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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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Independent living “only if you don’t require a sleepover”

OPINION 23 October 2017 Guest post
Management
Pete Richmond says the move to pay the living wage to care workers on sleepover could threaten the right of people to live in their own homes

https://tfn.scot/opinion/independent-living-only-if-you-dont-require-a-sleepover

Placing families at the centre of what we do

OPINION 30 October 2017 by TFN
Management
Placing families at the centre of what we do

https://tfn.scot/opinion/placing-families-at-the-centre-of-what-we-do

An effective board should lie at the heart of charity resilience

OPINION 5 December 2017 Guest post
Management
Steph Taylor argues board development is vital for charity success

https://tfn.scot/opinion/an-effective-board-should-lie-at-the-heart-of-charity-reslience

Hire disabled people because you can’t afford not to

OPINION 25 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, examines the business of equality

https://tfn.scot/opinion/hire-disabled-people-because-you-cant-afford-not-to

Employability in Scotland: an opportunity not a threat

OPINION 31 March 2017 Guest post
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Jamie Hepburn says taking a voluntary approach will mean a new beginning for employability in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/employability-in-scotland-an-opportunity-not-a-threat

The UK’s first ever manifesto for charity shops

OPINION 30 May 2017 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Shona Ferrier says is time politicians took note of the vital contribution charity retail makes to local communities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-uks-first-ever-manifesto-for-charity-shops

Action plan to tackle child sexual abuse applauded

NEWS 11 November 2014 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Strategy to protect vulnerable children against sexual abuse widely welcomed

https://tfn.scot/news/action-plan-to-tackle-child-sexual-abuse-applauded

Charity risk-planning in the age of Brexit

FEATURE 1 August 2019 by Steve Harper

https://tfn.scot/features/charity-risk-planning-in-the-age-of-brexit

Collaboration is key to effective campaigning

OPINION 1 June 2016 by TFN
Health & Social Care
​David Robertson of ASH Scotland says collaboration between agencies led by the third sector, is paving the way for a smoke free generation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sector-leads-way-in-anti-smoking-and-it-must-continue

Foodbanks are the whistleblower for welfare cuts

OPINION 11 July 2016 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Ewan Gurr would love to live in a Scotland without foodbanks but says right now they are an essential ally in the battle against welfare cuts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foodbanks-are-the-whistleblower-for-welfare-cuts

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.