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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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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: Heather Gray believes children can do anything with the right support

FEATURE 23 August 2016 by Molly Millar
Management
​Heather Gray of Cosgrove Care on her top tourist destination, magnetic musicians, and the thrill of sharing success with a team

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-heather-gray-believes-children-can-do-anything-with-the-ri

Morality: differentiating right from wrong

OPINION 6 November 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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Dan Mushens examines some of the dilemmas that third sector workers can face

https://tfn.scot/opinion/morality-differentiating-right-from-wrong

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

Social Care 2018: ‘Plus ca change’

OPINION 17 December 2018 Guest post
Management
Nigel Henderson looks back at the major issues which have affected the social care sector in 2018

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-care-2018.-plus-ca-change

Shamima Begum is a brainwashed child - and should be allowed to return

OPINION 19 February 2019 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
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Robina Qureshi says Shamima Begum should be sent back to where she came from - the UK

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shamina-begum-is-a-traumatised-child-and-racists-are-using-her-to-attack-mu

Fear charities won’t be able to meet demand created by welfare cuts

NEWS 22 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Society's most vulnerable could slip through the net due to charities workloads being increased as a result of welfare cuts blasts SCVO

https://tfn.scot/news/scvo-blasts-welfare-cuts-warning

Co-chairs: could two heads be better than one for your charity?

OPINION 5 November 2024 by Helen Kidd
Families & Young People
Management
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Regeneration & Housing
Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the rise of the co-chair

https://tfn.scot/opinion/co-chairs-could-two-heads-be-better-than-one-for-your-charity

More exploitation than empowerment? Council cuts and community control

OPINION 4 March 2025 by Sarah Latto
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
In a time of considerable pressure on local authority finances, how do we ensure that community empowerment is truly empowering, and not seen as an easy option to cut services, asks Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-authority-budgets-vs-community-empowerment

Housing and health in Glasgow: a journey through film

OPINION 24 March 2025 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
A recent event celebrated Glasgow's 850th birthday by taking a packed audience on a whistle-stop housing journey, reports Lucinda Broadbent of media co-op

https://tfn.scot/opinion/housing-and-health-in-glasgow-a-journey-through-film

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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.