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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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Is Scotland blazing a trail for low cost community energy?

OPINION 24 July 2015 by TFN
Regeneration & Housing
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Energy Action Scotland hails the launch of a new community energy scheme. But are such schemes able to realistically tackle fuel poverty?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-scotland-blazing-a-trail-for-low-cost-community-energy

Community services improve lives and save money

OPINION 28 October 2015 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Susan Smith argues the Scottish Parliament report into loneliness highlights the need to ramp up preventative health spending

https://tfn.scot/opinion/community-services-improve-lives-and-save-money

Welfare tests are weighted against women

NEWS 7 April 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Fit-for-work assessments discriminate against women with mental health problems

https://tfn.scot/news/fit-for-work-tests-discriminate-against-women

I’ve seen the future and the third sector no longer exists

OPINION 26 August 2014 Guest post
Management
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Jane Bruce predicts a future in which big business delivers social good

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ive-seen-the-future-and-the-third-sector-no-longer-exists

10-year strategy needs to reform approach to mental health and wellbeing

OPINION 20 February 2017 Guest post
Families & Young People
Tam Baillie, children and young people's commissioner in Scotland, says getting the balance right between universal and targeted service provision is key

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-child-mental-health-strategy-has-to-consider-impact-of-resilience

New research aims to improve Self-directed Support for all

OPINION 28 May 2019 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Ian Welsh on a powerful new body of data about the implementation of social care in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-research-aims-to-improve-self-directed-support-for-all

Poor communities in Scotland are getting dirtier

OPINION 16 October 2017 Guest post
Families & Young People
Carole Noble explains the social impact of the decline of our local environments

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poor-communities-in-scotland-are-getting-dirtier

Shaping Scotland’s future: have your say on new powers

NEWS 25 September 2014 by Graham Martin
Management
Feed your views into the Smith Commission

https://tfn.scot/news/shaping-scotlands-future-have-your-say-on-new-powers

Disabled Scots left destitute by new payments system

NEWS 3 October 2014 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Disabled Scots are being left in poverty by delays in new system

https://tfn.scot/news/disabled-scots-left-destitute-by-new-system

Fund to help charities get more Scots online

NEWS 13 October 2014 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
Scottish charities can do more to get themselves and others online

https://tfn.scot/news/fund-to-help-charities-get-more-scots-online

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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.