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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Social enterprises are a key solution to the employment challenge

OPINION 9 November 2020 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
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Duncan Thorp says social enterprises can play a vital role in helping to get people back into work post-coronavirus

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-enterprises-are-a-key-solution-to-the-employment-challenge

Who’s the fairest of them all? The power of interdependence in our society 

OPINION 7 August 2023 by Rachel Le Noan
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
We must reframe how the voluntary sector is characterised to reflect its social and economic contributions more accurately

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whos-the-fairest-of-them-all-the-power-of-interdependence-in-our-society

Community Transport: a thriving movement in challenging times 

OPINION 18 September 2023 by David Kelly
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
David Kelly on how Community Transport is a way of plugging gaps in our public transport network

https://tfn.scot/opinion/community-transport-thriving-movement-in-challenging-times

This is our chance to create Volunteering for All

OPINION 4 October 2021 by Alan Stevenson
Management
Alan Stevenson says we cannot ignore the relationship between poverty and volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-is-our-chance-to-create-volunteering-for-all

Tribalism fails us during drug death crisis

OPINION 18 July 2019 by Yasmin Hackett
Management
2 comments
Craig Wilson says that our response to spiraling drug deaths must transcend political tribalism

https://tfn.scot/opinion/tribalism-fails-us-during-drug-death-crisis

The Ukraine crisis … and the nationality and borders bill

OPINION 3 March 2022 by Robina Qureshi
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Since the Ukraine crisis began, Positive Action in Housing has been inundated with letters, and offers of volunteering and shelter, for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-ukraine-crisis-and-the-nationality-and-borders-bill

Prisoners are the "forgotten victims" of the Covid pandemic

NEWS 19 March 2021 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Amnesty says jails are a hotbed of virus transmission - and inmates must be vaccinated as a priority

https://tfn.scot/news/prisoners-are-the-forgotten-victims-of-the-covid-pandemic

Poorest Scots set for bleakest winter

NEWS 14 September 2020 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Pandemic has exacerbated their problems

https://tfn.scot/news/poorest-scots-set-for-bleakest-winter

"Stark gaps" in attainment could be compounded by Covid-19

NEWS 2 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
Poverty campaigners have said action must be taken to tackle inequalities in Scotland's schools

https://tfn.scot/news/stark-gaps-in-attainment-could-be-compounded-by-covid-19

Covid-19 has “supercharged” inequalities

NEWS 21 August 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Glasgow Disability Alliance has said many disabled people were left feeling abandoned during lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-19-has-supercharged-inequalities

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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.