Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

NEWS 22 August 2025 by Rab Armour

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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

Will there be a lasting Commonwealth Games legacy?

FEATURE 25 July 2014 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

As the Commonwealth Games kicks off, Robert Armour spoke to people across Glasgow to find out what impact it is having on the city as a whole

https://tfn.scot/features/will-there-be-a-lasting-commonwealth-games-legacy

New financial appeal and strategy for children's hospice charity

NEWS 29 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

To help raise the funds necessary to enable the plan, CHAS has launched a new fundraising campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/new-financial-appeal-and-strategy-for-childrens-hospice-charity

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

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

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

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

Circular Economy 360

Naomi Johnson

2 May 2022

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Climate change is one of the key underlying objectives of the Scottish Government and as impact reporting

https://scvo.scot/p/50228/2022/05/02/circular-economy-360

SCVO UK Spring Statement Summary 2022

Sheghley Ogilvie

28 March 2022

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Following the UK Government Spring Statement 2022, SCVO produced this summary of commitments impacting

https://scvo.scot/p/49661/2022/03/28/scvo-uk-spring-statement-summary-2022

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

Will there be a lasting Commonwealth Games legacy?

New financial appeal and strategy for children's hospice charity

In the driving seat: inspiring women of the third sector

Through the eyes of a fundraiser

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

6 ingredients of change

Early signs of recovery in volunteering participation in Scotland

Circular Economy 360

SCVO UK Spring Statement Summary 2022

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