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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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The Melting Pot is overflowing with ideas

Claire Carpenter reflects on 13 years of the Melting Pot and what lies ahead for co-working, as the social enterprise looks for a new home

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-melting-pot-is-overflowing-with-ideas

Exclusive: charities blackmailed into dropping work scheme

Workfare campaigners is accused of blackmailing and bullying charities taking part in government work schemes

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-charities-blackmailed-into-dropping-workfare

Out with the old TFN and in with the new

Robert Armour reflects on 22 years of history as TFN moves from a weekly newspaper to a monthly magazine

https://tfn.scot/opinion/out-with-the-old-tfn-and-in-with-the-new

Don’t confuse your path with your destination - a mother’s story for Suicide Prevention Week

Fiona Drouet on dealing with the aftermath of suicide following the death of her daughter

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dont-confuse-your-path-with-your-destination

Scottish charities need to deliver more digital services

​Ross McCulloch says charities need to start thinking about how they can provide more digital services to improve people's lives

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-need-radical-change-before-charities-embrace-digital

Mind, Body and Facebook – do you want eternal life in the cloud?

Jacklyn Calvard encourages a good digital death to make sure you don't live on in the cloud long after you are sitting on a cloud

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mind-body-and-facebook-eternal-life-in-the-cloud

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

The resilience of volunteers is under strain like never before

https://tfn.scot/opinion/funding-cuts-and-volunteering

Exclusive: OSCR blamed for bankrupting charity - and leaving founder suicidal

​Probe by charity watchdog blamed for award-winning charity's rapid demise

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-oscr-blamed-for-bankrupting-leading-social-enterprise

Council funding cuts could devastate the third sector

The cuts crisis crashing across Scotland’s voluntary sector continues apace – with fresh warnings of closures

https://tfn.scot/news/brace-yourselves-cuts-to-crash-into-sector

Small businesses backing charities

The majority of smaller firms in Scotland are supporting local charities, a report has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/small-businesses-backing-charities

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