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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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Real lives: Our young are sleepwalking into addiction

OPINION 10 May 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Community activist ​Davy Sorbie says politicians are misplacing the emphasis on Scotland's battle against substance misuse and alcohol addiction

https://tfn.scot/opinion/our-young-are-sleepwalking-into-addiction

Autumn budget 2017: what’s in it for charities?

OPINION 23 November 2017 Guest post
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Julie Hutchison highlights some of the ways the the autumn statement could impact on Scottish charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/autumn-budget-2017-whats-in-it-for-charities

We need more than warm words to beat fuel poverty

OPINION 11 December 2017 Guest post
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Lori McElroy argues as temperatures plunge the Scottish Government must use its winter budget to commit to essential energy efficiency measures

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-need-more-than-warm-words-to-beat-fuel-poverty

Is the death knell sounding for Scotland’s ALEOS?

OPINION 13 April 2018 by Rab Armour
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​Robert Armour argues arms-length organisations created by councils is a failed experiment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-the-death-knell-sounding-for-scotlands-aleos

Charities must tackle vulnerability to fraud – it could be you next!

OPINION 27 April 2018 Guest post
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Alastair Keatinge says charities must take the threat of fraud seriously

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-must-tackle-vulnerability-to-fraud-it-could-be-you-next

Succession: Charity changes should not only come at times of emergency

OPINION 27 August 2021 by David Dunsire
Management
David Dunsire discusses why succession planning needs to be part of the day-to-day for charities - not just for emergencies

https://tfn.scot/opinion/succession-charity-changes-should-not-only-come-at-times-of-emergency

Naloxone - a life-saving antidote for opioid overdose

OPINION 30 August 2021 by Angela Constance MSP
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government's Minister for Drugs Policy, Angela Constance MSP, on the importance of Naloxone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/naloxone-a-life-saving-antidote-for-opioid-overdose

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

Carers bill will be some payback for all they have given

NEWS 10 March 2015 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Legislation securing carers' rights will be a first for Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/carers-bill-will-be-some-payback-for-all-they-have-given

Plans won’t empower communities says MSPs

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Susan Smith
Environment & International
MSPs have said plans to give people more power over their community services need to change

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-wont-empower-communities-says-msps

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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.