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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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More exploitation than empowerment? Council cuts and community control

OPINION 4 March 2025 by Sarah Latto
Families & Young People
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Regeneration & Housing
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In a time of considerable pressure on local authority finances, how do we ensure that community empowerment is truly empowering, and not seen as an easy option to cut services, asks Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-authority-budgets-vs-community-empowerment

1,000 Scots with brain disorders in older people’s care homes

NEWS 1 March 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
An Sue Ryder investigation has uncovered shocking numbers of adults with brain disorders missing out on treatment in older people's care homes

https://tfn.scot/news/1000-scots-with-brain-disorders-in-older-peoples-care-homes

Scotland’s top youth worker has been named

NEWS 14 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
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20-year-old sports coach and mentor Natasha Kerr takes the title at the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2016

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-top-youth-worker-has-been-named

Mountain drama as air ambulance makes 1000th call-out

NEWS 30 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
57-year-old man had to evacuated to hospital suffering severe from chest pains

https://tfn.scot/news/hilltop-drama-as-air-ambulance-makes-1000th-call-out

Let’s hear it for Scotland’s invaluable volunteers

NEWS 31 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Management
The vital value volunteers provide to the third sector in Scotland is being celebrated this week

https://tfn.scot/news/lets-hear-it-for-scotlands-invaluable-volunteers

From trust to action: how charities can innovate to bridge the giving gap

OPINION 2 September 2024 by Leila Hashemi
Leila Hashemi says the sector has to evolve alongside its supporters

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-trust-to-action-how-charities-can-innovate-to-bridge-the-giving-gap

Sustrans Scotland’s thirteen asks to create better places, improve our health and protect the planet

OPINION 28 April 2022 by Claire Daly
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
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At this year’s local council elections, Sustrans Scotland is calling on parties and candidates to show the leadership needed to transform communities for the better and for everyone.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sustrans-scotlands-thirteen-asks-to-create-better-places-improve-our-health-and-protect-the-planet

Volunteering should be open to everyone

OPINION 13 May 2022 by Jane Deary
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Challenging stereotypes around volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteering-should-be-open-to-everyone

Time to embrace neurodiversity

OPINION 20 July 2022 by Kat Allen
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Many autistic people have impressive qualifications and CVs, so why the employment gap?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-embrace-neurodiversity

Charity chief’s Nepal rescue mission

NEWS 1 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
The head of a medical charity has told of his anguish at not knowing if his loved ones were safe after they were caught up in the Nepal earthquake

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-chiefs-nepal-rescue-mission

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2025. 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.