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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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Scots language body reported to charity regulator

The centre has drawn criticism for the “manner in which the charity has responded to individuals raising those issues” of inclusion

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-language-body-reported-to-charity-regulator

Scottish Wildlife Trust purchases site bigger than Dundee after largest ever donation

The nature charity plans to restore wildlife and habitats on the site to help tackle the nature and climate crises.  

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-wildlife-trust-purchases-site-bigger-than-dundee-after-largest-ever-donation

Medical college apologises after Dean participates in “frenzies of abuse"

Charity said David Wylie’s behaviour was below the standard expected

https://tfn.scot/news/medical-college-apologises-after-dean-participates-in-frenzies-of-abuse

Let’s Talk Pensions

TFN takes a look at the state of pension deficits in the third sector by asking three experts to answer some basic questions.

https://tfn.scot/features/lets-talk-pensions

Economic disruption is essential for social change

"Why is it so hard to implement a vision that every stakeholder, including governments supports and wants,Our economic system includes institutions, infrastructure, governance, people, stuff and finance.,It is the number governments worry about above all else and the one most regularly reported and scrutinised

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

Asking some important questions: a collation of Scottish civil society questions for UK and Scottish Governments after UK withdrawal from the European Union

Contributors to this report are: • Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) • Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) • Inclusion Scotland • Human Rights Consortium Scotland • Engender • Scottish Environment LINK • Citizens’ Rights Project • Scottish...

https://scvo.scot/p/45299/2021/10/05/asking-some-important-questions-a-collation-of-scottish-civil-society-questions-for-uk-and-scottish-governments-after-uk-withdrawal-from-the-european-union

Council broke law 800 times when housing homeless as Taylor Swift and Fringe swept Edinburgh

Large-scale events in Edinburgh forced the capital’s council to break the law hundreds of times by placing homeless households in unsuitable accommodation.

https://tfn.scot/news/council-broke-law-800-times-when-housing-homeless-as-taylor-swift-and-fringe-swept-edinburgh

Levelling Up: Are We There Yet?

We also believe that policy alignment between the UK and Scottish Governments is essential.,this issue, we welcome the Secretary of State’s statement in parliament last Thursday that the UK Government,We also look forward to seeing greater engagement between the voluntary sector and the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49046/2022/03/02/levelling-up-are-we-there-yet

Let’s unleash the power of people and build community wealth

including relating to derelict land, and the deployment of a community wealth building lens to Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/50170/2022/04/25/lets-unleash-the-power-of-people-and-build-community-wealth

Oh, the scams online are frightful…

Alison Stone reveals that 2020 has also been the year of the cyber scam

https://tfn.scot/opinion/oh-the-scams-online-are-frightful

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