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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Social Care 2018: ‘Plus ca change’

Nigel Henderson looks back at the major issues which have affected the social care sector in 2018

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-care-2018.-plus-ca-change

Help us make procurement work for everyone

Are you involved in procurement already or looking to learn more about it?,Then register now and come along to our procurement webinar on 24 November, 3-4pm.,questions on what’s working well and what the challenges are for you and the wider sector around procurement,Many voluntary organisations are already involved in procurement and others are now looking to it as,We need to make procurement work for the sector, it’s employees and those receiving services.

https://scvo.scot/p/46501/2021/11/05/help-us-make-procurement-work-for-everyone

Poll: can the private sector be trusted to deliver public services?

Poll: can the private sector be trusted to deliver public services?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-can-the-private-sector-be-trusted-to-deliver-public-services

Council scraps privatisation plan in favour of charitable trust option

Stirling Council will no longer privatise its sports and leisure facilities and instead will set up a charitable trust

https://tfn.scot/news/council-scraps-privatisation-plan-in-favour-of-charity-option

Communities need to be connected

Andy Milne, chief executive of Scotland's Independent Regeneration Network (Surf), sees grounds for optimism in MSPs report on Scotland's regeneration strategy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/communities-need-to-be-connected

Fraudsters hit charities for billions of pounds

The cost of fraud to charity and charitable trusts has been revealed in the Annual Fraud Indicator report

https://tfn.scot/news/fraudsters-hit-charities-for-billions-of-pounds

UK's commitment to open government called into question

The UK joins a list of nine countries that have been censured by the body in the past, including Bulgaria, Malawi, Malta and South Africa

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-commitment-to-open-government-called-into-question

Initiative encourages social enterprises to become pitch perfect

Social enterprise leaders will get support from a range of experts

https://tfn.scot/news/initiative-encourages-social-enterprises-to-become-pitch-perfect

Rugby star's domestic abuse sentence sets bad example warns campaigners

Community payback order is criticised

https://tfn.scot/news/rugby-stars-domestic-abuse-sentence-sets-bad-example-warns-campaigners

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