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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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2016 set to be hottest year on record, UN says

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
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2016 is set to be the hottest year on record, the UN has said.

https://tfn.scot/news/2016-set-to-be-hottest-year-on-record-un-says

Social enterprises can lead the fair work agenda

OPINION 20 December 2021 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Duncan Thorp explains fair work and how Scotland's social enterprises can lead the way

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-enterprises-can-lead-the-fair-work-agenda

What lies beneath: the strange, frozen world of Scottish politics

OPINION 18 February 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
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The national question has created a queasy state of stasis - Graham Martin wonders where civil society will be when things start moving again

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-lies-beneath-the-strange-frozen-world-of-scottish-politics

Outlander author condemns “insane” windfarm plans

NEWS 30 April 2015 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
Writer calls for opposition to windfarm development in area of scenic beauty

https://tfn.scot/news/author-condemns-insane-windfarm-threat

Back pay claim rocks major social care charity

NEWS 1 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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A major social care charity has been accused of failing to stump up hundreds of pounds in back pay it owes staff

https://tfn.scot/news/richmond-fellowship-rocked-by-pay-dispute

Feeling the strain – Scotland's mental health

OPINION 16 October 2020 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
Coronavirus
mental health
SAMH
Jo Anderson argues more than six months of Coronavirus has exposed the holes in Scotland's faltering mental health system just when it is Never More Needed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/feeling-the-strain-scotlands-mental-health

Their vision of the future and ours: they are not the same

OPINION 22 October 2020 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
TFN editor Graham Martin says we must not allow Johnson and the UK Tory government to appropriate Build Back Better

https://tfn.scot/opinion/their-vision-of-the-future-and-ours-they-are-not-the-same

It’s time to pull out all the stops for charity trustees

OPINION 2 November 2020 by Alastair Keatinge
Management
#NeverMoreNeeded
Alastair Keatinge says strong trustees have never been needed more - and that they need proper support

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-time-to-pull-out-all-the-stops-for-charity-trustees

Sex workers attack Kirk’s stance on prostitution

NEWS 6 February 2015 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
​Church of Scotland call to outlaw the purchase of sex slammed by campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/sex-workers-attack-kirks-stance-on-prostitution

We need to fix Scotland’s broken food system

NEWS 5 February 2019 by Graham Martin
Management
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Scotland's food system is failing to meet the needs of its people and the environment

https://tfn.scot/news/public-must-help-charities-fix-scotlands-broken-food-system

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.