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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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Sustrans Scotland’s thirteen asks to create better places, improve our health and protect the planet

At this year’s local council elections, Sustrans Scotland is calling on parties and candidates to show the leadership needed to transform communities for the better and for everyone.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sustrans-scotlands-thirteen-asks-to-create-better-places-improve-our-health-and-protect-the-planet

Volunteering should be open to everyone

Challenging stereotypes around volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteering-should-be-open-to-everyone

Time to embrace neurodiversity

Many autistic people have impressive qualifications and CVs, so why the employment gap?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-embrace-neurodiversity

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

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

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

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

As the EU elections approach, can we be European if not in the European Union?

What role does the UK play not just in a post Brexit Europe but also across the globe?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/as-the-eu-elections-approaches-can-we-be-european-if-not-in-the-european-union

Social Security Scotland’s unique human rights approach to benefits

On the United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Professor Paul Knight OBE explains how the department is supporting disabled people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-security-scotlands-unique-human-rights-approach-to-benefits

A giant leap for dyslexia

Katie Carmichael on 55 years of Dyslexia Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-giant-leap-for-dyslexia

When spaces close, communities feel it: why Unity Hub matters in Glasgow’s east end

Nkechi First: “when traditional community infrastructure is under pressure, there is an opportunity for the third sector and communities to step forward and innovate”

https://tfn.scot/opinion/when-spaces-close-communities-feel-it-why-unity-hub-matters-in-glasgows-east-end

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