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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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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

Brexit impact haunts the third sector

NEWS 29 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Brexit fears have been expressed over Parkinson's treatments and funding for international projects

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-uncertainty-continues-for-scottish-charities

Bullying taking place “in plain sight” within charity sector

NEWS 11 June 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
A report has revealed the severe impacts bullying can have on charity sector workers

https://tfn.scot/news/bullying-taking-place-in-plain-sight-within-charity-sector

Giving charities a helping hand

OPINION 8 December 2020 Guest post
Management
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
Times continue to be tough for charities, but there are ways individuals who are in the position to help can do so

https://tfn.scot/opinion/giving-charities-a-helping-hand

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

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

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

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

The role of social enterprise in economic transformation

OPINION 6 September 2021 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Scotland's economy needs social enterprises to build back better, says Duncan Thorp

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-role-of-social-enterprise-in-economic-transformation

A human rights approach to social security

OPINION 9 December 2022 by Ben Macpherson
Social Justice & Poverty
Ben Macpherson MSP says Holyrood takes a person-centred approach to accessing benefits

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-human-rights-approach-to-social-security

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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.