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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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Charities are ideally placed to think and act differently

Adam Lang says Civic Scotland must take the lead in acting boldly to solve social problems

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-are-ideally-placed-to-think-and-act-differently

Progressive Stroke Pathway: turning aspiration into reality

John Watson on an ambitious document that could improve stroke services

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

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

The hidden side effect of cancer

Janice Preston says cancer patients face a dual challenge of fighting for their health and paying their bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-hidden-side-effect-of-cancer

Collaboration is key to effective campaigning

​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

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

Transform the aid sector - don’t destroy it

Gib Bulloch argues that attacks on the aid sector will hurt those who need help the most

https://tfn.scot/opinion/transform-the-aid-sector-dont-destroy-it

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

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

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

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

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