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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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Let’s make gender inequality a historical curiosity - together we are #GenerationEqual

The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) was created as a catalyst for change to tackle gender inequality in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-make-gender-inequality-a-historical-curiosity-together-we-are-generati

Let’s unleash the power of the third sector

SallyAnn Kelly says we need a fundamental shift in the relationship between the state and the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-unleash-the-power-of-the-third-sector

Named person shouldn’t be paused: it must be scrapped

Lesley Scott says that even at the eleventh hour, named person legislation could still be stopped

https://tfn.scot/opinion/named-person-shouldnt-be-paused-it-must-be-scrapped

People still do not understand ME

Theresa Burns, from Action for ME, says that people with the condition in Scotland still feel like they have nowhere to turn

https://tfn.scot/opinion/people-still-do-not-understand-me

Play is a right not an oversight

Fraser Falconer raises concerns that today's children are too housebound and are missing out on opportunities to play

https://tfn.scot/opinion/play-should-be-a-right-non-an-oversight

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

Protect your charity against cyber attacks

David McNeill gives some advice on how to ensure your charity doesn't fall victim to cyber terrorism such as the recent ransomware attack

https://tfn.scot/opinion/protect-your-charity-against-cyber-attacks

Celebrating 25 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Today marks 25 years since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the General Assembly in New York

https://tfn.scot/news/celebrating-25-years-of-the-united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the

Campaign to stop Scotland’s unknown killer cancer

​Breakthrough Breast Cancer survey finds less than half of Scotland knows about secondary breast cancer

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-to-stop-scotlands-unknown-killer-cancer

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