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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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News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 9 November 2018

A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/lists/news-in-brief-whats-been-going-on-across-scotlands-third-sector-9-november

Scots urged to help save lives as charity shop reopens

The Cancer Research shop in Lerwick is reopening and the charity hopes others will follow later in the spring

https://tfn.scot/lists/scots-urged-to-help-save-lives-as-charity-shop-reopens

Chief Encounters: Stuart Callison, St Andrews First Aid

The first aid charity's boss reflects on his dream to be a professional cricketer, and is planning a digital detox

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-stuart-callison-st-andrews-first-aid

Worried sick by benefits cuts

​Mental health issues are hard enough to cope with but welfare cuts are making people's health worse

https://tfn.scot/features/worried-sick-by-benefits-cuts

A buzzing social business

Kelvin Valley Honey is a buzzing social enterprise set to take off across the country

https://tfn.scot/features/a-buzzing-social-business

The games was a health boost for Glasgow

Health and poverty in Glasgow might go hand-in-hand but some academics believe the two are not linked

https://tfn.scot/features/a-health-boost-for-the-sick-man-of-europe

Chief encounters: James Jopling

James Jopling, director for Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, on netball, sausage dogs and taking the long road to the top

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-james-joplin

Chief encounters: Mo Usman talks facing pro-Russian militia to battling social media

​From challenging an armed pro-Russian militia soldier to toiling with Facebook – life has been varied for the head of Recovery North

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mo-usman-talks-facing-pro-russian-militia-to-battling-soci

Chief encounters:  Does society recognise the enormous contribution made by charities?

​A trip by train to Aberdeen is more preferable than a flight to New York for Mary De la Peña MBE, chief executive of Children’s University Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mary-de-la-pena-mbe-chief-executive-childrens-university-s

Chief Encounters: Heather Gray believes children can do anything with the right support

​Heather Gray of Cosgrove Care on her top tourist destination, magnetic musicians, and the thrill of sharing success with a team

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-heather-gray-believes-children-can-do-anything-with-the-ri

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