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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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Kids Company is being hung out to dry and its closure will be catastrophic

OPINION 10 August 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
6 comments
Catriona Grant on Kids Company's closure

https://tfn.scot/opinion/kids-company-is-being-hung-out-to-dry-and-its-closure-will-be-catastrophic

Third sector can excel by focusing on the positives

NEWS 1 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Sean Duffy, new chief executive of the Wise Group, spoke to TFN after a series of Fair Start Scotland launch events were held

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-can-excel-by-focusing-on-the-positives

Grim sentence: death penalty on the rise

NEWS 2 April 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
The number of death sentences handed down throughout the globe is on the increase, a new report reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/grim-sentence-death-penalty-on-the-rise

Covid-19: learnings for supporting migrant and minority ethnic communities

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Dr Paulina Trevena
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Dr Paulina Trevena on why not learning from the pandemic would be a lost opportunity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/covid-19-learnings-for-supporting-migrant-and-minority-ethnic-communities

Care at home: a crisis unfolding in front of our eyes

FEATURE 25 October 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Pennie Taylor spoke to care at home providers about how the introducing the Scottish Living Wage to all care staff will affect their business model

https://tfn.scot/features/care-at-home-a-crisis-unfolding-in-front-of-our-eyes

What makes a good trustee?

Tracey Bird
26 October 2021
Posted in
that an effective board needs strong teamwork and a mix of skills and experience to ensure good governance,questions, to scrutinise and to challenge. 3.Transparent A good trustee should be open in their governance,organisation and its beneficiaries, and their collective responsibility in decision making and governance,They don’t have to be an expert in all areas of governance, but they do need to know where the gaps lie

https://scvo.scot/p/45838/2021/10/26/what-makes-a-good-trustee

Poll: should greyhound racing be banned?

POLL 16 March 2018 by Graham Martin
Culture & Leisure
102 comments
Poll: should greyhound racing be banned?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-should-greyhound-racing-be-banned

Minister hears the benefits of the Real Living Wage

NEWS 15 November 2019 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
SCVO's role as a Real Living Wage employer was recognised by a Scottish Government minister

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-hears-the-benefits-of-the-real-living-wage

Testing for key workers expanded

NEWS 27 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Some charity workers are now eligible to be tested for the coronavirus

https://tfn.scot/news/testing-for-key-workers-expanded

Forbes reappointed as OSCR chair

NEWS 22 January 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
Forbes reappointed to OSCR chair for four year tenure

https://tfn.scot/news/forbes-reappointed-as-oscr-chair

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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.