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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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

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

Coffee creates a fairtrade revolution

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

Local Cornerstone – is this the future of social care?

Edel Harris explains how Cornerstone is pioneering the use of the world famous Buurtzorg model of social care in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-cornerstone-is-this-the-future-of-social-care

New sleepover ruling could save social care charities millions

Social care bodies say new Court of Appeal ruling could absolve charities of millions of pounds of back payments for sleepover shifts

https://tfn.scot/news/new-sleepover-ruling-could-save-social-care-charities-millions

Levelling Up: Are We There Yet?

We also believe that policy alignment between the UK and Scottish Governments is essential.,this issue, we welcome the Secretary of State’s statement in parliament last Thursday that the UK Government,We also look forward to seeing greater engagement between the voluntary sector and the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49046/2022/03/02/levelling-up-are-we-there-yet

Economic disruption is essential for social change

"Why is it so hard to implement a vision that every stakeholder, including governments supports and wants,Our economic system includes institutions, infrastructure, governance, people, stuff and finance.,It is the number governments worry about above all else and the one most regularly reported and scrutinised

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

All change at the top – meet the new SCVO team

Susan Smith spoke to Andrew Burns and Anna Fowlie about taking on the two top roles at Scotland's third sector umbrella body

https://tfn.scot/features/all-new-at-the-top-meet-the-new-scvo-team

Scottish Budget 2022/23

This budget line funds support across the whole voluntary sector including many recent Scottish Government,Instead, we were disappointed to find a cut to the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Budget.,The Third Sector Budget is not the only funding that flows to the sector from the Scottish Government,The Third Sector Budget is therefore a clear signal of the level of Scottish Government’s support for,Scottish Government’s plans to reduce the fiscal resource line of the Third Sector Budget by £800,000

https://scvo.scot/p/48502/2022/01/25/scottish-budget-2022-23

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Chief Encounters: Celia Hodson and Ian McLaughlan

Celia Hodson, founder of period poverty tackling social enterprise Hey Girls, meets Youth Scotland chief executive Ian McLaughlan

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-celia-hodson-and-ian-mclaughlan

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