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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Punching above its weight

OPINION 18 February 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
Scotland’s third sector is a vibrant and diverse feature of Scotland’s economy, employing 138,000 and managing assets of £9 billion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/punching-above-its-weight

Why is Employment and Support Allowance so flawed?

OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Keith Dryburgh argues for a more humane system in assessing people's capability to work

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-is-employment-and-support-allowance-so-flawed

Plan to get more Scots online

NEWS 1 May 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
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Determination to see Scotland become a world-leading digital nation by 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/plan-to-get-more-scots-online

How bedroom tax battle made me into an activist

OPINION 28 May 2015 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Alan Wylie: how my anger at the bedroom tax propelled me to the frontline of the stuggle against it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-bedroom-tax-battle-made-me-into-an-activist

Why we need foodbanks

OPINION 16 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Ewan Gurr discusses the necessity of foodbanks in our society today.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-we-need-foodbanks

Poor Scots plunged into debt misery to pay utility bills

NEWS 3 October 2014 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Poor Scots using credit to pay utility bills

https://tfn.scot/news/poor-scots-plunged-into-debt-misery-to-pay-utility-bills

Glasgow student faces grave danger if deported

NEWS 21 March 2016 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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Fears for safety of highly regarded Glasgow student after Home Office moves to deport him

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-student-faces-grave-danger-if-deported

Guaranteed university place and bursary for kids in care

NEWS 23 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Of the 15,404 children in care in Scotland only 7% go straight to university from high school – compared to 39% of their peers

https://tfn.scot/news/guaranteed-university-place-and-a-bursary-for-those-in-care

Empowering abused women and helping them back into work

NEWS 8 March 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Women who have suffered violence or abuse will benefit from an investment of £190,000 to help them back into work

https://tfn.scot/news/empowering-abused-women-and-helping-them-back-into-work

Leading children’s charity faces strike action

NEWS 15 February 2016 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
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​Unions angry at senior management wage increases while staff get minimal cost of living increase - if any

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-childrens-charity-faces-strike-action

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.