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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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What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

OPINION 19 May 2025 by Irene Oldfather
Families & Young People
Environment & International
Dr Irene Oldfather on the work of the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) to champion youth mobility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-scotlands-civil-society-and-young-people-can-teach-us-about-building-bridges

Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

OPINION 20 January 2025 by Kyle Scott
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#Society
#Technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/staying-connected-the-importance-of-digital-inclusion

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen 

OPINION 26 May 2025 by Emma Jackson
Social Justice & Poverty
Emma Jackson on new benefits proposals 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-will-be-devastating-for-all-of-us-why-welfare-reforms-dont-need-to-happen

Esteem for the sector: we need parity, not parroting

OPINION 1 July 2022 by Kirsten Hogg
Management
Kirsten Hogg wonders where the substance is beneath the first minister’s warm words

https://tfn.scot/opinion/esteem-for-the-sector-we-need-parity-not-parroting

We can all become vulnerable - and public policy must reflect that

OPINION 24 June 2024 by Isabella Williams
Social Justice & Poverty
Any one of us can end up in a vulnerable situation - the new UK government must understand that, says Isabella Williams

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-can-all-become-vulnerable-and-public-policy-must-reflect-that

You shouldn’t have to pay for a fair workplace

OPINION 2 September 2024 by Hyo Eun Shin
Social Justice & Poverty
Hyo Eun Shin on why the employment tribunals system should be available to all

https://tfn.scot/opinion/you-shouldnt-have-to-pay-for-a-fair-workplace

Paid yesterday, broke today: ending the link between suicide and financial insecurity

OPINION 28 October 2024 by Dave Morris
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Samaritans Scotland launches new report, Paid Yesterday, Broke Today, examining the impact of financial and employment insecurity on suicidal thoughts and behaviour.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/samaritans-scotland-launches-new-report

Audit threshold increase signals major shifts for Scottish charities

OPINION 22 April 2025 by Keith Macpherson
Management
Funding & Finance
Keith Macpherson tells how charities will be affected by changes to audit threshold and SORP reporting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/audit-threshold-increase-signals-major-shifts-for-scottish-charities

Scotland should reject fundraising preference system

NEWS 26 November 2015 by Rab Armour
Funding & Finance
Guidelines for fundraisers should not be shaped by public opinion, conference hears

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-should-reject-fundraising-preference-system

Early cancer detection targets missed, report finds

NEWS 26 July 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
Just 25% of patients are diagnosed with the disease at its earliest stage, a report has found

https://tfn.scot/news/early-cancer-detection-targets-missed-report-finds

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2026. 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.