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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?

OPINION 30 June 2017 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
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

OPINION 20 April 2017 Guest post
Management
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

NEWS 5 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
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

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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"

NEWS 5 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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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

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

NEWS 25 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
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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

Benefit change will have devastating effect on poorest pensioners

NEWS 8 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Changes to Pension Credit could cost some elderly couples up to £7,000 a year

https://tfn.scot/news/benefit-change-will-have-devastating-effect-on-poorest-pensioners

Mind the skills gap

OPINION 6 December 2021 by Suzanne McQuade
Management
Sponsored content: how to unlock the potential of your workforce in Scotland through the Open University’s innovative solutions

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mind-the-skills-gap

Third sector hopes and fears for 2019

OPINION 10 December 2018 Guest post
Management
Anna Fowlie is urging organisations to complete SCVO's important State of the Sector survey to highlight the sector's hopes and fears for the future

https://tfn.scot/opinion/third-sector-hopes-and-fears-for-2019

Way to go – leaning into change through lockdown

OPINION 9 November 2020 Guest post
Management
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
#Lifelink
Fear of change is natural but we owe it to our communities to overcome it says Jacqui Taylor

https://tfn.scot/opinion/way-to-go-leaning-into-change-through-lockdown

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.