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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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Research bolsters push to get children and parents excited about hobbies

NEWS 15 January 2026 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Hobbies have huge developmental attributes

https://tfn.scot/news/research-bolsters-push-to-get-children-and-parents-excited-about-hobbies

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

Charities revolt at prospect of devastating cuts to Edinburgh’s community organisations

NEWS 29 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The council may step in and cover shortfalls for the remainder of this financial year.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-revolt-at-prospect-of-devastating-cuts-to-edinburghs-community-organisations

Show must go on: community theatre fights for survival amid demolition threat

NEWS 29 October 2024 by Graham Martin
Culture & Leisure
This follows the discovery of dangerous, ‘bubbly’ RAAC concrete in 2023

https://tfn.scot/news/show-must-go-on-community-theatre-fights-for-survival-amid-demolition-threat

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

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

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

Convicted charity boss quits troubled Clyde venture

NEWS 1 September 2026 by Rab Armour
Management
Culture & Leisure
Sparling walks away from stalled Clyde project

https://tfn.scot/news/convicted-charity-boss-quits-troubled-clyde-venture

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

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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.