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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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A helping hand from online neighbours

OPINION 3 October 2014 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Getting support as you grow older

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-helping-hand-from-online-neighbours

After Paris: publish and be damned?

OPINION 14 January 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Fighting for press freedom across the world

https://tfn.scot/opinion/amnesty-blog

Want to win your campaign? Get a lawyer!

OPINION 21 October 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Tim Shayler, a pro-bono lawyer, reckons campaigning is far more effective if your cause is constructed around a legal framework

https://tfn.scot/opinion/wan-to-win-your-campaign-get-a-lawyer

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 24 April 2020 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Scotland's communities respond to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector6

Even volunteers need to retire

OPINION 12 August 2015 Guest post
Culture & Leisure
Eta Thomson has lived a life less ordinary volunteering across the world. Now she plans to tackle some home-based challenges

https://tfn.scot/opinion/even-volunteers-need-to-retire

It’s not always good to share

OPINION 7 September 2017 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Ken Reid discusses why shared spaces could set back the rights of partially sighted people by decades

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-not-always-good-to-share

Former PM’s wife and young carer named as Scotland’s Women of Influence

NEWS 18 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
Action for Children Scotland annually honours women who are excellent role models for the children it supports

https://tfn.scot/news/former-pms-wife-and-young-carer-named-as-scotlands-women-of-influence

Why the M-word (merger) can't be dirty anymore

OPINION 23 February 2021 by Susan Smith
Management
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
charity merger
Teenage Cancer Trust
Simon Community
Senscot
Susan Smith argues that exploring the possibility of merging with another cause has never been more important than now

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-the-m-word-merger-cant-be-dirty-anymore

What's climate change got to do with it?

OPINION 10 May 2021 by Susan Smith
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Climate Change
Net Zero
Susan Smith on why voluntary organisations need to start preparing for the next big threat - climate change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-climate-change-got-to-do-with-it

We all know the problem - what’s the solution?

OPINION 12 June 2020 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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How do you solve a problem like capitalism, asks Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-all-know-the-problem-whats-the-solution

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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.