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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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Campaign launches to help charity bridge huge shortfall in funds

NEWS 7 August 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Running costs rocket but demand for services is at all time high

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-launches-to-help-charity-bridge-huge-shortfall-in-funds

Lack of credit costing the poorest dearest

NEWS 18 November 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Low-income families are trapped in a cycle of exorbitant lending rates

https://tfn.scot/news/lack-of-credit-costing-the-poorest-dearest

Eight micro grants awarded for anti-oppression projects

NEWS 11 August 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Organisations across Scotland will share in £21,500. 

https://tfn.scot/news/eight-micro-grants-awarded-for-anti-oppression-projects

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

Big Noise programme generating "positive and sustained" change

NEWS 23 June 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Report shows how charity-run service delivers critical support to children facing disadvantage

https://tfn.scot/news/big-noise-programme-generating-positive-and-sustained-change

Older people’s commissioner could help save lives, charity says

NEWS 14 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Food Train is urging MSPs to get behind the action.

https://tfn.scot/news/older-peoples-commissioner-could-help-save-lives-charity-says

Demystifying Death Awards announced

NEWS 3 May 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Actor Greg Wise and author Kathryn Mannix are among those to receive one of the awards.

https://tfn.scot/news/demystifying-death-awards-announced

Fears as first minister signals universal free school meals could end

NEWS 4 May 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Humza Yousaf favours a more "targeted approach"

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-as-first-minister-signals-universal-free-school-meals-could-end

Leading charity chief revealed as convicted killer

NEWS 31 May 2023 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
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Charity says chief executive's past is a matter of public record

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charity-chief-revealed-as-convicted-killer

Female entrepreneur to inspire the next generation at charity academy

NEWS 24 June 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
“I’ve always loved the vibrancy of working with young people - the world is a blank slate, and you make a tangible impact on their lives by helping them become their best selves"

https://tfn.scot/news/female-entrepreneur-to-inspire-the-next-generation-at-charity-academy

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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.