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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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Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Tuesday 9 June

News around the country on charities during the crisis

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-tuesday-9-june

News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 16 August 2019

A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/lists/news-in-brief-whats-been-going-on-across-scotlands-third-sector-16-august-2

Glasgow foodbanks’ emergency appeal after school holidays leave shelves bare

Poverty over the school holidays has lead to more families turning to foodbanks this summer and has left foodbanks in desperate need of donations

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-foodbanks-emergency-appeal-after-school-holidays-leave-shelves-bare

Experiment could see wolves reintroduced to Scotland

Restoration of lost species can be controversial but Paul Cardwell found a Scottish charity tackling the issue head on with a unique experiment

https://tfn.scot/news/experiment-could-see-wolves-reintroduced-to-scotland

Stirling’s volunteering heroes celebrated

The city's Festival of Volunteering kicked off in style with an awards ceremony

https://tfn.scot/news/stirlings-volunteering-heroes-celebrated

Gordon is fighting MND like a champion

Paul Cardwell met MND campaigner Gordon Aikman, who was recognised as a Charity Champion at this year's Scottish Charity Awards

https://tfn.scot/features/gordon-is-fighting-mnd-like-champion

First Aid Awards launched in Scotland

The awards highlight strength in numbers to save lives

https://tfn.scot/news/first-aid-awards-launched-in-scotland

2023 becomes deadliest year on record for aid workers

A new report has found that 2023 was the deadliest year on record for aid workers with more overseas charity workers killed than ever before. 

https://tfn.scot/news/2023-becomes-deadliest-year-on-record-for-aid-workers

Working in partnership across sectors should be the backbone of Levelling Up

previous blog, I noted how we would welcome greater engagement between the voluntary sector and the UK government,At the time, SCVO had three main concerns: The UK Government should set out how they plan to take forward,timely and appropriate decision-making in partnership with the Scottish Government and local authorities,The UK Government should swiftly get to work with the Scottish Government and local authorities to allocate,The UK Government should meaningfully engage with Scotland's voluntary sector as part of engagement activities

https://scvo.scot/p/49810/2022/04/08/working-in-partnership-across-sectors-should-be-the-backbone-of-levelling-up

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