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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Scotland’s Spending Review: same old same old for the third sector, or worse?

OPINION 8 June 2022 by Paul Bradley
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Paul Bradley questions the Scottish Government's direction of travel over its commitment to the country's voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-spending-review-same-old-same-old-for-the-third-sector-or-worse

Why should your organisation borrow money?

OPINION 25 April 2016 Guest post
Management
Stuart Niven explains why third sector organisations can benefit from taking out a loan with a social finance provider

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-should-your-organisation-borrow-money

Multi-million pound Christmas present for children’s charities

NEWS 21 December 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Children’s charities have received an early Christmas present in the form of £3.38 million from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/multi-million-pound-christmas-present-for-childrens-charities

What does the new action plan mean for our social enterprise community?

OPINION 9 April 2021 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Duncan Thorp looks at bold pledges and initiatives to enhance and build our social enterprise movement.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-does-the-new-action-plan-mean-for-our-social-enterprise-community

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

A decade of doing good business: 10 social enterprises over 10 years

FEATURE 19 September 2017 by TFN
Management
Firstport's decade of social enterprise

https://tfn.scot/features/a-decade-of-doing-good-business-10-social-enterprises-over-10-years

Art’s the way to do it

FEATURE 14 May 2019 by Jolene Campbell
Culture & Leisure
Voluntary arts is being celebrated at this month’s Get Creative festival. Jolene Campbell looks at the impact the sector is having across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/arts-the-way-to-do-it

20 inspiring Scottish social entrepreneurs

LIST 16 May 2017 by Susan Smith
Culture & Leisure
5 comments
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

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Paul Bradley
10 May 2021
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They include the UK Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund, the Community Ownership Fund, and,Voluntary organisations need to access these funding sources if the funds are to go to people and communities,However, applications to the Community Renewal Fund and the Levelling Up Fund must be in by June, and,The traditional funding routes for volunteering services means that organisations have reduced capacity,projects and plan their workforces.

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society