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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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Shelter Scotland calls for “immediate intervention” against council 

Councillors in Edinburgh voted to strip homeless households of human rights. 

https://tfn.scot/news/shelter-scotland-calls-for-immediate-intervention-against-council

"Decisive mandate for change": poll shows Scots want Council Tax scrapped

Current system punishes the poorest and "locks in unfairness" say campaigners - and an alternative is now needed

https://tfn.scot/news/decisive-mandate-for-change-poll-shows-scots-want-council-tax-scrapped

Charity takes Home Office to court on family reunion suspension

Safe Passage says the suspension is unlawful, failing to protect refugee families

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-takes-home-office-to-court-on-family-reunion-suspension

The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?

Maggie Kelly of Third Sector Yes is a writer and policy and campaigns advisor having worked in the third sector in Scotland and London for 20 years

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-referendum-which-way-for-social-justice-in-scotland

Is there a future for Scotland’s National Performance Framework? 

The latest statutory review of Scotland's National Outcomes, which the Scottish Government is obliged,The Scottish Government's consultation on the National Outcomes, due to close on 12 June, provides the,Here, SCVO will call on the government to address the glaring omission of the voluntary sector.,The Scottish Government's latest correspondence to the Scottish Parliament says that it will publish,Still, the Scottish Government should have focused on visibility, accountability, and collaboration in

https://scvo.scot/p/60098/2023/06/06/is-there-a-future-for-scotlands-national-performance-framework

Small Charity Week 2023

Information Service on topics ranging from constitutions and charity law to data protection and good governance,And what about your board governance?,If you’d like to check out how you measure up against the five core principles of the Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector, take a look at our Good Governance Checkup This will take you through a series

https://scvo.scot/p/60200/2023/06/19/small-charity-week-2023

Is the grass always greener?

Niall Christie takes a deep dive into greenwashing, and asks whether charities are unwittingly getting caught up in schemes which allow big business planet polluters to cover up their dirty deeds

https://tfn.scot/features/is-the-grass-always-greener

November wind powered Scotland

Turbines provided enough energy for more than three quarters of Scotland's demand last month

https://tfn.scot/news/november-wind-powers-scotland

Scotland’s social security HQ will be in Dundee

New agency set to create 1,500 jobs

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-social-security-hq-will-be-in-dundee

Poll: is it the right time for Clap for Carers to be brought to an end?

Poll: is it the right time for Clap for Carers to be brought to an end?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-is-it-the-right-time-for-clap-for-carers-to-be-brought-to-an-end

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