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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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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

Underneath the digital divide is shocking inequality

OPINION 27 September 2016 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Douglas White explains why vharities have a vital role to play in helping to tackle the digital divide

https://tfn.scot/opinion/underneath-the-digital-divide-is-shocking-inequality

Volunteering - what do you see?

OPINION 14 February 2020 Guest post
Health & Social Care
George Thomson examines what is a key period for volunteering in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteering-what-do-you-see

We are the vulnerable sector

OPINION 14 February 2019 Guest post
Management
Rhona Cunningham says community organisations’ very existences are at risk without reform

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-are-the-vulnerable-sector

We must not fail to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

OPINION 8 July 2019 Guest post
Management
We will all benefit from sustainability says Dr Hartwig Pautz - but we must work harder to meet targets

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-must-not-fail-to-achieve-sustainable-development-goals

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

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

A future free from harm - 20 years of WithYou

OPINION 20 December 2024 by Louise Stewart
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Louise Stewart celebrates a milestone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-future-free-from-harm

We must save lives but also focus on prevention

OPINION 2 September 2025 by Louise Stewart
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Drug-related deaths may have dropped but much more preventative action is needed, says Louise Stewart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-must-save-lives-but-also-focus-on-prevention

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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.