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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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Sowing the Seeds for success

FEATURE 1 April 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Gareth Jones meets Scotland’s first SCIO, to mark a decade of the new model for charities being cre-ated

https://tfn.scot/features/sowing-the-seeds-for-success

Scottish charity workers recognised in New Years Honours List

NEWS 8 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Scottish charity workers and volunteers feature heavily in this year’s New Year Honours List

https://tfn.scot/news/new-year-honours-list

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

Charity fundraisers say sorry

NEWS 7 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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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

Learning by doing – our experiences of Strengthening Collaboration

Kirsten Hogg
23 November 2022
Posted in
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

Emergency budget response - SCVO letter to Deputy First Minister

Sheghley Ogilvie
15 November 2022
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Fowlie has now offered to meet with Mr Swinney as we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/55548/2022/11/15/emergency-budget-response-scvo-letter-to-deputy-first-minister

GTS - Scotland’s first “social” security firm

FEATURE 16 July 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
As Robert Armour discovers a security firm that aims to use its status as a social enterprise to create jobs and change the culture of the industry

https://tfn.scot/features/gts-scotlands-first-social-security-firm

Chief Encounters: Tressa Burke

FEATURE 28 September 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Health & Social Care
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, on the huge difference even a small charity can make

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-tressa-burke

Brexit presents a profound threat to those we help

OPINION 20 May 2019 Guest post
Management
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Neil Henery examines why we must celebrate the vital contribution to Scottish life made by European citizens

https://tfn.scot/opinion/brexit-presents-a-profound-threat-to-those-we-help

Having Covid-19 was the most terrifying journey of my life

OPINION 15 January 2021 by Nikki O'Hara
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Nikki O'Hara, who is 53 and has no underlying health conditions, warns the coronavirus is real and everyone is at risk

https://tfn.scot/opinion/having-covid-19-was-the-most-terrifying-journey-of-my-life

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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.