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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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How fit are our personal finances?

Yvonne MacDermid on the big debate to be had over our personal debt, now at its highest level in a decade

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-fit-are-our-personal-finances

Care providers should be tougher at bargaining

Charities should not jeopardise their own sustainability by accepting service levels or fees that are unfeasible to deliver, says Alastair Keatinge

https://tfn.scot/opinion/care-providers-should-be-tougher-at-bargaining

Scots leaving more donations in their wills

Scottish charities have saw the amount they bring in from legacy giving grow by a quarter, higher than the UK average

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-leaving-more-donations-in-their-wills

Fight still on to save UK aid department

Charities and MPs say DfID must be saved - but Tory threat remains

https://tfn.scot/news/fight-still-on-to-save-uk-aid-department

Report shows human rights ignored in delivery of public services during Covid-19

New research from Amnesty International and the Human Rights Consortium Scotland finds human rights were overlooked as major public service re-designs took place during the first lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/report-shows-human-rights-ignored-in-delivery-of-public-services-during-covid-19

Leading fascists could see hardline splinter group in Scotland

Advocacy group Hope not Hate published their annual report - State of HATE 2022: On The March Again. 

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-fascists-could-see-hardline-splinter-group-in-scotland

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/use-election-to-beat-hatred-and-division

Outgoing regulator chair says charities must avoid "picking sides"

Baroness Tina Stowell is set to leave the Charity Commission at the end of this month

https://tfn.scot/news/outgoing-regulator-chair-says-charities-must-avoid-picking-sides

Housing crisis just got worse: figures reveal almost 40,000 disabled on waiting lists

Claims vulnerable disabled people have been abandoned by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-just-got-worse-figures-reveal-almost-40000-disabled-on-waiting-lists

Problem page: How to recruit trustees

Got a problem that’s holding your organisation back? Aunt Tiffany knows everyone who’s anyone in the third sector – and will find someone with the answer

https://tfn.scot/features/problem-page-how-to-recruit-trustees

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