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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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Blind man highlights hidden hazards of Scottish streets

Charity RNIB has been campaigning against shared space developments in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/blind-man-highlights-hidden-hazards-of-scottish-streets

The world is burning – and action is needed now

Caroline Rance says simultaneous environmental disasters are a dire warning sign

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-world-is-burning-and-action-is-needed-now

RNIB Scotland rebels against move to English charity

RNIB Scotland staff have put forward an alternative plan to its London office in a bid to prevent staff tranferring to English charity Action for Blind People

https://tfn.scot/news/rnib-scotland-rebels-against-move-to-english-charity

Sturgeon: tackling poverty will boost Scotland’s economy

In her inaugural speech, Scotland's First Minister-elect has said that tackling poverty and inequality will underpin a strong economy

https://tfn.scot/news/new-first-minister-vows-to-tackle-poverty-to-boost-scotlands-economy

Dog and seagull poo pollutes popular beaches

Keep Scotland Beautiful is urging the public to help make bathing water cleaner across Scotland's most popular beaches

https://tfn.scot/news/dog-and-seagull-poo-pollutes-popular-beaches

Sponsored: the real meaning of impact

Social Investment Scotland's Roger Moors examines what impact really means and how social enterprises need to regard it as their main asset

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sponsored-the-real-meaning-of-impact

The cost of care - who is really paying for Scotland’s social care system?

Martin Johnstone argues that failing to fund social care organisations to pay the Scottish Living Wage is a moral failure for the care of our most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-cost-of-care-who-is-really-paying-for-scotlands-social-care-system

Why palliative and end of life care is everyone’s business

​ Richard Meade of Marie Curie says the government needs to invest in tackling the stigma of talking about death and dying

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-is-everyones-business

Feeling the strain – Scotland's mental health

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

How we will create a fairer Scotland

Angela Constance on tackling inequality

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-we-will-create-a-fairer-scotland

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