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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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Exclusive: charity's bank account was bled dry after OSCR lifted asset freeze

NEWS 22 August 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Cash reserves fell sharply from £66,651 in March 2023 to just £672 a year later

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-charitys-bank-account-was-bled-dry-after-oscr-lifted-asset-freeze

A National Care Service for Scotland: consultation

Kirsten Hogg
2 November 2021
Posted in
Voluntary organisations have not found it easy to participate in this consultation – Scottish Government,We would urge Scottish Government to consider how voluntary organisations can be supported to engage,Further, we would ask that where the Scottish Government intends to prepare an impact assessment of the,We would urge the Scottish Government to ensure that, in development of these structures and processes,In developing governance structures and planning processes, attention must be paid to the role that the

https://scvo.scot/p/46239/2021/11/02/a-national-care-service-for-scotland-consultation

Through the eyes of a fundraiser

FEATURE 2 July 2015 by Alex Turnbull
Management
Three charity fundraisers spoke to TFN about a world where profit is everything and you’re only as good as your last sign up

https://tfn.scot/features/through-the-eyes-of-a-fundraiser

Put climate change on the agenda this Trustees' Week

Susan Smith
2 November 2021
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put climate change on the agenda of a board meeting – like 75% of people attending an SCVO Good Governance,The Scottish Government has committed to cut our country’s carbon emissions by 75% of 1990 levels by,The government is introducing a series of measures to try to achieve this and is putting pressure on,The Scottish Government has committed to ensuring the transition to net zero is a just transition that

https://scvo.scot/p/46155/2021/11/02/put-climate-change-on-the-agenda-this-trustees-week

Express your interest in monitoring the new relationship between the UK & EU

Press release
2 November 2021
Posted in
civil society to engage with decision-makers on the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement The UK Government,A Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for discussion at the UK level between stakeholders and the UK Government,The UK Government has now responded to the consultation and issued a call for expressions of interest

https://scvo.scot/p/46174/2021/11/02/express-your-interest-in-monitoring-the-new-relationship-between-the-uk-eu

6 ingredients of change

LIST 6 April 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
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Wonder why your charity’s campaign hasn’t worked? Susan Smith examines the six elements you need for a successful campaign

https://tfn.scot/lists/6-ingredients-of-change

Love work again: take a career break with a charity abroad

FEATURE 12 February 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
If you want to give the best to your employer, taking unpaid leave to work for a charity will change your life and boost your career

https://tfn.scot/features/love-work-again-take-a-career-break-with-a-charity-abroad

Early signs of recovery in volunteering participation in Scotland

OPINION 19 September 2025 by Debbie Maltman and Bethany Sikes
Management
Culture & Leisure
With today’s news about volunteer participation increasing, Debbie Maltman and Bethany Sikes dig into the numbers.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/early-signs-of-recovery-in-volunteering-participation-in-scotland

Why the issue of dying, death & bereavement should be a priority for the next government

Richard Meade
1 April 2021
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The next Scottish Government must make the issue of dying, death and bereavement a much higher priority,The next Scottish Government must look beyond a five-year term if it is to make the progress needed to,There must be continued financial support from the next Scottish Government for the hospice sector to,The importance of the Scottish Government’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care was discussed, and,But this must lead to action early in the next Parliament and in the first Programme for Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/42935/2021/04/01/why-the-issue-of-dying-death-bereavement-should-be-a-priority-for-the-next-government

WCVA NICVA NCVO SCVO - Consultation Response - Civil Society Engagement on the TCA

Rachel Le Noan
5 October 2021
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Charles Whitmore – whitmorecd@cardiff.ac.uk and Lilla Farkas – lfarkas@wcva.cymruConsultation on Government,consultation on Government engagement with business and civil society groups on implementation of the,This response has been coordinated by WCVA and the Wales Governance Centre on behalf of the four national,The territorial governance of the UK is changing as the UK Government is now fulfilling roles that used,voices from both CSOs and devolved governments to be heard.

https://scvo.scot/p/45296/2021/10/05/wcva-nicva-ncvo-scvo-consultation-response-civil-society-engagement-on-the-tca

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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.