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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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Revealed: the first group to be charged under the government’s hated Lobbying Act

The campaigning group failed to register with the Electoral Commission

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-first-charity-charged-under-the-governments-hated-lobbying-act

Health charities plan all out blitz on booze

​Scotland's ill fated relationship with the bottle must end say leading health campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charities-plan-blitz-on-alcohol

Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18

Statistics found there had been a 7% increase in reported sexual offences in the past 12 months

https://tfn.scot/news/government-figures-show-43-of-sexual-crime-victims-are-under-18

Climate change is a threat to us all say UN scientists

Charities in Scotland demand urgent action in the face of one of the bleakest reports yet on the effects of climate change.

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-change-is-a-threat-to-us-all-say-un-scientists

Voluntary sector has shown how vital it is: it must now be valued accordingly

To coincide with an important Scottish parliamentary debate, Ruth Maguire MSP write on why charities are #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/opinion/voluntary-sector-has-shown-how-vital-it-is-it-must-now-be-valued-accordingly

Are we dying well yet?

The head of policy and public affairs at Marie Curie Cancer Care on why now is the time for a national conversation on death and dying.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-we-dying-well-yet

Transparency boosts trust

Carole Ewart analyses the news this week that trust in Scottish charities has increased

https://tfn.scot/opinion/transparency-boosts-trust

Charity in breast cancer drug plea

Perjeta, which can drastically extend the lives of patients, is available on the NHS in England but not Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-in-breast-cancer-drug-plea

RNIB Group should change its restructuring plans

Ian Welsh argues RNIB Group's restructuring plans are disempowering service users and underestimating the substance of post-referendum Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/rnib-group-should-change-its-restructuring-plans

SCIO v CIC head-to-head

Kelly Sleight examines the differences between the two main legal structures a new social good body may consider

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scio-v-cic-head-to-head

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