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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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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

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
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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

Manifestos urge new era of people-centered politics

NEWS 8 April 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
Leading bodies publish manifestos calling for radical overhaul of political system for one which puts people first

https://tfn.scot/news/manifestos-urge-new-era-of-people-centered-politics

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

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

OPINION 7 December 2023 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Funding & Finance
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

OPINION 25 January 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Duncan Thorp on the year ahead for social enterprises

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

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

Charities want to remain in the EU

NEWS 3 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Management
​Survey of third sector workers finds majority support remaining in the EU

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-want-to-remain-in-the-eu

Half of disabled PIP claimants have had benefits cut by DWP

NEWS 5 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
10 comments
​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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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.