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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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The tragedy of rough sleeping: will there ever be a solution?

FEATURE 22 January 2018 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
​TFN speaks to Glasgow's rough sleepers and discovers many have no hope of ever leaving their lives on the streets

https://tfn.scot/features/why-rough-sleeping-can-never-be-cured

Living Wage: A small step towards supporting people through the current crisis

Anna Fowlie
22 September 2022
Posted in
employer is something that matters to our voluntary organisations, and SCVO supports Scottish Government’s,We’re talking with government about what it will mean in practice and how it will be resourced.

https://scvo.scot/p/53772/2022/09/22/living-wage-a-small-step-towards-supporting-people-through-the-current-crisis

A new hope which banishes despair

NEWS 20 December 2019 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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How a grassroots charity moved from despair to hope and is transforming a community

https://tfn.scot/news/a-new-hope-which-banishes-despair

Small charities: cementing the bedrock of our communities

NEWS 25 June 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
For Small Charity Week, which runs till 28 June, TFN's Niall Christie spoke to two grassroots groups to explore the challenges they face

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-cementing-the-bedrock-of-our-communities

Access for all? Connectivity in a cost-of-living crisis

Jason Railton
4 October 2022
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The internet has been called ‘the great leveller’, making our access to services, products and opportunities easier and more affordable. But we are facing, once again, an unprecedented crisis. The cost of living is set to spiral, and millions of families will have tough choices...

https://scvo.scot/p/54303/2022/10/04/access-for-all-connectivity-in-a-cost-of-living-crisis

What makes a good trustee?

Tracey Bird
26 October 2021
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that an effective board needs strong teamwork and a mix of skills and experience to ensure good governance,questions, to scrutinise and to challenge. 3.Transparent A good trustee should be open in their governance,organisation and its beneficiaries, and their collective responsibility in decision making and governance,They don’t have to be an expert in all areas of governance, but they do need to know where the gaps lie

https://scvo.scot/p/45838/2021/10/26/what-makes-a-good-trustee

It's time to stop ‘othering’ people a.k.a. redesign your thought processes

Siobhan Mercer
27 September 2022
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Maayan Ziv is the founder and CEO of AccessNow, and advisor to the Government of Canada on disability

https://scvo.scot/p/53965/2022/09/27/redesign-your-thought-processes

Letter to Scottish Government on Scottish Budget 2022-23

Paul Bradley
20 December 2021
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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

Diversifying your board - the Trustee Recruitment Cycle

Janet Thorne
20 October 2021
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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

You might not see the link between climate change and your charity, but your funders do

Susan Smith
15 August 2022
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The Scottish Government has set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2030 and it,By next year charities and social enterprises providing services to the government will have to demonstrate,some environmental action, and it’s very likely that those receiving government grants will have to

https://scvo.scot/p/52457/2022/08/15/you-might-not-see-the-link-between-climate-change-and-your-charity-but-your-funders-do

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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.