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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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Charities buckling as demand surges, global report warns

NEWS 22 September 2026 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
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Charities see demand rise while half are struggling to cope

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-buckling-as-demand-surges-global-report-warns

Coastal community fight to stop Scotland’s largest fish farm

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
4 comments
Long Live Loch Linnhe is now in the process of launching a petition with the Scottish Parliament.

https://tfn.scot/news/coastal-community-fight-to-stop-scotlands-largest-fish-farm

Volunteer cooks serve up 100,000 meals to older people in Scotland

NEWS 3 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Food Train’s Meal Makers marks 10th anniversary of tackling malnutrition and loneliness throughout the country.

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteer-cooks-serve-up-100000-meals-to-older-people-in-scotland

Charities running at full capacity and now turning service users away

NEWS 19 January 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Running cost crisis is creating real concern for charities

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-running-at-full-capacity-and-now-turning-service-users-away

Fears for vulnerable elderly as charity considers care home closures

NEWS 4 July 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Two homes face the axe in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-vulnerable-elderly-as-charity-considers-care-home-closures

CEOs of UK NGOs sign solidarity statement a year after the UK race riots 

NEWS 5 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
43 leaders have joined together to mark the anniversary. 

https://tfn.scot/news/ceos-of-uk-ngos-sign-solidarity-statement-a-year-after-the-uk-race-riots

Rape Crisis Centre placed under review following employment tribunal

NEWS 20 May 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
1 comment
A tribunal suggested some practices at the centre may have fallen short of the expected standards. 

https://tfn.scot/news/rape-crisis-centre-placed-under-review-following-employment-tribunal

Report reveals barriers ethnic minorities face in gaining social investment

NEWS 29 May 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Report shows investors do not do nearly enough

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-barriers-ethnic-minorities-face-in-gaining-social-investment

Mothers face lack of support in early-stage pregnancy

NEWS 21 June 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Research sampled diverse range of pregnant women in Glasgow's Govan

https://tfn.scot/news/mothers-face-lack-of-support-in-early-stage-pregnancy

Reuse can tackle the cost of living and running costs crises

NEWS 21 June 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Charities want more action on creating a circular economy

https://tfn.scot/news/reuse-can-tackle-the-cost-of-living-and-running-costs-crises

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2026. 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.