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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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How can housing associations tackle poverty and inequality?

OPINION 11 February 2021 Guest post
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Sponsored content: SFHA’s Housing Now, Housing’s Future: Poverty and Inequality Conference, takes place on 18 February

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-housing-associations-tackle-poverty-and-inequality

New strategy to cure Scotland’s ill health

NEWS 12 February 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Scotland's latest review of public health stresses the role of the third sector in helping to cure the nation's poor sickness record

https://tfn.scot/news/new-strategy-to-cure-scotlands-ill-health

CJS succeeding as Work Programme fails

NEWS 12 December 2014 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Third sector employment scheme hails success as criticism for Work Programme mounts

https://tfn.scot/news/cjs-succeeding-as-work-programme-fails

Hate fest furore over Neil Oliver’s role as NTS president

OPINION 9 October 2017 by Susan Smith
Management
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Susan Smith argues the fallout following the appointment of Neil Oliver as NTS president is a worrying sign for Scottish democratic debate

https://tfn.scot/opinion/hate-fest-furore-over-neil-olivers-role-as-nts-president

How can we unlock the £23 billion of unclaimed support?  

OPINION 25 November 2024 by Derek Mitchell
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Derek Mitchell: “Here we are in a cost-of-living crisis, yet there’s billions of pounds just sitting there, unclaimed”

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-we-unlock-the-23-billion-of-unclaimed-support

“At this moment perhaps more than any other, we should be looking to project our power and influence for good around the world…

OPINION 1 March 2025 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/at-this-moment-perhaps-more-than-any-other-we-should-be-looking-to-project-our-power-and-influence-for-good-around-the-world

Personal privacy is the next big civil liberties battle 

OPINION 10 March 2025 by Mhoraig Green
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#Technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/personal-privacy-is-the-next-big-civil-liberties-battle

Beware of the blame game on ‘choices’  

OPINION 14 April 2025 by David Hilferty
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
David Hilferty on the need for political action needed to deal with the debt crisis

https://tfn.scot/opinion/beware-of-the-blame-game-on-choices

Religious reps shouldn’t have a special say in our schools

NEWS 7 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
2 comments
Unelected religious representatives should no longer be given a special say in education says Humanist Society Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-religious-representative-to-be-removed-from-education-com

Benefit bashing and Brexit increase extreme poverty

NEWS 15 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
An international poverty expert has said that meaningful action must be taken to help those who face deprivation

https://tfn.scot/news/inaction-will-continue-to-fuel-extreme-poverty

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.