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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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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
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

Connecting policy, people and the sector

OPINION 29 November 2018 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Derek Mitchell tells the story of how the Bank of England's chief economist came to visit a Citizens Advice Bureau in West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/opinion/connecting-policy-people-and-the-sector

Could Scotland be a global pioneer in public services?

OPINION 24 January 2017 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Jenny Brotchie argues that Scotland is in a strong position to lead the way in robust evidence-based participative public services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-scotland-be-a-global-pioneer-in-public-services

Chief encounters: James Jopling

FEATURE 2 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell
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James Jopling, director for Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, on netball, sausage dogs and taking the long road to the top

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-james-joplin

Chief encounters:  Does society recognise the enormous contribution made by charities?

FEATURE 11 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
​A trip by train to Aberdeen is more preferable than a flight to New York for Mary De la Peña MBE, chief executive of Children’s University Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mary-de-la-pena-mbe-chief-executive-childrens-university-s

Chief encounters: Mo Usman talks facing pro-Russian militia to battling social media

FEATURE 1 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
​From challenging an armed pro-Russian militia soldier to toiling with Facebook – life has been varied for the head of Recovery North

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mo-usman-talks-facing-pro-russian-militia-to-battling-soci

Chief Encounters: Stuart Callison, St Andrews First Aid

FEATURE 27 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
The first aid charity's boss reflects on his dream to be a professional cricketer, and is planning a digital detox

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-stuart-callison-st-andrews-first-aid

Coronavirus roundup, 8 September 2020

FEATURE 8 September 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Update on what's happening in the third sector #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-8-september-2020

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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.