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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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#belowtheline: Life below the breadline

OPINION 13 May 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Jamie Livingstone explains how he coped living on £1 a day for a week, and how it compared to a life of poverty

https://tfn.scot/opinion/life-below-the-breadline

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

Learning from history

OPINION 6 July 2020 Guest post
Management
Chris Martin believes we must look to the past to help society bounce back from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/learning-from-history

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

Natasha Hallett
8 January 2014
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Spin and lies and inadvertent mistakes are easily challenged – and not just challenged but neutralised,We need to construct the debate ourselves, argue about issues, listen to each other.,Once the inevitabilities are challenged, we begin gathering our resources for a journey of hope.”[18],http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19463343 [7] ibid [8] http://www.tuc.org.uk/social-issues/child-poverty,Research Unit London School of Economics and Political Science June 2012 [15] http://www.democracynow.org/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/2963/2014/01/08/the-war-on-the-commonweal-taking-a-stand-in-2014

Achieving change: Voluntary sector policy successes in Session 5

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 June 2021
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Like policy colleagues across the sector, the team at SCVO are wrestling with how best to introduce ourselves,Such challenging political contexts are not new and colleagues across the sector rose to the challenge,The Engender blog offers regular updates on progress in these and other areas.,While colleagues supporting children and families, including the Child Poverty Action Group and the Poverty, Alliance finally welcomed the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 and the introduction of the Scottish

https://scvo.scot/p/44116/2021/06/16/achieving-change-voluntary-sector-policy-successes-in-session-5

6 big questions charity digital leaders need to ask

Ross McCulloch
18 October 2019
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on digital evolution need to be able to articulate what is happening, what ought to be happening and challenge,It’s why Catalyst Housing Association’s fuel poverty team now offer a free ‘snap your bill’ service via,We need to empower staff & volunteers to really understand the challenges and needs of users & supporters,raised expectations in the internet era. 5 – How seriously are we taking cyber security to protect ourselves,A version of this blog originally appeared on Charity Digital News.

https://scvo.scot/p/33081/2019/10/18/6-big-questions-charity-digital-leaders-need-to-ask

Supporting Families in the Digital Age

Irene Mackintosh
24 February 2020
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The Child Poverty Action Group highlight that more than one in four children in the UK is growing up,in poverty.,We can seek out training opportunities ourselves to develop our own digital skills, such as the CEOP,We can also get to grips ourselves with parental settings on mobile devices.,Further reading: *All* the blogs over here at Parenting for a Digital Future !

https://scvo.scot/p/35654/2020/02/24/supporting-families-in-the-digital-age

#benefitsbritain: hoping for more than another cheap shot at claimants

Lynn Williams
27 October 2014
Posted in
I blog regularly on the impact of austerity and a whole raft of benefit cuts on families across the country,In a recent blog, I outlined the rise of poverty, and the inability of increasing numbers of families,Pushing people into poverty is almost certainly a political choice, wrapped up in the not so colourful

https://scvo.scot/p/6555/2014/10/27/benefitsbritain-hoping-for-more-than-another-cheap-shot