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

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Small charities living in fear of closure

Small charities and community groups are being stretched to absolute capacity, leading to fears about their future

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-face-closure-nightmare

Scots still trust charities says OSCR

New research from Scotland's charity regulator suggests negative media stories have not affected public trust

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-still-trust-charities-says-oscr

Up to £100 million needed to teach Scots digital skills

​Scotland's Digital Participation Leadership Group says over 20,000 charities and one in five adults in Scotland lack basic digital skills

https://tfn.scot/news/up-to-100-million-needed-to-teach-scots-digital-skills

Volunteering is too old fashioned says charities

Scottish Volunteering Forum says the number of people volunteering in Scotland has been static for more than a decade

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-is-stuck-in-the-past

Westminster must end age discrimination of young people

YouthLink Scotland’s general election manifesto puts ‘equal pay for equal work’ high on its agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/westminster-must-end-age-discrimination-of-young-people

Young people losing their aspirations

Four in 10 young Scots are worried they will never get a job as a result of the Covid-19 crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/young-people-losing-their-aspirations

Youngsters hold climate strike after demo shutdown

A row broke out at the UN this week over the way climate protesters we treated at a summit in Madrid

https://tfn.scot/news/youngsters-hold-climate-strike-after-demo-shutdown

Taskforce needed to restore trust in charities

An influential think tank has called for the creation of a cross-sector taskforce to boost the public’s trust in charities

https://tfn.scot/news/taskforce-needed-to-restore-trust-in-charities

Street clutter ban welcomed by charity

A ban on street advertising boards in Edinburgh has been praised by RNIB Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/street-clutter-ban-welcomed-by-charity

Sturgeon: second referendum “highly likely” as UK votes to leave EU

Massive implications on leaving EU for Scotland's third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeon-hints-at-second-referendum-as-uk-votes-to-leave-eu

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