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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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Volunteering must adapt, study finds

Volunteering can help Scottish society face some of its biggest challenges such as an ageing population and skills shortages

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-must-adapt-study-finds

Value of donations collapses under impact of inflation and cost of living

Warnings also made over reserves and staff costs

https://tfn.scot/news/value-of-donations-collapses-under-impact-of-inflation-and-cost-of-living

New report reveals church’s links to slavery

A new report has unveiled the Church of Scotland’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade. 

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-reveals-churchs-links-to-slavery

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

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

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

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

Charity fundraisers say sorry

Group of 17 charities apologise for not always meeting the standards expected when it comes to fundraising

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-want-new-fundraising-regulator

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Tuesday 14 April

News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-tuesday-14-april

Is this the end of sleepovers?

Annie Gunner Logan says that Living Wage move looks like it will lead to an end to sleepovers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/in-order-to-save-the-sleepover-it-became-necessary-to-destroy-it

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