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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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Fair Funding is essential for sustainable volunteering

OPINION 3 June 2024 by Sarah Latto
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Volunteers Week: we need a clear commitment to Fair Funding says Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fair-funding-is-essential-for-sustainable-volunteering

Memo to new government: we see things others don’t, so we know what needs to change

OPINION 8 July 2024 by David Hilferty
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#GeneralElection24
As the immediate celebrations and commiserations start to fade, the to-do list facing the new UK Government is coming into sharper focus

https://tfn.scot/opinion/memo-to-new-govt-we-see-things-others-dont-so-we-know-what-needs-to-change

Building a better economy and the UK general election 

OPINION 20 November 2023 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Duncan Thorp looks ahead to a year of political change - and what it could mean for social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-a-better-economy-and-the-uk-general-election

Sturgeon’s constituency “biggest slum in Scotland”

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
3 comments
Community activists say Govanhill's problems aren't being addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeons-constituency-biggest-slum-in-scotland

New site launches to allow gift buyers to give back

NEWS 3 December 2020 by Gareth Jones
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
The Buy Social Scotland directory has launched to showcase ethical gifts from social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/news/new-site-launches-to-allow-gift-buyers-to-give-back

Welfare cuts cost disabled £2,000 a year

NEWS 2 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Research reveals true cost of cuts on most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-cuts-cost-disabled-2000-a-year

Coping with stress during Covid-19

NEWS 8 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
A new study has detailed the methods of how people are getting by during the coronavirus pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/coping-with-stress-during-covid-19

Scots families plunged deeper into destitution and despair

NEWS 13 October 2020 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
4 comments
Report exposes desperate plight of families "on-the-brink"

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-families-plunged-deeper-into-destitution-and-despair

Minister: third sector is the “golden thread” that binds our communities

NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
Cabinet secretary makes a robust defence of Scotland's third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-third-sector-is-golden-thread-that-binds-our-communities

17,000 children denied specialist help for mental health problems

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government has promised to investigate why so many children have been denied help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

https://tfn.scot/news/17000-children-denied-specialist-mental-health-help-in-last-three-years

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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.