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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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Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 18 May

News on how the third sector is supporting communities during lockdown

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-monday-18-may

What’s behind the missing million voters?

Willie Sullivan says people chose not to vote not because they think life is fine but because they lack faith in the power of the ballot box

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-behind-the-missing-million-voters

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

Chief Encounters: Oonagh Aitken of CSV on the importance of good punctuation

​Volunteering and learning charity chief spells out why she jumped ship from the private sector to voluntary role

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-oonagh-aitken-of-csv-on-the-importance-of-good-punctuation

Major charity study shows cancer patients happy with care

Cancer patents in Scotland are overwhelmingly positive about the care they receive

https://tfn.scot/news/major-charity-study-shows-cancer-patients-happy-with-care

Four in five Scots trust charities

A major survey of public attitudes to charity has found that Scots have more faith in charities than people in the rest of the UK do

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-trust-charities-more-than-the-english-and-welsh

LGBT bullying in schools is rife

Scotland's politicians need to take action to tackle the serious problem of LGBT bullying in schools

https://tfn.scot/news/teachers-need-to-teach-about-lgbt-issues-in-schools-say-charities

Accounting advice will be necessary for charities

William Anderson gives accounting advice to help charities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic

https://tfn.scot/opinion/accounting-advice-will-be-necessary-for-charities

#ChristiePlus10: Children and families must become the centre of re-imagined public services

#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-children-and-families-must-become-the-centre-of-re-imagined-public-services

Burning issue: should private schools be charities?

TFN asked two prominent figures to explain whether they think private schools should be allowed to apply for charity status or not

https://tfn.scot/news/burning-issue-should-private-schools-be-charities

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