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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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Scottish Gender Recognition Act – a positive step towards change

OPINION 3 December 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Chiara Capraro of Amnesty International analyses the results of a consultation on the Scottish Government's proposed gender legislation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-gender-recognition-act-a-positive-step-towards-change

Call for sports booze sponsorship ban

NEWS 4 March 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Alcohol Focus Scotland and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems have said it's time to end the alcohol industry's support of sport

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-sports-booze-sponsorship-ban

New £5m fund will transform the lives of young disabled Scots

OPINION 3 July 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Fund will help ease young disabled Scots transition to adulthood says James Fletcher

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-5m-fund-will-transform-the-lives-of-young-disabled-scots

Westminster must give voluntary sector the support it needs to flourish

OPINION 1 March 2021 by Alison Thewliss
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
Alison Thewliss is asking the Chancellor to temporarily raise Gift Aid to deliver a much-needed financial boost to organisations

https://tfn.scot/opinion/westminster-must-give-voluntary-sector-the-support-it-needs-to-flourish

Recovery from Covid-19 must be international

OPINION 5 March 2021 by Jonathan McAveety
Environment & International
Jonathan McAveety previews this year's Holyrood elections

https://tfn.scot/opinion/recovery-from-covid-19-must-be-international

Income on the up, but challenges ahead for charity sector

NEWS 21 June 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
An annual study on the charity sector has revealed income rose for charities, but donations are falling and government grants stagnated

https://tfn.scot/news/income-on-the-up-but-challenges-ahead-for-charity-sector

Think snares were already banned? Think again...

OPINION 1 September 2022 by Bob Elliot
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
1 comment
Despite their cruelty, snares are still used to trap and maim animals on 'sporting' estates - but you can help consign them to history, writes Bob Elliot

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snares-i-thought-they-were-already-banned

Charities told: work to make living wage achievable

NEWS 5 August 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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Paying charity staff working in social care the living wage will be a challenge for the third sector – but it is doable if organisations work smarter

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-told-work-to-make-living-wage-achievable

After the election: third sector must seize its chance

NEWS 6 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
The election of a new Scottish Government should mark the opportunity to empower communities from the bottom up, a third sector leader said

https://tfn.scot/news/after-the-election-third-sector-must-seize-its-chance

Empowerment and enterprise can solve poverty, not state control

OPINION 31 March 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Duncan Thorp believes enterprising local communities can provide social solutions where the public and private sectors have failed.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/empowerment-and-enterprise-can-solve-poverty-not-state-control

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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.