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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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New year, new hope for a bright future

OPINION 12 January 2016 Guest post
Management
Martin Sime believes that 2016 is a year for Scotland's third sector to think big!

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-year-new-hope-for-a-bright-future

We’ll defy welfare reform until the bitter end

FEATURE 15 February 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Paul Clarendon, a founder member of the Rural Welfare Campaign, says he'll only stop direct action when the persecution ends

https://tfn.scot/features/well-defy-welfare-reform-until-the-bitter-end

A healthy view of third sector potential

OPINION 15 February 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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Grant Sugden has found attitudes to third sector health bodies are positive but real change will require a major effort from all sectors

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-healthy-approach-to-the-third-sector

Huge rise in children contemplating suicide

NEWS 8 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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A charity helpline has recorded a worrying spike in children thinking about suicide

https://tfn.scot/news/huge-rise-in-children-contemplating-suicide

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

Personal privacy is the next big civil liberties battle 

OPINION 10 March 2025 by Mhoraig Green
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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https://tfn.scot/opinion/personal-privacy-is-the-next-big-civil-liberties-battle

A bold manifesto to put volunteering at the top of the political agenda

OPINION 9 October 2025 by Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Volunteer Scotland has published its 2026 Scottish Parliament Manifesto: Creating a Nation of Volunteers - Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes tells us all about it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/launch-of-volunteer-scotlands-2026-scottish-parliament-election-manifesto

Dementia failings prevent free care

NEWS 23 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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The complex needs associated with advanced dementia have not been fully understood or recognised, experts have said

https://tfn.scot/news/dementia-failings-prevent-free-care

Volunteers or climate change ‘revolutionaries’? 

OPINION 11 September 2023 by Sarah Latto
Management
Environment & International
Sarah Latto wonders whether it is time to rethink ‘volunteering’ and consider how we can best utilise people’s time to bring about real and lasting change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteers-or-climate-change-revolutionaries

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

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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.