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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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Accounts reveal continued financial trouble at Scottish health charity 

NEWS 1 May 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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MND Scotland lost over £800,000 in the year to March 2025

https://tfn.scot/news/accounts-reveal-continued-financial-trouble-at-scottish-health-charity

Care services could be hit as frontline charity staff vote on strike

NEWS 22 June 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Unite says there have been huge discrepancies between pay awards to senior management and other staff

https://tfn.scot/news/care-services-could-be-hit-as-frontline-charity-staff-vote-on-strike

Easy money: is foundation giving the future of charity funding, or is it just a lottery?

FEATURE 18 October 2018 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
Trusts and foundations are becoming ever more important in the face of drastic public spending cuts. TFN finds out how the sector is coping with demand.

https://tfn.scot/features/easy-money-is-foundation-giving-the-future-of-charity-funding-or-is-it-just

Scotland publishes plan that aims to build a country that cares

NEWS 31 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Plan 21-24 is the first of three plans created on the back of the Independent Care Review

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-publishes-plan-that-aims-to-build-a-country-that-cares

Self-directed support marks a new dawn for social care

FEATURE 28 March 2014 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
From 1 April, Scottish people have the legal right to control their own social care budget, a move that impacts on clients and care staff alike

https://tfn.scot/features/a-new-dawn-for-social-care

Deadliest period on record for aid workers this World Humanitarian Day

NEWS 19 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Over 400 humanitarian workers have been killed since October 2023 in Gaza

https://tfn.scot/news/deadliest-period-on-record-for-aid-workers-this-world-humanitarian-day

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 16 April 2020 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
News briefing on the sector's response during the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector3

Coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 23 April 2020 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
How the sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-for-the-third-sector

Mind, Body and Facebook – do you want eternal life in the cloud?

OPINION 5 December 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Jacklyn Calvard encourages a good digital death to make sure you don't live on in the cloud long after you are sitting on a cloud

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mind-body-and-facebook-eternal-life-in-the-cloud

60,000 join World’s Big Sleep Out

NEWS 9 December 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Events calling for an end to homelessness took place in 52 cities across the world, with Scots amongst those taking part

https://tfn.scot/news/50000-join-worlds-big-sleep-out

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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.