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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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Shooting industry no longer give carte blanche in the countryside with new wildlife Bill

NEWS 10 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
Ahead of August 12, campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to be bold.

https://tfn.scot/news/shooting-industry-no-longer-give-carte-blanche-in-the-countryside-with-new-wildlife-bill

Growth plans for Scots environment charity

NEWS 15 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
"There really hasn’t been a better time to join the environmental movement to ensure we leave a long-lasting legacy for the generations to come."

https://tfn.scot/news/growth-plans-for-scots-environment-charity

Your chance to shape the future of social enterprise in Scotland

NEWS 18 September 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Census fast approaching cut off date

https://tfn.scot/news/your-chance-to-shape-the-future-of-social-enterprise-in-scotland

Older people say politicians don't care about their issues

NEWS 1 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Sad indictment of today's political landscape

https://tfn.scot/news/older-people-say-politicians-dont-care-about-their-issues

What a time to be sentient! – an early look at the potential and pitfalls of chat-based AI tools

John Fitzgerald
30 May 2023
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Especially if you’re doing work like checking terms in contracts or looking for key issues in government

https://scvo.scot/p/59989/2023/05/30/what-a-time-to-be-sentient-an-early-look-at-the-potential-and-pitfalls-of-chat-based-ai-tools

Scottish budget offers “sticking plasters” for social problems

NEWS 19 December 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Campaigners and charities from across the third sector have hit out at the “short-term budget sticking plasters” offered by the Scottish Government.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-budget-offers-sticking-plasters-for-social-problems

Could having the CEO on the board strengthen your charity?

OPINION 6 February 2025 by Helen Kidd
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Money is tight. Charities are continually grappling with how best to tackle those challenges. And some are considering the structure of their board. Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the issue.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-having-the-ceo-on-the-board-strengthen-your-charity

You can't have a right without a remedy 

OPINION 31 August 2023 by Emma Hutton
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Emma Hutton welcomes the new Scottish Human Rights Bill - but wonders if it goes far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/on-the-right-path

Exclusive: damning report reveals charity was a “failed organisation”

NEWS 23 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
2 comments
​TFN exclusively reveals contents of damning report into Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-damning-report-reveals-charity-was-a-failed-organisation

A new politics, a new democracy and a new Scotland

OPINION 19 September 2014 Guest post
Management
1 comment
Don't let the referendum momentum slide

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-politics-a-new-democracy-and-a-new-scotland

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.