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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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"Long harsh winter" for older people as energy price hike bites

Age Scotland's research reveals energy bills are the number one concern for older people who feel financially squeezed

https://tfn.scot/news/long-harsh-winter-for-older-people-as-energy-price-hike-bites

Figures expose new DWP appeals system as a “sham”

​Campaigners say new appeal process is simply a delaying tactic

https://tfn.scot/news/figures-expose-new-dwp-appeals-system-as-a-sham

Profit is no longer a dirty word in the third sector

​Clare Swords of the Entrepreneurs Network says charity and profit should not be separate entities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/profit-is-no-longer-a-dirty-word-in-the-third-sector

Leading funding during a crisis

Helen Wray details how Foundation Scotland has responded to Covid-19 this year, and reveals the lessons that will be taken into the future

https://tfn.scot/opinion/leading-funding-during-a-crisis

Social investment comes of age

Alastair Davis writes about 20 years of Social Investment Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-investment-comes-of-age

Regulator rejects complaints against RSPB

English charity regulator fails to uphold complaints against RSPB

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-rejects-complaints-against-rspb

Shared society is a sham - and Tories must keep off our territory

Graham Martin says the Tories must not be allowed to use third sector as cover for their agenda of inequality and division

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shared-society-is-a-sham-and-tories-must-keep-off-our-territory

We need to start thinking bigger when it comes to value

But much of this value manifests itself in public spending boosts for the government through fiscal savings,Magic Breakfast is one of two charities which delivered the government-funded National School Breakfast,They also come from reduced government spending for special educational needs, truancy and exclusion.,This is even harder to pin down with numbers, but take a moment to reflect on whether government or businesses,By shifting the rhetoric that we are just a residual sector – filling the gaps left by governments and

https://scvo.scot/p/46724/2021/11/22/we-need-to-start-thinking-bigger-when-it-comes-to-value

The new EU/UK relationship – this is your chance to have a say 

Back in September, the UK government launched a consultation on the engagement of civil society in the,A Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for discussion at the UK level between stakeholders and the UK Government,The UK Government has now responded and issued a call for expressions of interest (EoI) for representative,Representation from the voluntary sector is crucial because these structures will enable the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/46271/2021/11/03/the-new-eu-uk-relationship-this-is-your-chance-to-have-a-say

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