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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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Regulator rejects complaints against RSPB

NEWS 21 January 2015 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
English charity regulator fails to uphold complaints against RSPB

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-rejects-complaints-against-rspb

Shared society is a sham - and Tories must keep off our territory

OPINION 12 January 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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Graham Martin says the Tories must not be allowed to use third sector as cover for their agenda of inequality and division

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shared-society-is-a-sham-and-tories-must-keep-off-our-territory

SCVO: Economic role of voluntary sector not recognised by government

Press release
6 March 2022
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Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector has warned the Scottish Government’s,With an annual turnover of £6bn and more than 100,000 paid staff, the Scottish Government needs to invest,While the Scottish Government pledges to ensure the voice of business is heard, with ‘robust governance,This is not an inclusive strategy, and there is little evidence of the Scottish Government respecting,Scotland’s first spending review in 11 years, it needed to go further in detailing how the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49104/2022/03/06/scvo-economic-role-of-voluntary-sector-not-recognised-by-government

A decade of doing good business: 10 social enterprises over 10 years

FEATURE 19 September 2017 by TFN
Management
Firstport's decade of social enterprise

https://tfn.scot/features/a-decade-of-doing-good-business-10-social-enterprises-over-10-years

Learning by doing – our experiences of Strengthening Collaboration

Kirsten Hogg
23 November 2022
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In 2020, as part of its response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery, Scottish Government sought,facing the third sector by bringing together SCVO, the TSI Scotland Network, COSLA and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/55674/2022/11/23/learning-by-doing-our-experiences-of-strengthening-collaboration

Emergency budget response - SCVO letter to Deputy First Minister

Sheghley Ogilvie
15 November 2022
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Fowlie has now offered to meet with Mr Swinney as we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/55548/2022/11/15/emergency-budget-response-scvo-letter-to-deputy-first-minister

Peer support – a beacon of hope in a time of crisis 

OPINION 5 September 2023 by Hannah Kane
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
This Sunday is World Suicide Prevention Day. The ask from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that we ‘Create Hope through Action.’

https://tfn.scot/opinion/peer-support-a-beacon-of-hope-in-a-time-of-crisis

Crisis is no distant threat

OPINION 13 July 2021 by Anna Fowlie
Environment & International
Anna Fowlie says the climate catastrophe is not a nightmare – it's our waking reality and we must act urgently

https://tfn.scot/opinion/crisis-is-no-distant-threat

Fundraising: sins of the few must not taint the many

NEWS 29 September 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
Clara Govier on the state of the funding sector

https://tfn.scot/news/fundraising-sins-of-the-few-must-not-taint-the-many

Food charities struggle with fresh, healthy produce

NEWS 6 July 2016 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
A survey of UK food charities has found they struggle to meet demand during peak times and don't have the resources to distribute fresh produce

https://tfn.scot/news/food-charities-need-help-to-give-out-fresh-healthy-produce

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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.