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TFN
 
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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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Breathing new life into one of Scotland’s oldest social enterprises

FEATURE 18 January 2016 by Susan Smith
Management
St Andrews First Aid has been selling training services to the private sector for half a century, but thanks to Michelle Ferguson it's now in profit!

https://tfn.scot/features/first-aid-feature

Scottish anti-abortion group denies links to religious extremists

NEWS 25 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Questions have been asked about links between Compassion Scotland and American hate groups.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-anti-abortion-group-denies-links-to-religious-extremists

Chief encounters: Chris Martin on taking risks and procrastinating

FEATURE 14 June 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Families & Young People
Chief executive of Callander Youth Project Trust Chris Martin won the Exceptional Employee award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2016

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-chris-martin-on-taking-risks-and-procrastinating

What does the future hold?

FEATURE 17 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Management
TFN asked six organisations from different areas to tell us their vision for the sector in 10 years’ time.

https://tfn.scot/features/what-does-the-future-hold

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
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

Digital inclusion in the UK: how are things for 2023? 

Jason Railton
1 December 2023
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Let’s dive into some of the fascinating data and have a think about what it means for the organisations,We know that being digitally included is about frequent, sustained access to the internet and so a refreshed,What about skills? There is good news when it comes to skills.,It can feel overwhelming in the age of polycrisis to think about what we can do to support people that,The most pressing action we can take, however, is to keep going.

https://scvo.scot/p/86988/2023/12/01/digital-inclusion-in-the-uk-how-are-things-for-2023

SCVO Briefing - Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Lynn Williams
15 July 2015
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so-called “troubled families” do not apply to Scotland but in this age of UK-wide, up to the minute media,We call on all MPs to vote with their conscience – please get as animated about this flawed legislation,as you are about other policies.,Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB Web: www.scvo.scot About,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO

https://scvo.scot/p/9634/2015/07/15/scvo-briefing-welfare-reform-and-work-bill

Funding available to help people get online

Press release
21 August 2015
Posted in
SCVO media release 21 August 2015 The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is inviting,For more on SCVO see www.scvo.scot Find out more about the Digital Challenge Fund For interview or further,comment, please call Charlotte McNeill at SCVO on 07790 601 995 or the BT Scotland press office on 0800

https://scvo.scot/p/9942/2015/08/21/funding-available-to-help-people-get-online

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
Posted in
5.2 What do we know about how the public is feeling?,raffles (2,649,367): Can include small, local raffles or large, national, ones involving direct mailing Press,or website adverts (15,376,467) Press advertising (23,499,025) TV and radio advertising (57,411,956),The organisation’s press release explained: ‘By dropping ‘regulatory’ from our name, our aim is to ensure,The most pressing reason was the belief that the UK Government and Charity Commission will seek to move

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Fundraising in Scotland: survey report

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
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Only 6% of respondents think that the general public is clear enough about how they can complain about,about fundraising but also wider issues, e.g.,Charities in general have not been good press.,“Bad press eg CEO salaries” “media exposure to the amount spent on admin / overhead and high salaries,how they can complain about fundraising.

https://scvo.scot/p/10195/2015/09/23/fundraising-in-scotland-survey-report