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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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Suicide is preventable

OPINION 14 November 2017 Guest post
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Professor Rory O'Connor on how the Scottish Government's new suicide strategy can address why more people chose to take their own lives in 2016

https://tfn.scot/opinion/suicide-is-preventable

Charity alleges supermarket supply chain abuse

NEWS 10 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
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

Every trustee has a voice - how you use it matters 

OPINION 9 November 2023 by Helen Kidd
Management
Funding & Finance
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.