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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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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

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

The Economic Impact of Digital Inclusion on Young People

Darran Gillan
4 October 2022
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Amid a cost-of-living crisis, government-funded programs such as the Community Learning and Development,It is the collective responsibility of funders, policymakers, The Scottish Government, TSI’s and voluntary

https://scvo.scot/p/54307/2022/10/04/the-economic-impact-of-digital-inclusion-on-young-people

20 inspiring Scottish social entrepreneurs

LIST 16 May 2017 by Susan Smith
Culture & Leisure
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Some of them have been around for decades, others are barely out of school, but TFN believes all 20 of these social entrepreneurs are truly inspiring

https://tfn.scot/lists/20-inspiring-social-entrepreneurs

Learning from history

OPINION 6 July 2020 Guest post
Management
Chris Martin believes we must look to the past to help society bounce back from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/learning-from-history

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

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

Sheghley Ogilvie
19 August 2022
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Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications. ,Government in the 2023/24 UK Budget.,of the voluntary sector across all Scottish Government departments and local government be published,in the Open Government Action Plan.,The UK Government must provide additional support in the upcoming budget to the Scottish Government to

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

Living Wage: A small step towards supporting people through the current crisis

Anna Fowlie
22 September 2022
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employer is something that matters to our voluntary organisations, and SCVO supports Scottish Government’s,We’re talking with government about what it will mean in practice and how it will be resourced.

https://scvo.scot/p/53772/2022/09/22/living-wage-a-small-step-towards-supporting-people-through-the-current-crisis

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

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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.