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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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Unheard voices reshape health and care in pioneering arts research project

NEWS 15 July 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh proposes a redesign of health and care services.

https://tfn.scot/news/unheard-voices-reshape-health-and-care-in-pioneering-arts-research-project

Council broke law 800 times when housing homeless as Taylor Swift and Fringe swept Edinburgh

NEWS 2 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Large-scale events in Edinburgh forced the capital’s council to break the law hundreds of times by placing homeless households in unsuitable accommodation.

https://tfn.scot/news/council-broke-law-800-times-when-housing-homeless-as-taylor-swift-and-fringe-swept-edinburgh

Exclusive: Stonewall told it must stop taking "blood money" from the arms trade

NEWS 4 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Former and current staff have said the LGBTQ+ charity must end its partnerships with weapons manufacturers

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-stonewall-told-it-must-end-partnerships-with-arms-trade

Britain’s biggest union ditches Pride Glasgow

NEWS 16 August 2019 by Rab Armour
Management
Has Pride become too commercial?

https://tfn.scot/news/biggest-union-ditches-pride-glasgow

Charity fundraisers say sorry

NEWS 7 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Management
Group of 17 charities apologise for not always meeting the standards expected when it comes to fundraising

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-want-new-fundraising-regulator

Third sector leaders say: this is our moment, let’s seize it

NEWS 10 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Last week’s election result represents a chance for the third sector in Scotland to vigorously pursue its agenda, charity leaders have said

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-leaders-say-this-is-our-moment-lets-seize-it

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Tuesday 14 April

FEATURE 14 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-tuesday-14-april

Charity manifesto calls for better emotional support

NEWS 19 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
MS Society Scotland has said more needs to be done to help the 15,000 people living with the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-manifesto-calls-for-better-emotional-support

Manifesto calls for community-led action to end child poverty in Scotland

NEWS 3 February 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Voice-led transformation shifts power to families and communities and offers a proven blueprint ahead of the Scottish Parliament election

https://tfn.scot/news/manifesto-calls-for-community-led-action-to-end-child-poverty-in-scotland

Why working parents are struggling to repel the rising tide of poverty

OPINION 4 December 2018 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Paul Brook tells the stories behind the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s UK Poverty 2018 report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-working-parents-are-struggling-to-repel-the-rising-tide-of-poverty

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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.