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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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A new hope which banishes despair

NEWS 20 December 2019 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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How a grassroots charity moved from despair to hope and is transforming a community

https://tfn.scot/news/a-new-hope-which-banishes-despair

Small charities: cementing the bedrock of our communities

NEWS 25 June 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
For Small Charity Week, which runs till 28 June, TFN's Niall Christie spoke to two grassroots groups to explore the challenges they face

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-cementing-the-bedrock-of-our-communities

Access for all? Connectivity in a cost-of-living crisis

Jason Railton
4 October 2022
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The internet has been called ‘the great leveller’, making our access to services, products and opportunities easier and more affordable. But we are facing, once again, an unprecedented crisis. The cost of living is set to spiral, and millions of families will have tough choices...

https://scvo.scot/p/54303/2022/10/04/access-for-all-connectivity-in-a-cost-of-living-crisis

Diversifying your board - the Trustee Recruitment Cycle

Janet Thorne
20 October 2021
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There is much to be gained by diversifying your board and getting the right mix of trustees with a range of lived, learned and practised expertise. Trustees play an essential role for the charities that they lead from setting the charity’s strategic direction to making key...

https://scvo.scot/p/45661/2021/10/20/diversifying-your-board-the-trustee-recruitment-cycle

The UKSPF & UK Government's Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland

Rachel Le Noan
7 December 2021
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significant concern.Both UKSPF and Levelling Up have been talked about for some time by the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/47321/2021/12/07/the-ukspf-uk-governments-levelling-up-agenda-in-scotland

It's time to stop ‘othering’ people a.k.a. redesign your thought processes

Siobhan Mercer
27 September 2022
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Maayan Ziv is the founder and CEO of AccessNow, and advisor to the Government of Canada on disability

https://scvo.scot/p/53965/2022/09/27/redesign-your-thought-processes

You might not see the link between climate change and your charity, but your funders do

Susan Smith
15 August 2022
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The Scottish Government has set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2030 and it,By next year charities and social enterprises providing services to the government will have to demonstrate,some environmental action, and it’s very likely that those receiving government grants will have to

https://scvo.scot/p/52457/2022/08/15/you-might-not-see-the-link-between-climate-change-and-your-charity-but-your-funders-do

Helping your staff and volunteers travel more sustainably

Graham McQueen
15 August 2022
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In Scotland we have some fantastic policy and commitment from government around sustainability and supporting,Local government, businesses and other organisations are not in the same position to be able to lead

https://scvo.scot/p/52560/2022/08/15/helping-your-staff-and-volunteers-travel-more-sustainably

Fair Funding: Collaborate, Challenge, Change - The Gathering 2022

Jason Henderson
17 October 2022
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year’s Gathering was organised by SCVO and our Strengthening Collaboration partners (the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/54973/2022/10/17/fair-funding-collaborate-challenge-change-the-gathering-2022

Making work easier with open working and reuse

Maddie Stark
22 August 2022
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The Scottish Government has a whole department of uber qualified and incredibly experienced service designers

https://scvo.scot/p/52689/2022/08/22/making-work-easier-with-open-working-and-reuse

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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.