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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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Exclusive: Social enterprises blasted over rise in zero hour contracts

NEWS 8 September 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
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Embarrassment for the sector as unions accuse organisations of double standards

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-15-of-scots-social-firms-use-zero-hour-contracts

Charities unite to beat the need for foodbanks

NEWS 22 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Major Scottish charities are combining in a project to help people in deprived communities combat food insecurity

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-unite-to-beat-the-need-for-foodbanks

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 be quicker responding to the changing drug landscape

OPINION 26 March 2025 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Drug services must adapt says Louise Stewart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-must-be-quicker-responding-to-the-changing-drug-landscape

How do you define a community?

OPINION 5 May 2026 by Linda Gillespie
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
Linda Gillespie on the power of Community Right to Buy - and why it must evolve with the realities of modern life

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-do-you-define-a-community

Working no longer a reliable route out of poverty

NEWS 23 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
More than half of those in the UK who are living below the poverty line live in a household with at least one adult in work

https://tfn.scot/news/working-no-longer-a-route-out-of-poverty

Struggling to survive never mind thrive

OPINION 21 March 2019 Guest post
Management
Helen Macneil: this is definitely the toughest operating environment we’ve faced in 30 years

https://tfn.scot/opinion/struggling-to-survive-never-mind-thrive

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

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

Risk, insurance, pensions and protection – a five step healthcheck for your organisation

OPINION 16 February 2020 Guest post
Management
June Pennykid gives a five step healthcheck for your organisation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/risk-insurance-pensions-and-protection-a-five-step-healthcheck-for-your-org

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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.