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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Third sector core grant will be protected for 2016

​Good news for the third sector as central government funding will remain the same

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-core-grant-will-be-protected-for-2016

Workers’ lives blighted by unfair working conditions

​Report reveals thousands of lives affected by poor working conditions in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/workers-lives-blighted-by-unfair-working-conditions

Brexit and climate change threaten our environment - we need urgent green laws

A coalition of leading environmental charities have launched an urgent campaign to call for call for Scotland to have its own environment act

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-and-climate-change-threaten-our-environment-we-need-urgent-green-law

Advertising feature: helping deliver Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy

Roger Moors examines the role of social investment and how it’s so much more than just about money

https://tfn.scot/opinion/advertising-feature-helping-deliver-scotlands-social-enterprise-strategy

Councils to be forced to improve education of poorer pupils

Scottish Government bill to narrow the gap that sees children from richer backgrounds given the best chance to succeed at school

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-to-be-forced-to-improve-education-of-poorer-pupils

Serco failure proves urgent need for social enterprise

​Duncan Thorp believes broken public services can be fixed and the answer lies with the social economy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/serco-failure-proves-urgent-need-for-social-enterprise

No room in Glasgow nurseries for toddlers

Glasgow mums are demanding the Scottish Government gives an extra £2m to Glasgow City Council to fund free nursery places

https://tfn.scot/news/no-room-in-glasgow-nurseries-for-toddlers

Charity members: help or hindrance?

Charities’ membership models (or lack of them) may be damaging their sustainability. Alastair Keatinge explains why, and what to do about it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charity-members-help-or-hindrance

It’s a day to remember when you get awarded £30 million

Maria McGill, chief executive of Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), explains how her charity managed to secure a significant funding boost

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-day-to-remember-when-you-get-awarded-30-million

Climate change brings catastrophe across the world

Global climate change is responsible for simultaneous disasters happening across the world, campaigners claim

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-change-brings-catastrophe-across-the-world

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