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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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Coronavirus roundup Friday 21 August

​News from across the sector as lockdown continues to lift #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-friday-21-august

Commission: Communities should have right to share of renewable energy projects

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission said this would “super-charge” Just Transition to net-zero.

https://tfn.scot/news/commission-communities-should-have-right-to-share-of-renewable-energy-projects

First Minister hopeful questioned over links to fundamentalist charities

Senior human rights figures have pointed to the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP’s involvement with groups espousing anti-LGBT and so-called pro-life views.

https://tfn.scot/news/first-minister-hopeful-questioned-over-links-to-fundamentalist-charities

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

Scotland should recognise a third gender

Equality campaigners call for Scotland to recognise non-binary people in law

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-should-recognise-a-third-gender

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