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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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Third Sector Interfaces need help to do more

Local third sector support bodies need more help to ensure the sector is treated equally by public sector partners in community planning

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-interfaces-need-help-to-do-more

Let charities speak up for vulnerable, says UK public

The majority of people in the UK think charities are in the best position to speak up for vulnerable citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/let-charities-speak-up-for-vulnerable-says-uk-public

Third sector will play a critical role in delivering Fair Start Scotland

Jamie Hepburn MSP says he is "disappointed" by third sector reaction to Fair Start Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/third-sector-will-play-a-critical-role-in-delivering-fair-start-scotland

Keeping your charity out of the news

Tracey Bird explains how charity trustees can avoid their organisations hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keeping-your-charity-out-of-the-news

The toughest job in politics?

Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity

https://tfn.scot/features/the-toughest-job-in-politics

Employment charity faces closure

A move has been made to save Real Jobs Falkirk after it lost its £48,000 worth of core funding

https://tfn.scot/news/employment-charity-faces-closure

Campaigners demand urgent salmon farm inspections

Advocacy group SumOfUs warns fish deaths and disease will spike without a crackdown on welfare abuses.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-demand-urgent-salmon-farm-inspections

Lockdown has left Scots feeling hopeless

New data from the Mental Health Foundation has shown the impact Covid-19 is having on the nation's wellbeing

https://tfn.scot/news/lockdown-has-left-scots-feeling-hopeless

Mountain hare numbers fall by a “catastrophic” 90%

RSPB Scotland is calling for an immediate ban on culling in the wake of a new report.

https://tfn.scot/news/mountain-hare-numbers-fall-by-a-catastrophic-90

New neurological strategy welcomed

The Scottish Government's first ever Framework for Action to improve care and support for people with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s

https://tfn.scot/news/new-neurological-strategy-welcomed

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