Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Put climate change on the agenda this Trustees' Week

Susan Smith

2 November 2021

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Policy

Climate crisis

put climate change on the agenda of a board meeting – like 75% of people attending an SCVO Good Governance,The Scottish Government has committed to cut our country’s carbon emissions by 75% of 1990 levels by,The government is introducing a series of measures to try to achieve this and is putting pressure on,The Scottish Government has committed to ensuring the transition to net zero is a just transition that

https://scvo.scot/p/46155/2021/11/02/put-climate-change-on-the-agenda-this-trustees-week

Covid-19 has “supercharged” inequalities

NEWS 21 August 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Glasgow Disability Alliance has said many disabled people were left feeling abandoned during lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-19-has-supercharged-inequalities

Poorest Scots set for bleakest winter

NEWS 14 September 2020 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Pandemic has exacerbated their problems

https://tfn.scot/news/poorest-scots-set-for-bleakest-winter

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 4 May

FEATURE 4 May 2020 by Robert Armour

Regeneration & Housing

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector7

Social enterprises are a key solution to the employment challenge

OPINION 9 November 2020 by Duncan Thorp

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

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Duncan Thorp says social enterprises can play a vital role in helping to get people back into work post-coronavirus

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-enterprises-are-a-key-solution-to-the-employment-challenge

This is our chance to create Volunteering for All

OPINION 4 October 2021 by Alan Stevenson

Management

Alan Stevenson says we cannot ignore the relationship between poverty and volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-is-our-chance-to-create-volunteering-for-all

The Ukraine crisis … and the nationality and borders bill

OPINION 3 March 2022 by Robina Qureshi

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Since the Ukraine crisis began, Positive Action in Housing has been inundated with letters, and offers of volunteering and shelter, for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-ukraine-crisis-and-the-nationality-and-borders-bill