Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

More local government pension plan pain

OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

David Davison warns that charities in local government pension schemes should prepare for more funding pain

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-local-government-pension-plan-pain

Climate change is a threat to us all say UN scientists

NEWS 1 April 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

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

Scottish children’s charities respond to report into child protection orders

OPINION 6 August 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

SallyAnn Kelly, Aberlour chief executive; Martin Crewe, Barnardo’s Scotland director; and Alison Todd, Children1st chief executive want answers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-childrens-charities-respond-to-report-into-child-protection-orders

RNIB Group should change its restructuring plans

OPINION 18 August 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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

OPINION 5 October 2015 Guest post

Management

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

Progress on child rights still needs to be made

OPINION 20 November 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Universal Children’s Day gives us a chance to reflect on our promises, says Jackie Brock

https://tfn.scot/opinion/progress-on-child-rights-still-needs-to-be-made

Charity in breast cancer drug plea

NEWS 1 February 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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

Fraud crackdown should be used to promote ethical business

NEWS 6 February 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

Social Enterprise Scotland says that tackling the misuse of Scottish Limited Partnerships offers opportunity for positive reform

https://tfn.scot/news/legislation-needed-to-end-scotlands-role-in-global-corruption

Campaigners demand UK government ends “cruel” benefits’ freeze

NEWS 21 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Groups and MSPs demand changes to welfare system punishing most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-demand-uk-government-ends-cruel-benefits-freeze

Need to tackle abuse in football as maligned act faces repeal

NEWS 18 January 2018 by Gareth Jones

Culture & Leisure

MSPs have backed pleas for the repeal of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act

https://tfn.scot/news/need-to-tackle-abuse-in-football-as-maligned-act-faces-repeal

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