Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

National Lottery Community Fund criticised over funding for “transphobic hate group”

NEWS 9 August 2022 by Niall Christie

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Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Funding & Finance

Free Pride have become the latest group to criticise LGB Alliance, and the National Lottery’s support of the group.

https://tfn.scot/news/national-lottery-community-fund-criticised-over-funding-for-transphobic-hate-group

Letter to Scottish Government on Scottish Budget 2022-23

Paul Bradley

20 December 2021

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Policy

Organisations (SCVO) has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, 17 December 2021 Dear,Ms Robison Over the last 18 months, Scotland – including Scottish Government and local government -,SCVO and fellow intermediary bodies are committed to supporting the Scottish Government’s ambition of,I would encourage you to consider what steps the Scottish Government can take right now.

https://scvo.scot/p/47837/2021/12/20/letter-to-scottish-government-on-scottish-budget-2022-23

Let’s Talk Pensions

FEATURE 28 April 2017 by Alex Turnbull

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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

Diversifying your board - the Trustee Recruitment Cycle

Janet Thorne

20 October 2021

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Support & learning
Governance

Trustees week

There is much to be gained by diversifying your board and getting the right mix of trustees with a range of lived, learned and practised expertise. Trustees play an essential role for the charities that they lead from setting the charity’s strategic direction to making key...

https://scvo.scot/p/45661/2021/10/20/diversifying-your-board-the-trustee-recruitment-cycle

Is digital a human right?

FEATURE 26 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Culture & Leisure

If you’re reading this chances are you’re online. But did you know five billion others aren’t? Robert Armour investigates our right to get online

https://tfn.scot/features/is-digital-a-human-right

Volunteering must adapt, study finds

NEWS 5 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Wednesday 6 May

NEWS 6 May 2020 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

How the sector is responding to the ongoing pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-wednesday-6-may

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 17 April 2020 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector4

Black History Month and beyond

FEATURE 1 November 2020 by Kirsty McNeill

Black History Month 2020 has ended, but as we leave October behind, there is a need to keep up the same levels of energy for learning, discussion and reflection

https://tfn.scot/features/black-history-month-and-beyond-2

Does the health sector need to find its balls?

OPINION 30 May 2016 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Catherine Ronald, recalls the key talking points from a lively discussion on the future of Scotland’s health

https://tfn.scot/opinion/voluntary-health-scotland

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