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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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35 years of vital support

Kate Wallace reflects on how Victim Support Scotland has changed as the charity marks a milestone anniversary

https://tfn.scot/opinion/35-years-of-vital-support

We need to prevent young people being radicalised by extremists

Sarah Robinson Galloway of YouthLink Scotland on the roots of extremism in young people and sharing good practice.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/understanding-radicalisation-in-young-people

Is the future of digital fundraising lotto betting?

​Philip Rinn on lotto betting, which could be the future of charity fundraising

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-future-of-digital-fundraising

Leave no one behind: the right to adequate social security

Rhiannon Sims discusses why the Scottish Campaign for the Right to Social Security (SCORSS) has re-launched with rights placed at its heart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/leave-no-one-behind-the-right-to-adequate-social-security

Osborne’s budget hammers families and the poor

​£12 billion of welfare cuts means Scots will suffer more than other parts of the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/osbornes-budget-hammers-families-and-the-poor

Personalisation is just not working, third sector tells MSPs

Third sector bodies said the failure of Self Directed Support is infringing people's human rights

https://tfn.scot/news/personalisation-is-just-not-working-third-sector-tells-msps

Charities warned against profiteering awards company

Charities have voiced their unease over a private company which is targeting Scotland’s third sector, setting up an awards ceremony to generate cash

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-targeted-by-profits-raking-awards-ceremony

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

Members of Scotland’s Childcare Alliance call for all political parties to agree to implement Commission For Childcare Reform recommendations

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-parties-to-take-the-politics-out-of-childcare

Council funding cuts threaten Edinburgh family centre

An Edinburgh support centre that works with some of the city's most vulnerable families is cutting services after losing council funding

https://tfn.scot/news/council-funding-cuts-threaten-edinburgh-family-centre

East Africa famine hits catastrophic levels as DEC launches emergency appeal

Charities class East African famine as a major international emergency as 20 million people are in imminent danger of dying from starvation

https://tfn.scot/news/disasters-emergency-committee-launches-east-africa-famine-appeal

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