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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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National Befriending Week to tackle loneliness

Muriel Mowat explains why National Befriending Week, which begins on 1 November, is important to our national wellbeing

https://tfn.scot/opinion/national-befriending-week-to-tackle-loneliness

Fund for parents of premature babies

Parents whose babies have lengthy spells in neonatal units will get financial support after a successful campaign from the charity Bliss Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/fund-for-parents-of-premature-babies-welcomed

Marine experts want urgent action to protect Scotland’s seas

Conservationists have joined forces to call for a review of protected areas in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/marine-experts-want-urgent-action-to-protect-scotlands-seas

New legislation will support vulnerable witnesses

Charities have welcomed a new law which means witnesses will be able to pre-record evidence

https://tfn.scot/news/new-legislation-will-support-vulnerable-witnesses

No-deal Brexit will wreck communities, lives and organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has made an urgent call for politicians to work together to prevent a no-deal Brexit

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-will-wreck-communities-lives-and-organisations

Economists call for low carbon investment

Proposals to create a Scottish National Investment Bank have been praised

https://tfn.scot/news/economists-call-for-low-carbon-investment

What do the sustainable development goals mean for Scotland?

Martha Caddell on the need to determine Scotland's role within the UN sustainable development agenda

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-do-the-sustainable-development-goals-mean-for-scotland

A voice for Scotland’s older people

​Tom Berney discusses the aims and achievements of the Scottish Older People's Assembly

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sopa-gives-voice-to-scotlands-older-people

Charities invited to apply to £50m fund

The Wellbeing Fund aims to assist third sector organisations working with people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-invited-to-apply-to-50m-fund

Charity calls for unused roads to be adapted for social distancing

Friends of the Earth Scotland wants pavements and cycle lanes to be expanded to allow better social distancing

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-unused-roads-to-be-adapted-for-social-distancing

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