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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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Civil society must focus on mission not money

NEWS 29 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
The third sector needs to become much bolder if it is to achieve the change society needs, says the Sheila McKechnie Foundation

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-must-focus-on-change-not-money

Marking five years of mentoring support

OPINION 16 December 2021 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Intandem supports young people on compulsory supervision orders

https://tfn.scot/opinion/marking-five-years-of-mentoring-support

Punching above its weight

OPINION 18 February 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
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

Progressive Stroke Pathway: turning aspiration into reality

OPINION 15 June 2022 by John Watson
Health & Social Care
John Watson on an ambitious document that could improve stroke services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/progressive-stroke-pathway-turning-aspiration-into-reality

New charity accounting standards - what you need to know

OPINION 5 November 2025 by Euan Morrison
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Euan Morrison details the news SORP guidelines

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-charity-accounting-standards

Supporting nature recovery

OPINION 30 April 2021 by Rebekah Strong
Environment & International
Rebekah Strong looks at what politicians need to do to help nature thrive in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/supporting-nature-recovery

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

More to be done to implement Self Directed Support

OPINION 1 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
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Jess Wade, manager of Self Directed Support Scotland, gives an update mid-way through the rollout of the project

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-to-be-done-to-implement-self-directed-support

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

OPINION 23 October 2017 Guest post
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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

Kindness and the crisis of confidence facing our services

OPINION 16 February 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Julia Unwin explains some of her concerns about the challenge of making our public services kinder

https://tfn.scot/opinion/kindness-and-the-crisis-of-confidence-facing-our-services

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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.