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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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SDS isn’t working for people with mental health issues

Carolyn Lochhead explains why SDS isn't working for people with mental health issues and what needs to be done to change that

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sds-isnt-working-for-people-with-mental-health-issues

Seeking social innovators to spend £5,000

Social enterprise agency Firstport is on the hunt for a new cohort of social innovators

https://tfn.scot/opinion/seeking-social-inovators-to-spend-5000

Seven ways to put a spring into your charity’s finances

Stuart Niven introduces seven ways charities can nurture financial resilience

https://tfn.scot/opinion/seven-ways-to-put-spring-into-your-charitys-finances

New business models needed in social care

Alastair Keatinge makes the case for new business models in social care

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-business-models-needed-in-social-care

New legislation marks historic moment for deaf community in Scotland

​MSPs have voted to pass the British Sign Language (Scotland) bill into law

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-legislation-marks-historic-moment-for-deaf-community-in-scotland

Poverty figures are the calm before the storm

Sanne Velthuis believes the truth about real poverty is hidden beneath the latest government statistics and much more must be done to tackle the issue

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-figures-are-the-calm-before-the-storm

£15m to help families get online

The second phase of Connecting Scotland will support 23,000 low income households to utilise the internet and gain key digital skills

https://tfn.scot/news/15m-to-help-families-get-online

30 frustrating human rights years

Carole Ewart, coordinator of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, is celebrating 30 years working on human rights

https://tfn.scot/opinion/30-frustrating-human-rights-years

A guide to the trustees annual report

Aidrienne Airlie explains why charities need to be clearer about their reserves policy in their trustees annual report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-guide-to-the-trustees-annual-report

A new volunteering strategy for Scotland

Paul Okroj believes a new strategy for volunteering can ensure people continue to give their time and effort for the next 10 years

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-volunteering-strategy-for-scotland

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