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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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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
Management
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

Social Security Scotland’s unique human rights approach to benefits

OPINION 4 December 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
On the United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Professor Paul Knight OBE explains how the department is supporting disabled people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-security-scotlands-unique-human-rights-approach-to-benefits

FoI is your business!

OPINION 10 November 2022 by Carole Ewart
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Carole Ewart on a consultation into extending FoI - and why it matters to charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foi-is-your-business

Time to embrace neurodiversity

OPINION 20 July 2022 by Kat Allen
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Many autistic people have impressive qualifications and CVs, so why the employment gap?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-embrace-neurodiversity

More exploitation than empowerment? Council cuts and community control

OPINION 4 March 2025 by Sarah Latto
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
In a time of considerable pressure on local authority finances, how do we ensure that community empowerment is truly empowering, and not seen as an easy option to cut services, asks Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-authority-budgets-vs-community-empowerment

What are charities doing in response to Black Lives Matter?

OPINION 11 April 2023 by Kirsty McNeill
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
CRER's ground-breaking report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-are-charities-doing-in-response-to-black-lives-matter

Sustrans Scotland’s thirteen asks to create better places, improve our health and protect the planet

OPINION 28 April 2022 by Claire Daly
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
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At this year’s local council elections, Sustrans Scotland is calling on parties and candidates to show the leadership needed to transform communities for the better and for everyone.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sustrans-scotlands-thirteen-asks-to-create-better-places-improve-our-health-and-protect-the-planet

Volunteering should be open to everyone

OPINION 13 May 2022 by Jane Deary
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Challenging stereotypes around volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteering-should-be-open-to-everyone

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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.