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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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Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American foodbank culture

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

What does the new action plan mean for our social enterprise community?

OPINION 9 April 2021 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Duncan Thorp looks at bold pledges and initiatives to enhance and build our social enterprise movement.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-does-the-new-action-plan-mean-for-our-social-enterprise-community

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

OPINION 9 February 2023 by Sarah Latto
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The resilience of volunteers is under strain like never before

https://tfn.scot/opinion/funding-cuts-and-volunteering

It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work 

OPINION 1 February 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff. 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work

Will 2021 bring the changes we need?

Allan Young
2 March 2021
Posted in
Procurement of course! Everyone’s favourite after (online) dinner topic.,Well maybe not quite, but for many in the voluntary sector, from social care to employability, procurement,Procurement is shaping up to be a key issue for 2021, and SCVO are committed to making sure that the,The sector’s well-documented experiences of procurement have not always been positive, with impacts on,to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on how the 2014 Procurement Act is holding up.

https://scvo.scot/p/42548/2021/03/02/will-2021-bring-the-changes-we-need

Why don’t you share a digital strategy template?

John Fitzgerald
2 November 2022
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Investment, procurement and key partnershipsHave you got the right investment and budget in place to

https://scvo.scot/p/55057/2022/11/02/why-dont-you-share-a-digital-strategy-template

Charities must merge and curb senior management pay to weather funding storm

NEWS 26 July 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
4 comments
A whirlwind of closures is about to engulf care charities – which must make a choice between paying senior management salaries and providing services

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-must-merge-and-curb-senior-management-pay-to-weather-funding-stor

Scotland’s child poverty targets “destined for failure” unless employability schemes are overhauled, charities warn

NEWS 21 April 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
One Parent Families Scotland and Oxfam Scotland have said parents and carers need better support

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-child-poverty-targets-destined-for-failure-unless-employability-schemes-are-overhauled-charities-warn

Ukraine crisis: how you can help

NEWS 1 March 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
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Work is being done across Scotland and beyond to support those on the ground in Ukraine

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-appeals-launched-as-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-continues

A bold manifesto to put volunteering at the top of the political agenda

OPINION 9 October 2025 by Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Volunteer Scotland has published its 2026 Scottish Parliament Manifesto: Creating a Nation of Volunteers - Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes tells us all about it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/launch-of-volunteer-scotlands-2026-scottish-parliament-election-manifesto

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.