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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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Why we need foodbanks

OPINION 16 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Ewan Gurr discusses the necessity of foodbanks in our society today.

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

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

Why is Employment and Support Allowance so flawed?

OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
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

Coming clean!

OPINION 28 February 2019 Guest post
Culture & Leisure
Coming clean!

https://tfn.scot/opinion/coming-clean

The value of kinship care

OPINION 14 March 2019 Guest post
Families & Young People
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Susan Hunter on why we should value kinship carers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-value-of-kinship-care

Transform the aid sector - don’t destroy it

OPINION 1 August 2018 Guest post
Management
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

The killing blow often comes from the direction least expected

OPINION 18 October 2018 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
With everyone’s eyes on Brexit, growing Universal Credit unrest looks set to blindside the Tory government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-killing-blow-often-comes-from-the-direction-least-expected

One million disabled voters could sway election

NEWS 16 April 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Coalition launches manifesto warning MPs to put disabled and inclusion at centre of policies

https://tfn.scot/news/one-million-disabled-voters-could-sway-election

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

More to be done to implement Self Directed Support

OPINION 1 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
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

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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.