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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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Communities must take control of energy production

Community ownership is the key to creating a vibrant and vital community energy sector in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/communities-must-take-control-of-energy-production

Forth Road Bridge protest planned for weekend

Hundreds of people to hold hands in solidarity across the bridge to call for ban on underground coal gasification

https://tfn.scot/news/forth-road-bridge-protest-planned-for-weekend

SNP MSP criticised for taking hospitality from ciggie giant

Questions raised as SNP MSP visited tobacco giant's factory in Switzerland

https://tfn.scot/news/snp-msp-criticised-for-taking-hospitality-from-ciggie-giant

Self-management is at the heart of new health strategy

Ian Welsh welcomes the prominence of self-management in the government's new clinical health strategy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/self-management-is-at-the-heart-of-new-health-strategy

Little for charities in Chancellor’s budget

Ministers don't understand the third sector, argues Debra Allcock Tyler in response to George Osborne's fifth budget

https://tfn.scot/opinion/little-for-charities-in-chancellors-budget

Scots ministers deliver “nail in the coffin” for fracking industry

Long awaited fracking moratorium announced by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-ministers-deliver-nail-in-the-coffin-for-fracking-industry

​Protesters to blockade Salvation Army

​Protesters plan to blockade charities in Edinburgh for involvement in government work-for-benefits schemes

https://tfn.scot/news/protesters-to-blockade-salvation-army

Children’s mental health services at breaking point

Coalition urges Scottish Government to use additional £25m budget funding to improve mental health services for children and young people

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-mental-health-services-at-breaking-point

Thousands of seabirds saved after court backs RSPB

The Court of Session has overturned a Scottish Government decision to approve the development of off-shore windfarms that would threaten rare seabirds

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-seabirds-saved-after-court-backs-rspb-case

Parties plea: don’t impose crippling costs on charity

MSPs have called on the Scottish Government and SSE not to pursue costs against the John Muir Trust after a failed legal bid

https://tfn.scot/news/parties-plea-dont-impose-crippling-costs-on-charity

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