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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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Coffee creates a fairtrade revolution

NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
Scotland is supporting Rwanda as it bids to continue its recovery from years of war, as the country's coffee trade looks to expand

https://tfn.scot/news/coffee-creates-a-fairtrade-revolution

Music and dementia campaign launched

NEWS 2 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
The Musical Tea campaign will take place online to highlight the benefits music can have for people with dementia

https://tfn.scot/news/music-and-dementia-campaign-launched

New social enterprises set to flourish

NEWS 3 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Seven social entrepreneurs from across the country have been announced as the latest participants in LaunchMe, the social enterprise accelerator

https://tfn.scot/news/new-social-enterprises-set-to-flourish

Nicola Sturgeon on improving the role of the third sector in Scottish society

NEWS 20 February 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
There is still a way to go in ensuring the third sector is perceived as an equal player in Scottish society but the first minister is optimistic

https://tfn.scot/news/nicola-sturgeon-on-improving-the-role-of-the-third-sector-in-scottish-socie

Revealed: the scandal of Parkinson’s patients being financially punished

NEWS 20 July 2017 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
​Living with the illness not only takes a huge physical toll but also impacts financially to the detriment of family and friends

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-scandal-of-parkinsons-patients-being-financially-punished

Charity workers less likely to get living wage than everyone else

NEWS 7 November 2017 by Susan Smith
Management
More than a quarter of people working for UK charities are not paid the living wage, compared to just a fifth of the rest of the population

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-workers-less-likely-to-get-living-wage-than-everyone-else

Faith and charity leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

NEWS 9 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Regeneration & Housing
The campaign is spearheaded by the Maryhill Integration Network (MIN).

https://tfn.scot/news/faith-and-charity-leaders-call-for-asylum-seekers-to-be-given-free-bus-passes

Poorest diabetes patients suffer worst levels of NHS care

NEWS 14 November 2023 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
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Disparity between health boards with poorest areas worse off

https://tfn.scot/news/poorest-diabetes-patients-suffer-worst-levels-of-nhs-care

“The budget failed”: third sector voices slam Tory government budget

NEWS 6 March 2024 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Scotland’s voluntary sector has slated the UK Government’s latest budget plans.

https://tfn.scot/news/the-budget-failed-third-sector-voices-slam-tory-government-budget

Social care “postcode lottery”

NEWS 24 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
A charity has called for charges for non-residential social care for people with Parkinson’s and other long term conditions to be scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-postcode-lottery

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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.