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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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Why the issue of dying, death & bereavement should be a priority for the next government

Richard Meade
1 April 2021
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The next Scottish Government must make the issue of dying, death and bereavement a much higher priority,The next Scottish Government must look beyond a five-year term if it is to make the progress needed to,There must be continued financial support from the next Scottish Government for the hospice sector to,The importance of the Scottish Government’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care was discussed, and,But this must lead to action early in the next Parliament and in the first Programme for Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/42935/2021/04/01/why-the-issue-of-dying-death-bereavement-should-be-a-priority-for-the-next-government

Charities must beware of the dominant individual

OPINION 12 April 2016 Guest post
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Alastair Keatinge, charity law partner at Lindsays, offers advice to charity executives and trustees who feel an individual is becoming too influential

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-must-beware-of-the-dominant-individual

With just three months to go, the GDPR clock is ticking

OPINION 21 February 2018 by TFN
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Alison Johnston, lead policy officer for the Information Commissioner’s Office, urges charities not to panic about GDPR

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-gdpr-clock-is-ticking-with-just-three-months-to-go

How you can help Scotland go fossil free

OPINION 23 April 2018 Guest post
Environment & International
Sally Clark says it's time for the country to free itself from fossil fuels

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-you-can-help-scotland-go-fossil-free

Project aims to identify community legal rights

NEWS 28 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Democracy Matters aims to get local people talking on how they can have an influence on important decisions

https://tfn.scot/news/project-aims-to-identify-community-legal-rights

Greenspace campaigners to learn their fate

NEWS 29 September 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​After years of battling, campaigners expect a decision to see if a greenspace site in Glasgow will remain in the community

https://tfn.scot/news/greenspace-campaigners-to-learn-their-fate

The real price of alcohol in Scotland

NEWS 4 November 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Carol Stewart investigates what the introduction of a minimum price per unit of alcohol after a four year delay will mean for Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/the-real-price-of-alcohol-in-scotland

Payroll giving down £21 million

NEWS 30 June 2014 by Rab Armour
Funding & Finance
Payroll giving sees a significant drop in donations despite more signing-up to the scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/payroll-giving-down-21m

An introduction to community asset transfers

OPINION 14 June 2022 by Kevin Sturgeon
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Kevin Sturgeon of Gillespie Macandrew on the Community Asset Transfer process

https://tfn.scot/opinion/an-introduction-to-community-asset-transfers

Families thrive thanks to prison project

FEATURE 21 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
With an estimated 27,000 children in Scotland with a parent in prison, Paul Cardwell found out what is being done to make sure families are still able to thrive

https://tfn.scot/features/what-about-the-children

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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.