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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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One in 11 species faces extinction in Scotland

NEWS 14 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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The clock is ticking towards midnight for an alarming number of species in Scotland – but they can still be saved if we act now, finds a new report

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-11-species-faces-extinction-in-scotland

Sector wants Brexit health and social care probe

NEWS 21 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Organisations from across the UK have backed calls for an independent examination of how Brexit will affect health and social care

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-wants-brexit-health-and-social-care-probe

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

Who’s the fairest of them all? The power of interdependence in our society 

OPINION 7 August 2023 by Rachel Le Noan
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
We must reframe how the voluntary sector is characterised to reflect its social and economic contributions more accurately

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whos-the-fairest-of-them-all-the-power-of-interdependence-in-our-society

Community Transport: a thriving movement in challenging times 

OPINION 18 September 2023 by David Kelly
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
David Kelly on how Community Transport is a way of plugging gaps in our public transport network

https://tfn.scot/opinion/community-transport-thriving-movement-in-challenging-times

Health and social care integration slammed by public finance watchdog

NEWS 15 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
The Accounts Commission has called for improved leadership and better collaboration with the third sector to ensure health and social care integration success

https://tfn.scot/news/need-for-greater-third-sector-involvement-in-health-and-social-care-integra

Half of LGBT Scots battle depression

NEWS 10 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
A study by Stonewall Scotland has revealed the poor level of mental health among LGBT people

https://tfn.scot/news/half-of-lgbt-scots-battle-depression

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

PIP has resulted in thousands of people with MS losing out

NEWS 1 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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The MS Society has said that the situation has drastically changed for those with the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/pip-has-resulted-in-thousands-of-people-with-ms-losing-out

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

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.