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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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UK Shared Prosperity Fund – What’s next?

Rachel Le Noan
9 June 2022
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In Scotland, interventions will be planned and delivered by local government.,Local authorities are encouraged to work closely with local partners and the Scottish Government, via,an allocation to manage and currently have to develop investment plans to be submitted to the UK Government,Over the next few weeks, SCVO will continue to work with TSIs and partners in the Scottish and UK Governments,Participants will have the opportunity to put their questions to the UK Government then and you can book

https://scvo.scot/p/50874/2022/06/09/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-whats-next

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

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

6 ingredients of change

LIST 6 April 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
3 comments
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

The tragedy of rough sleeping: will there ever be a solution?

FEATURE 22 January 2018 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
​TFN speaks to Glasgow's rough sleepers and discovers many have no hope of ever leaving their lives on the streets

https://tfn.scot/features/why-rough-sleeping-can-never-be-cured

SCVO, good governance and leadership

Tracey Bird
1 April 2021
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As part of our ongoing commitment to good governance, the SCVO board met last week to continue to explore,how, in line with the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector, trustees can demonstrate the five,Purpose This time they moved on to a closer look at the principle of Leadership where the Scottish Governance,To ensure good governance and provide effective leadership, trustees, both individually and collectively,you can use SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup.

https://scvo.scot/p/42933/2021/04/01/scvo-good-governance-and-leadership

SCVO policy and public affairs: A busy three months to kick off 2022

Kyrstie Brown
28 April 2022
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Partnership with the public sector – to ensure governments, parliaments, and other public bodies recognise,SCVO responded to the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s inquiry on Scottish Government’s,SCVO submitted a consultation response to the Scottish Government's spending review framework, drawing,part of the Government’s wider “levelling up” agenda.,Identifying procurement priorities for the Scottish Government’s 2022/2023 Budget and Programme for Government

https://scvo.scot/p/50183/2022/04/28/scvo-policy-and-public-affairs-a-busy-three-months-to-kick-off-2022

A new hope which banishes despair

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

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

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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.