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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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Million pound funding sees mentoring charity expand into more Scottish communities

MCR Pathways’ ambition is to be in every local authority in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/million-pound-funding-sees-mentoring-charity-expand-into-more-scottish-communities

Charity calls for action with half of Scotland’s unpaid carers cutting back on food and heating

30% said their physical health and 39% their mental health is poor because of their caring role.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-action-with-half-of-scotlands-unpaid-carers-cutting-back-on-food-and-heating

Scotland’s culture sector calls for new legislation to support long-term growth and impact

A Culture Act can realise “untapped potential” of sector at critical juncture

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-culture-sector-calls-for-new-legislation-to-support-long-term-growth-and-impact

Green Action Trust: Environmental regeneration supporting wider economic and societal ambitions

Working with government agencies, local authorities, businesses, and communities across Scotland, the,We are enthusiastic to work with partners across all levels of government and the private and third sectors

https://scvo.scot/p/57418/2023/02/28/green-action-trust-environmental-regeneration-supporting-wider-economic-and-societal-ambitions

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

This version of the principles includes asks of Scottish Government, and can be read in conjunction with,asks for local government and other actors developed by the TSI Scotland Network based on the Fair Funding,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,The Scottish Government should: Commit to a longer-term funding model for the voluntary sector across,The Scottish Government should: Commit to undertaking improvements in practice for all Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

Bridging the health inequality gap

Scottish people are healthier than ever before, unless they are poor, argues Ian Welsh, chief executive of the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/bridging-the-health-inequality-gap1

Procurement will be the death of us

Buying human services in the same way one buys pencils or sacks of cement is to ignore the human aspect, argues Martin Sime, chief executive of SCVO

https://tfn.scot/opinion/procurement-will-be-the-death-of-us

Do we need 1,000 social care bodies for 5.3m people?

Theresa Shearer says the foundations the social care sector in Scotland are built on are cracking and the sector must start talking about change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-thousand-social-care-bodies-for-5.3m-people-is-a-lot

Housing to 2040 – a dream or promise for real deeds?

Steven Tolson argues Scotland's housing policies need radical surgery

https://tfn.scot/opinion/housing-to-2040-a-dream-or-promise-for-real-deeds

Scotland’s community charities deserve better from government and funders

Stuart Duffin makes an impassioned and important call for funding parity for our small charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/open-letter-scotlands-community-charities-deserve-better-from-government-and-funders

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