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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Less than 850,000 adults in Scotland participated in formal volunteering in 2023.

 
A critical enabler of this should be the introduction of multi-year finance settlements - including for third sector organisations - Prosper said.

 
Two new programmes, Community Action and Fairer Life Chances, are aimed at helping communities to tackle poverty, disadvantage and discrimination

 
Launch coincides with Adoption Week

 
Economic Development Association Scotland partners with the Scottish Government to help create fairer, wealthier communities, with politicians poised to consider game-changing legislation

 
Andy Paterson: initiatives led by local businesses and social enterprises could be the future of energy across Scotland

 
Mark Bevan of Leuchie House said the announcement would result in an "increase in suffering for families". 

 
Lynn Tulloch of Voluntary Action Shetland spoke out about the plans

 
Such partnerships are seen as essential to designing reform that responds to local needs and supports meaningful change.

 
UK has highest rate of homelessness in developed world