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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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The truth about poverty

FEATURE 25 June 2014 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Four years after its first meeting, Robert Armour revisits the Poverty Truth Commission to find out what difference its made to people's lives

https://tfn.scot/features/the-truth-about-poverty

From refugee to chief executive: Zazai’s story of hope

FEATURE 26 September 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
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Sabir Zazai, the new chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, wants to build on Scotland's special relationship with refugees

https://tfn.scot/features/from-refugee-to-chief-executive-zazais-story-of-hope

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

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

Nowhere to call home - and this needs to change

OPINION 24 November 2022 by Alison Watson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Policy to protect tenants is welcome, but we need systemic change to bring security for children says Alison Watson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/nowhere-to-call-home

Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Jennifer Wallace
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
At the end of 2022 the team at Carnegie UK said goodbye to their good friend and colleague Pippa Coutts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/pippa-coutts-sharp-wit-and-good-humour

Building wealth and prosperity in every local community

OPINION 14 March 2023 by Duncan Thorp
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
What exactly is Community Wealth Building?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-wealth-and-prosperity-in-every-local-community

Thousands of people with terminal illnesses missing out on care

NEWS 23 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Each year nearly 11,000 people in Scotland don’t get the palliative care that they need says Marie Curie

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-people-with-terminal-illnesses-missing-out-on-care

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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.