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

OPINION 14 October 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
2 comments
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

Bridging the health inequality gap

OPINION 17 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Health & Social Care
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

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

Procurement will be the death of us

OPINION 8 April 2014 Guest post
Management
3 comments
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

Scotland’s community charities deserve better from government and funders

OPINION 7 November 2025 by Stuart Duffin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
2 comments
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

Goodbye to a life less ordinary

OPINION 23 May 2023 by Alan Staff
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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

#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland

OPINION 16 July 2021 by Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Management
#NeverMoreNeeded
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-building-on-the-momentum-of-hard-edges-scotland

Hundreds gather in Edinburgh at Scotland’s biggest ever climate lobby

NEWS 19 September 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
First Minister among MSPs meeting Scots to talk about climate change and how to tackle it. 

https://tfn.scot/news/hundreds-gather-in-edinburgh-at-scotlands-biggest-ever-climate-lobby

Scottish Government pledges to create new housing agency

NEWS 23 January 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
First minister made the promise, subject to the outcome of May’s election

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-pledges-to-create-new-housing-agency

Making digital work: What’s the state of workforce digital skills?

Jason Railton
13 March 2023
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building capacity for SMEs to invest in upskilling will require impetus and creativity from central government

https://scvo.scot/p/58282/2023/03/13/making-digital-work-whats-the-state-of-workforce-digital-skills

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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.