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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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Improving transitions to adulthood

OPINION 29 April 2021 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Camphill Scotland and Inclusion Scotland review what commitments Holyrood candidates are making to support those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/improving-transitions-to-adulthood

The refugee crisis has not gone away

OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post
Families & Young People
Robina Qureshi responds to the news that 39 people have been found dead in a lorry in Essex

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-refugee-crisis-has-not-gone-away

Scottish budget aftermath: hope well hidden in the long grass

OPINION 10 December 2024 by Jamie Livingstone
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
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Funding & Finance
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Oxfam Scotland’s Jamie Livingstone assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and find them wanting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-budget-aftermath-hope-well-hidden-in-the-long-grass

Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

OPINION 30 September 2025 by Tom Barclay
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Tom Barclay on working together to address the effects of rising bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-fuel-poverty-crisis-demands-action-not-just-targets

Refugees face shocking levels of destitution

NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Refugees are struggling to eat, having to walk miles every day and are being stuck in exploitative relationships, a study has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/refugees-face-shocking-levels-of-destitution

The road to becoming…a policy manager

FEATURE 17 August 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
David McColgan, policy and public affairs manager at the British Heart Foundation, on how he got where he is today

https://tfn.scot/features/the-road-to-becoming...a-policy-manager

Charities benefit from their Famous Fringe Friends

FEATURE 29 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Funding & Finance
As August draws to a close, some charities are enjoying new-found wealth. Paul Cardwell asked comedian Danny Bhoy how he turned comedy into charity cash

https://tfn.scot/features/charities-benefit-from-their-famous-fringe-friends

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 3 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector2

UBI: A help or a hindrance?

FEATURE 1 March 2020 by Gareth Jones
The idea of creating a basic income to help support Scots and address inequalities is one that has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. However, Gareth Jones hears there are concerns that disabled people could actually be left worse off by the system.

https://tfn.scot/features/ubi-a-help-or-a-hindrance

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 10 July

FEATURE 10 July 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
What is happening in the voluntary sector #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-friday-10-july

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2025. 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.