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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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We are beyond the eleventh hour

Here we ask four experts in the fight against climate catastrophe what they think has been achieved since Cop26 in Glasgow.

https://tfn.scot/features/we-are-beyond-the-eleventh-hour

Charity alleges supermarket supply chain abuse

Chains such as Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons are all using suppliers who subject workers to poor conditions, Oxfam has claimed

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-alleges-supermarket-supply-chain-abuse

Covid-19: remaking a better world and the role of civil society

Global civil society has a vital role to play in reconstructing the world, post Covid-19, says Civicus

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-19-remaking-a-better-world-and-the-role-of-civil-society

Host a virtual VE Day party

Poppyscotland and Legion Scotland have launched a new online learning pack ahead of a milestone anniversary later this spring

https://tfn.scot/news/host-a-virtual-ve-day-party

Climate summit postponed

COP26, which had been due to take place in Glasgow in November, has been postponed as a result of the Covid pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-summit-postponed

Every trustee has a voice - how you use it matters 

Charities need to ensure they have the right expertise at the table, an environment in which trustees can shine - and the training they need to do the job, writes Helen Kidd

https://tfn.scot/opinion/every-trustee-has-a-voice-how-you-use-it-matters

All I want for Christmas is... practical policy implementation 

Apart from familiar seasonal tunes, December is also a good time to reflect on the past year to our successes and challenges and to look forward to January resolutions. 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-practical-policy-implementation

A year of change and possibility

Duncan Thorp on the year ahead for social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-year-of-change-and-possibility

Scotland’s care system is in crisis – we need to fix it now

Keith Robson on the real gap between our ambition for high-quality care and the reality of high staff turnovers and care packages falling apart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-care-sector-is-in-crisis-we-need-to-solve-this-now

Half of disabled PIP claimants have had benefits cut by DWP

​Ongoing reviews mean claimants need to prove they are entitled to benefits - and often fail to do so

https://tfn.scot/news/half-of-disabled-pip-claimants-have-had-benefits-cut-by-dwp

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