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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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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

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

OPINION 5 June 2024 by Irene Oldfather
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
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

Survival of the fittest

OPINION 15 April 2020 Guest post
Management
Fenella McCarthy gives advice on how to make sure your organisation has the best chance of weathering the pandemic and come out fighting fit

https://tfn.scot/opinion/survival-of-the-fittest

Conditions set to get tougher for charities

OPINION 31 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Gareth Jones analyses the financial struggles organisations have battled over the last few months, and why they are #NeverMoreNeeded than now

https://tfn.scot/opinion/conditions-set-to-get-tougher-for-charities

Joining the Evidence Dots

OPINION 24 September 2020 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Janis McDonald discusses how deafscotland is using World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month to highlight the established link between dementia and hearing loss

https://tfn.scot/opinion/joining-the-evidence-dots

Critical financial aid extended for victims of crime

OPINION 8 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Victims’ Fund provides a financial lifeline to many vulnerable victims across the country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/critical-financial-aid-extended-for-victims-of-crime

Hunter relaunches Kiltwalk with pledge to end child poverty

NEWS 17 November 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Leading philanthropist aiming to end child poverty in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/hunter-relaunches-kiltwalk-with-pledge-to-end-child-poverty

World leaders told: protect all our natural resources

NEWS 23 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
The degradation of the world’s hatural resources must be halted if we are to stop the catastrophic effects of climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/world-leaders-told-protect-our-natural-resources

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

OPINION 7 May 2026 by Nkechi First
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
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

From warm words to transformational action

OPINION 11 May 2026 by Louise Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is action - Louise Christie outlines why Scotland’s mental health system must move towards transformational change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-warm-words-to-transformational-action

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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.