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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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Winter is coming but are we ready?

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

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

We are never more needed - in the fight to forge a better world

No return to normality after Covid - let our voices be heard in the fight for a society based on solidarity, not share price

https://tfn.scot/opinion/civil-society-is-never-more-needed-in-the-fight-to-create-better-world

Non-political? No thanks - let's make more noise

Baroness Stowell agrees with the Mail papers that charities must not challenge power - TFN editor Graham Martin disagrees

https://tfn.scot/opinion/non-political-no-thanks-lets-make-more-noise

Aid sector has no friends in the Tory party - as £4bn worth of deadly cuts prove

Graham Martin says that the positive case for aid must be made - and false saviours must be ditched

https://tfn.scot/opinion/aid-sector-has-no-friends-in-the-tory-party-as-4bn-worth-of-deadly-cuts-prove

My Earthshot? Take over the royal estates!

Princely benevolence will not save the planet, argues Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/my-earthshot-take-over-the-royal-estates

Charity incorporation: the pros and cons

Alastair Keatinge says that new rules on incorporation may increase a charity's workload, but this shouldn't skew your decision-making on whether to incorporate

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charity-incorporation-the-pros-and-cons

Scotland’s role in the global fight for child palliative care

Dr Pat Carragher shares his reflections on the third International Children’s Palliative Care Network Conference (ICPCN) in Durban, South Africa

https://tfn.scot/opinion/chas-is-a-global-leader-in-palliative-care-for-children

DEC needs to be ready to react

Huw Owen talks about being prepared to react when international emergencies happen

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dec-needs-to-be-ready-to-react

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