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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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Welfare cuts: what sort of society are we choosing to build?

OPINION 27 March 2025 by Andy Paterson
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The spring statement: Personal Independent Payments are economic drivers and social enterprises' employability stats are evidence of this, says Andy Paterson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/welfare-cuts-what-sort-of-society-are-we-choosing-to-build

Employability programmes have transformed our communities

OPINION 26 February 2018 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
1 comment
​Ross Ahlfeld argues employability programmes should not just be promoted but protected

https://tfn.scot/opinion/employability-programmes-have-transformed-our-communities

Scotland should recognise a third gender

NEWS 2 November 2014 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Equality campaigners call for Scotland to recognise non-binary people in law

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

Thousands of extra cancer cases in Scotland linked to deprivation

NEWS 28 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Shockingly, cancer death rates are 74% higher in the most deprived communities than the least deprived in Scotland.  

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-extra-cancer-cases-in-scotland-linked-to-deprivation

Charity research prompts election call to protect workers’ mental health post-pandemic

NEWS 19 April 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Mental Health Foundation Scotland has called for a commission to be created to help Covid-19 recovery

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-research-prompts-election-call-to-protect-workers-mental-health-post-pandemic

On the frontline and the front foot: global civil society's heroic Covid response

NEWS 5 November 2020 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
#NeverMoreNeeded
#BuildBackBetter
States must partner with campaign groups as the second wave of Covid-19 hits, says Civicus

https://tfn.scot/news/on-the-frontline-and-the-front-foot-global-civil-societys-heroic-covid-response

Museums to recognise Scotland’s colonial and slavery history

NEWS 15 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Management
Culture & Leisure
An independent panel will look at how museums can better portray Scotland's colonial past

https://tfn.scot/news/museums-to-recognise-scotlands-colonial-and-slavery-history

Low pay haunts Scotland's voluntary sector - and it could get worse

NEWS 17 September 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
1 comment
A significant proportion of workers at Scottish charities earn below the living wage

https://tfn.scot/news/low-pay-haunts-scotlands-voluntary-sector-and-it-could-get-worse

Vital funding awarded for mental health projects in Scotland

NEWS 10 October 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding will go to marginalised groups and communities as well as those most affected by covid

https://tfn.scot/news/vital-funding-awarded-for-mental-health-projects-in-scotland

Third sector groups unite to bid for new Scottish national park

NEWS 12 January 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Area in the Highlands is one of the world’s most beautiful places

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-groups-unite-to-bid-for-new-scottish-national-park

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2025. 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.