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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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Digital exclusion widens inequalities - and a plan is needed to tackle it

NEWS 22 August 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
People are being left behind as more services move online and reliance on digital technology increases

https://tfn.scot/news/digital-exclusion-widens-inequalities-and-a-plan-is-needed-to-tackle-it

Should private sector fund international aid?

POLL 11 February 2019 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
1 comment
Penny Mordaunt wants business and philanthropy to foot the bill

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-private-sector-fund-international-aid

Third sector hits back at claims civic society has been “captured” by Scottish Government

NEWS 24 January 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
6 comments
Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector have hit back at the UK’s newspaper of record.

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-hits-back-at-claims-civic-society-has-been-captured-by-scottish-government

Voluntary sector funding: an urgent revamp is needed

NEWS 3 December 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
4 comments
A debate in the Scottish Parliament has highlighted the importance of multiyear funding to help charities rebuild after Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-sector-funding-an-urgent-revamp-is-needed

Covid-19: charities need urgent financial help - or many will collapse

NEWS 3 April 2020 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Charities and voluntary groups need an urgent financial support package – or many face imminent collapse

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-19-charities-need-urgent-financial-help-or-many-will-collapse

Holyrood urged to commit to climate scrutiny measures outlined by citizens' assembly

NEWS 10 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
Last year, the Assembly set out 16 goals and 81 recommendations for how Scotland should tackle the climate emergency in a fair and effective way. 

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-urged-to-commit-to-climate-scrutiny-measures-outlined-by-citizens-assembly

Missed poverty targets but charities still praise Scottish Government

NEWS 27 March 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Society
#Politics
2 comments
Highly unlikely legally-binding poverty reduction targets will be met by 2030

https://tfn.scot/news/missed-poverty-targets-but-scots-charities-still-praise-scottish-government

Influential groups ramp up pressure on Scottish Government over housing emergency

NEWS 20 June 2024 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Clear action is called for

https://tfn.scot/news/influential-groups-ramp-up-pressure-on-scottish-government-over-housing-emergency

November 2018

MAGAZINE_ISSUE 1 November 2018 by Gerry Hillman
☆ GDPR ☆ People ☆ SORP ☆ Funding ☆ Safeguarding ☆ Is it all too much for trustees?

https://tfn.scot/magazine/november-2018

It's time to make the real Living Wage a reality for Scotland's voluntary sector workforce

Sheghley Ogilvie
14 November 2022
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SCVO support the Scottish Government’s plans for Scotland to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025, plans,To support organisations to pay the Living Wage we need the Scottish Government to lead by example and,Over the last few months and in both Emergency Budget Responses, the Scottish Government has recognised,Scottish Government, local government, and funders across Scotland need to do more to ensure that voluntary,The upcoming publication of the Scottish Government's refreshed Fair Work Action Plan and the Scottish

https://scvo.scot/p/55395/2022/11/14/its-time-to-make-the-real-living-wage-a-reality-for-scotlands-voluntary-sector-workforce

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.