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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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Are charities in Scotland becoming more cyber-savvy?

OPINION 12 May 2025 by Alison Brogan
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Alison Brogan, SCVO’s cyber resilience co-ordinator, reflects on how charities are working to become better at preventing and responding to cyber attacks

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-charities-in-scotland-becoming-more-cyber-savvy

Don’t let the summer heat fool you - energy debt is a year-round problem 

OPINION 21 July 2025 by Dr Matthew Lee
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
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The volume of people needing help with energy debt is worrying, says Matthew Lee

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dont-let-the-summer-heat-fool-you-energy-debt-is-a-year-round-problem

The road to financial inclusion starts with something simple - a bank account

OPINION 13 October 2025 by Sarah-Jayne Dunn
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Sarah Jayne Dunn on a new campaign to help unbanked people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-road-to-financial-inclusion-starts-with-something-simple-a-bank-account

Do we value our trustees enough?

OPINION 4 November 2025 by Helen Kidd
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
As the role of trustees is celebrated through Trustees' Week, Helen Kidd asks: “do charities do enough to help them do their jobs effectively?”

https://tfn.scot/opinion/do-we-value-our-trustees-enough

From advice to action: improving access to disability payments in Scotland  

OPINION 17 November 2025 by Erica Young
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Erica Young on the importance of easy access to Adult Disability Payment (ADP)

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-advice-to-action-improving-access-to-disability-payments-in-scotland

Let’s have a budget for fairness and compassion

OPINION 24 November 2025 by David Hilferty
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
David Hilferty’s message to the chancellor

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-have-a-budget-for-fairness-and-compassion

More good news on the effort to help people in Council Tax debt  

OPINION 1 December 2025 by Myles Fitt
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
A positive update from Myles Fitt

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-good-news-on-the-effort-to-help-people-in-council-tax-debt

Making short-term cash reserves work harder

OPINION 6 June 2023 by Keith Burdon
Management
Funding & Finance
Keith Burdon looks at the options for managing cash reserves.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-short-term-cash-reserves-work-harder

Let’s solve the problems that cause the crisis

OPINION 22 June 2023 by Colin Waters
Families & Young People
Colin Waters on how conflict at home drives youth homelessness - and what can be done to resolve this

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-solve-the-problems-that-cause-the-crisis

Small charities living in fear of closure

NEWS 20 October 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
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

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.