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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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Young people need to take the bull by the horns to end child poverty

Joshua McCormick MSYP met with Tam Baillie, Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people and was left inspired

https://tfn.scot/opinion/young-people-need-to-take-the-bull-by-the-horns-to-end-child-poverty

Foodbank donations rise after tabloid attack

A Mail on Sunday story attacking foodbanks has lead to a huge rise in donations

https://tfn.scot/news/mail-article-backfires-with-huge-rise-in-donations-to-charity

Helping organisations move from asking to earning

Roger Moors, chief development officer at Social Investment Scotland, examines the origins and growth of social investment in Scotland.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-organisations-move-from-asking-to-earning

Sponsored | Social investment: from early days to changing ways

The second of six monthly articles written by Social Investment Scotland looks at why social investment may be right for organisations big and small

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-investment-from-early-days-to-changing-ways

Keep calm! New fundraising regulation is an opportunity, not a threat

New fundraising rules are an opportunity not a threat says Stephanie Fraser of Bobath Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keep-calm-new-fundraising-regulation-is-an-opportunity-not-a-threat

Make your new year’s resolution to volunteer

Martin Docherty-Hughes explains why people should make their new year resolution to volunteer in 2017

https://tfn.scot/opinion/make-your-new-years-resolution-to-volunteer

A mentor’s point of view

Philippa Bonella explains why she's a mentor with third sector leadership body ACOSVO

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-mentors-point-of-view

May’s power grab demeans democracy

Martin Sime sees paralels between Turkish dictator in waiting Erdogan and our own prime minister

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mays-power-grab-demeans-democracy

Forget campaigning in this election – save your fight for the aftermath

John Downie believes the third sector needs to save its energy for the fight ahead rather than waste time on the general election campaign

https://tfn.scot/opinion/forget-campaigning-in-this-election-save-your-fight-for-the-aftermath

Protecting the environment should be a cross-party goal

Daphne Vlastari says all parties should be talking about the environment in the the run up to the election

https://tfn.scot/opinion/protecting-the-environment-should-be-a-cross-party-goal

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