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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

Scottish Parliament Briefing: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (Levelling Up)

Paul Bradley
18 February 2022
Posted in
Finance and Public Administration Committee ahead of the committee's evidence session with the UK Government's,Our position The UK Government should set out clearly its plans to take forward timely and appropriate,The UK Government should swiftly get to work with the Scottish Government and local authorities to allocate,The UK Government released pre-launch guidance for the fund this month.,Unfortunately, dialogue between the UK Government and voluntary organisations is limited.

https://scvo.scot/p/48967/2022/02/18/scottish-parliament-briefing-uk-shared-prosperity-fund

In the driving seat: inspiring women of the third sector

LIST 20 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
To mark International Women’s Day – which took place on Friday 8 March – Third Force News spoke to some of the Scottish third sector’s most inspiring women.

https://tfn.scot/lists/in-the-driving-seat-inspiring-women-of-the-third-sector

SCVO response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's low income and debt problems inquiry

David McNeill
5 April 2022
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We lobby government on policy issues, create jobs for young people and support organisations to embrace,When the pandemic hit, the £48m investment by the Scottish Government in tackling digital exclusion through,This case study is presented in the recently published Scottish Government’s “Tackling Child Poverty,emerged from the emergency response phase of the pandemic, we are working closely with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49734/2022/04/05/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-and-social-security-committees-low-income-and-debt-problems-inquiry

Words and intentions matter: Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation

Anna Fowlie
7 March 2022
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others will be quite surprised to see that expertise in equality and human rights is centred in the government,The words in the strategy are not inclusive and the document shows no evidence of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49067/2022/03/07/words-and-intentions-matter-scotlands-national-strategy-for-economic-transformation

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

Scottish Government Debate: Economic Recovery

Paul Bradley
1 June 2021
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June 2021 SCVO Briefing Scottish Government Economic Recovery Debate June 2021Download Summary The voluntary,approach is required with cross-sector buy-in from organisations, funders, local authorities, and government,The Scottish and UK Governments’ financial support for the sector has been greatly appreciated, but this,The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery recommended that the Scottish Government should ‘take action,Addressing the implementation gap The Scottish Government and Parliament must not allow the calls to

https://scvo.scot/p/43812/2021/06/01/scottish-government-debate-economic-recovery

Economic disruption is essential for social change

Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
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"Why is it so hard to implement a vision that every stakeholder, including governments supports and wants,Our economic system includes institutions, infrastructure, governance, people, stuff and finance.,It is the number governments worry about above all else and the one most regularly reported and scrutinised

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

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

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

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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.