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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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No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

NEWS 30 April 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Failure to support contact impacts the family, who have not committed an offence but nevertheless suffer the consequences

https://tfn.scot/news/no-easy-journey-families-punished-by-barriers-to-prison-visits

Glasgow Film Theatre in disarray after resignation of three board members over rejection of boycott

NEWS 30 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
The GFT’s board had been considering whether to support the BDS and PACBI boycott campaigns

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-film-theatre-in-disarray-after-resignation-of-three-board-members-over-rejection-of-boycott

Charity banking system still causing chaos - now there are calls for an inquiry

NEWS 8 July 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Cancer charity tells TFN it can't access £25k it has promised a hospice

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-banking-system-failure-still-causing-chaos-now-there-are-calls-for-an-inquiry

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
1 comment
Low-income families are trapped in a cycle of exorbitant lending rates

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

When spaces close, communities feel it: why Unity Hub matters in Glasgow’s east end

OPINION 7 May 2026 by Nkechi First
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Nkechi First: “when traditional community infrastructure is under pressure, there is an opportunity for the third sector and communities to step forward and innovate”

https://tfn.scot/opinion/when-spaces-close-communities-feel-it-why-unity-hub-matters-in-glasgows-east-end

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

Good Governance Checkup launch in Trustees' Week

Beth Mukushi
22 October 2021
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The Scottish Governance Code was developed to help boards understand what best practice looks like.,Good Governance Checkup which is vital for trustees supporting all types of voluntary organisation.,You’ll also get access to further resources that will help you in your journey to good governance, and,By completing the Checkup you will also help us to build a picture of good governance in the sector.,Find out more about the Good Governance Checkup at our Trustees’ Week webinar on 2 November where we

https://scvo.scot/p/45807/2021/10/22/good-governance-checkup-launch-in-trustees-week

Learning by doing – our experiences of Strengthening Collaboration

Kirsten Hogg
23 November 2022
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In 2020, as part of its response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery, Scottish Government sought,facing the third sector by bringing together SCVO, the TSI Scotland Network, COSLA and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/55674/2022/11/23/learning-by-doing-our-experiences-of-strengthening-collaboration

Rowntree Charitable Trust defends funding Cage

NEWS 3 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Funding & Finance
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​Charity Commission investigates JRCT for funding controversial group which defended "Jihadi John"

https://tfn.scot/news/rowntree-trust-defends-funding-cage

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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.