needs of private investors

https://tfn.scot/features/inspiring-scotland-to-social-change

Medical college apologises after Dean participates in “frenzies of abuse"

NEWS 3 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Charity said David Wylie’s behaviour was below the standard expected

https://tfn.scot/news/medical-college-apologises-after-dean-participates-in-frenzies-of-abuse

Scottish Wildlife Trust purchases site bigger than Dundee after largest ever donation

NEWS 3 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The nature charity plans to restore wildlife and habitats on the site to help tackle the nature and climate crises.  

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-wildlife-trust-purchases-site-bigger-than-dundee-after-largest-ever-donation

Syrian refugees come to the UK as a last resort

NEWS 26 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Environment & International
Syrians spend the last of their savings to get to Europe only when they've given up all hope of being able to return home

https://tfn.scot/news/travelling-to-europe-is-only-future-for-thousands-of-refugees

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

NEWS 20 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Members of Scotland’s Childcare Alliance call for all political parties to agree to implement Commission For Childcare Reform recommendations

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-parties-to-take-the-politics-out-of-childcare

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty  

OPINION 16 May 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The new first minister has stated that one of his top priorities is eliminating child poverty. This is certainly a central aim on the journey towards a practical, real-world, wellbeing economy that impacts our daily lives

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-start-a-better-economy-and-tackling-child-poverty

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.