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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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3,000 volunteers needed for Glasgow 2018 European Championships

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
Volunteers are needed to welcome athletes, officials, media and spectators at new elite multi-sport event

https://tfn.scot/news/3000-volunteers-needed-for-glasgow-2018-european-championships

Revealed: 50,000 mobility vehicles taken from disabled people as part of PIP

NEWS 12 April 2017 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
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Transition from DLA to PIP sees nearly half of disabled people lose their mobility entitlement to a vehicle

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-50000-mobility-cars-taken-from-disabled-people-as-part-of-pip

RSPB anger after hen harrier killing charges are dropped

NEWS 5 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
RSPB Scotland has reacted with fury after charges against a gamekeeper charged with killing a rare bird of prey were dropped

https://tfn.scot/news/rspb-anger-after-hen-harrier-killing-charges-dropped

DWP acted unlawfully over benefits appeals

NEWS 7 August 2017 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​DWP found to be arbitrarily preventing appeals

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-acted-unlawfully-over-benefits-appeals

Most Scottish carers feel lonely and isolated

NEWS 16 August 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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Most Scottish carers say they feel lonely and socially isolated, according to a new round of research

https://tfn.scot/news/most-scottish-carers-feel-lonely-and-isolated

A fresh start for fundraising as scandal is put to rest

OPINION 19 January 2016 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
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Susan Smith says the FRSB's final report into the circumstances of Olive Cooke's death is as uninspiring as the regulator has been

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-fresh-start-from-fundraising-as-scandal-is-put-to-rest

We are all responsible for evil - we allow it to exist by doing nothing

OPINION 20 April 2016 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Dundee-born Callum Jensen was so moved by his experiences working for charities in Angola he wrote a book on how human spirit can endure even the worst trauma

https://tfn.scot/opinion/out-of-africa1

Children admit to bullying others about their looks

NEWS 23 May 2018 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
Changing Faces say youngsters with a disfigurement are struggling with a very hostile school environment

https://tfn.scot/news/children-admit-to-bullying-peers-about-appearance

Crackdown on high-interest lending

NEWS 31 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Charities have welcomed plans to curb prices charged by rent-to-own companies, but want to see banks face overdraft fee limits

https://tfn.scot/news/crackdown-on-high-interest-lending

MPs unite across parties to oppose fossil fuels

NEWS 11 May 2018 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
All six Edinburgh and Midlothian MPs have spoken out about the urgent need for fossil fuel divestment

https://tfn.scot/news/mps-unite-across-parties-to-oppose-fossil-fuels

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.