Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

employer is something that matters to our voluntary organisations, and SCVO supports Scottish Government’s,We’re talking with government about what it will mean in practice and how it will be resourced.

https://scvo.scot/p/53772/2022/09/22/living-wage-a-small-step-towards-supporting-people-through-the-current-crisis

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

OPINION 14 October 2016 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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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

Procurement will be the death of us

OPINION 8 April 2014 Guest post

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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

Goodbye to a life less ordinary

OPINION 23 May 2023 by Alan Staff

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Retirment is something to look froward to Alan Staff as he praises the sector and colleagues but laments the perennial lack of funding that underpins the sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/goodbye-to-a-life-less-ordinary

Scotland’s community charities deserve better from government and funders

OPINION 7 November 2025 by Stuart Duffin

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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

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

OPINION 16 April 2021 Guest post

Regeneration & Housing

Steven Tolson argues Scotland's housing policies need radical surgery

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

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