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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Mystery surrounds charity which has been told to cease its activities

The regulator opened an inquiry following concerns about fundraising

https://tfn.scot/news/mystery-surrounds-charity-which-has-been-told-to-cease-its-activities

Homeless, penniless, stateless and destitute

An independent advocacy service could be a first step in a new preventative approach to tackling the destitution facing by asylum seekers in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/homeless-penniless-stateless-and-destitute

Letter to Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how we collectively ensure that the Scottish Government's,As well as encouraging the UK Government to adopt a longer-term investment approach with Levelling Up,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government's priorities still needs to be improved,The sector is integral to the labour market and the Scottish Government's focus on workplace equality,can better harness the voluntary sector to build the wellbeing economy I know you and the Government

https://scvo.scot/p/59195/2023/04/06/letter-to-neil-gray-msp-cabinet-secretary-for-wellbeing-economy-fair-work-and-energy

Punching above its weight

Scotland’s third sector is a vibrant and diverse feature of Scotland’s economy, employing 138,000 and managing assets of £9 billion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/punching-above-its-weight

Why is Employment and Support Allowance so flawed?

Keith Dryburgh argues for a more humane system in assessing people's capability to work

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-is-employment-and-support-allowance-so-flawed

Kinship carers take protest to Holyrood

Hundreds of kinship carers are expected to protest outside Holyrood this week in opposition to new kinship care orders

https://tfn.scot/news/kinship-carers-take-protest-to-holyrood

How bedroom tax battle made me into an activist

Alan Wylie: how my anger at the bedroom tax propelled me to the frontline of the stuggle against it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-bedroom-tax-battle-made-me-into-an-activist

Why we need foodbanks

​Ewan Gurr discusses the necessity of foodbanks in our society today.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-we-need-foodbanks

University help long overdue for those in care

Duncan Dunlop says with only 7% of people who have been in care going straight to university from high school something had to be done

https://tfn.scot/opinion/duncan-dunlop

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