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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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Councils taxing disabled into poverty

A coalition of Scottish disability charities is calling for an end to council care charges that they say are forcing disabled into poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-taxing-disabled-into-poverty

New partnership to create childcare revolution in Scotland

Children's organisation say Scotland can create the best childcare policies in the world

https://tfn.scot/news/new-partnership-to-create-childcare-revolution-in-scotland

Singing the praises of change

Susan Smith is optimistic in the face of a pretty bleak winter to come

https://tfn.scot/lists/singing-the-praises-of-change

Chief encounters: Iain Gulland on 5p carrier bags and his fear of parents evening

Iain Gulland, chief executive of Zero Waste Scotland, is the latest chief executive to take the chief encounters hotseat

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-iain-gulland-zero-waste-scotland

Don’t ever accept you are homeless

​Sharon Jonesy believes the only way homeless people can move into secure permanent accommodation is by constantly challenging local authorities

https://tfn.scot/features/dont-ever-accept-you-are-homeless

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

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

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

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