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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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We will win the fight against abusers

OPINION 14 October 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Carol Barnridge campaigns for justice for the thousands of survivors of historic sexual abuse in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-will-win-the-fight-against-abusers

Time to shift towards more sustainable and effective justice solutions

OPINION 14 February 2024 by Annie Mauger-Thompson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
We are sending too many to prison and our overcrowded facilities are doing little to help rehabilitate offenders, argues Annie Mauger-Thompson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-shift-towards-more-sustainable-and-effective-justice-solutions

Winter is coming but are we ready?

OPINION 16 October 2020 by Susan Smith
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
Coronavirus
Covid 19
Age Scotland
Susan Smith on what six months of lockdown has meant for the voluntary sector and what the next six months might bring

https://tfn.scot/opinion/winter-is-coming-but-are-we-ready

We're in it together

OPINION 15 February 2021 by Susan Smith
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Susan Smith says the lessons learnt from working together through Covid will help ensure the community and voluntary sector is at the heart of the new normal

https://tfn.scot/opinion/were-all-in-it-together

The value of the personal touch

OPINION 16 November 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
​Gerry O'Sullivan says that the most valuable part of his time at Bield was seeing the difference the charity has made first hand

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-value-of-the-personal-touch

Tips to help families through Christmas

OPINION 4 December 2018 Guest post
Families & Young People
Ian Maxwell gives tips on how separated parents can help embrace Christmas for the benefit of their children

https://tfn.scot/opinion/tips-to-help-families-through-christmas

Where the Engine Shed fit in

OPINION 27 September 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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Marian MacDonald argues the demise of the Engine Shed means learning disabled adults are missing out on a tried and tested training ground for work

https://tfn.scot/opinion/where-the-engine-shed-fit-in

Whose town is it anyway?

OPINION 15 November 2016 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Phil Prentice considers how Scots can contribute to making their towns better during National Towns' Week

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whose-town-is-it-anyway

Why branding matters: even to volunteers

OPINION 2 June 2015 Guest post
Management
Brand aid: how CSV became Volunteering Matters

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-branding-matters-even-to-volunteers

Why I chose to become a trustee

OPINION 24 October 2018 Guest post
Management
​Elaine McKean discusses her appointment as a Corra Foundation trustee and her motivation to create positive change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-i-became-a-trustee

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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.