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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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Why do we need a third sector anyway?

OPINION 19 August 2015 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
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Susan Smith argues that creating a fairer society requires a third sector willing to mount a challenge to growing external criticism

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-do-we-need-a-third-sector-anyway

Conditions set to get tougher for charities

OPINION 31 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Gareth Jones analyses the financial struggles organisations have battled over the last few months, and why they are #NeverMoreNeeded than now

https://tfn.scot/opinion/conditions-set-to-get-tougher-for-charities

Critical financial aid extended for victims of crime

OPINION 8 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Victims’ Fund provides a financial lifeline to many vulnerable victims across the country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/critical-financial-aid-extended-for-victims-of-crime

Are specialist nurses a luxury or a lifeline?

OPINION 11 March 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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John Eden of the Scottish Huntington's Association on the need for specialist nurses

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-specialist-nurses-a-luxury-or-a-lifeline

Bairns come first, just not to all parents

OPINION 25 October 2016 Guest post
Families & Young People
Rhona Cunningham explains why she is campaigning for a better child maintenance system as too many absent parents are able to shirk responsibility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/bairns-come-first-just-not-to-some-absent-parents

Charities are accountable to their beneficiaries

OPINION 28 September 2016 Guest post
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Adrian Salmon, vice president of GG+A Europe, on the problematic view that charities' main duty is to their donors

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-are-accountable-to-their-beneficiaries

Child sexual abuse websites on the increase

NEWS 18 April 2018 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Charity Internet Watch Foundation found an increase in websites with more graphic images of child sexual abuse last year

https://tfn.scot/news/child-sexual-abuse-websites-on-the-increase

Volunteers praised for remarkable first year

NEWS 1 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
Hundreds of shopping trips have been made and tens of thousands of hours spent on calls to over-65s in opening 12 months of a charity’s newest operation

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteers-praised-for-remarkable-first-year

After the death of Jo Cox: racist rhetoric has deadly consequences

OPINION 20 June 2016 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Robina Qureshi from Positive Action In Housing says that both politicians and the media have created a toxic environment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/after-the-death-of-jo-cox-racist-rhetoric-has-consequences

Worried sick by benefits cuts

FEATURE 12 May 2014 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​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

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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.