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

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Perfect storm could sink charities as living wage kicks in

NEWS 30 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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​Charities could go to the wall as they struggle to meet rising demand, lower income and a new pay stipulation

https://tfn.scot/news/perfect-storm-rocks-charities-as-living-wage-kicks-in

Charities provide “whopping subsidy” to Scottish Government wages policy

NEWS 5 November 2018 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Social care charities say local authorities are not paying the full price of social care and expect charities to meet costs themselves

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-provide-whopping-subsidy-to-scottish-government-wages-policy

A failure in co-production

OPINION 9 December 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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After two years of small local groups working together to redesign local services, Edinburgh council wants to give the contract to a national body

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-failure-in-co-production

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

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
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#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

Atlantic rower aims to raise £100k for SAMH

FEATURE 17 April 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
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​Scotsman Niall Iain Macdonald aims to become the first person to row from New York to Stornoway to raise £100,000 for charity SAMH

https://tfn.scot/features/atlantic-rower-aims-to-raise-100k-for-samh

Charities: Programme for Government a “missed opportunity”

NEWS 4 September 2018 by Graham Martin
Management
The Scottish Government has missed an opportunity to tackle food poverty and its attendant problems, say charities

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-programme-for-government-a-missed-opportunity

Scottish anti-abortion group denies links to religious extremists

NEWS 25 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Questions have been asked about links between Compassion Scotland and American hate groups.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-anti-abortion-group-denies-links-to-religious-extremists

Quarter of Scots do not trust charities, survey reveals

NEWS 21 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
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New research, conducted before the Oxfam scandal unravelled, has revealed that only 73% of people feel that they trust charities

https://tfn.scot/news/quarter-of-scots-do-not-trust-charities-survey-reveals

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

Kyrstie Brown
15 May 2023
Posted in
economic factors on a level footing with cost in contract arrangements; include resources to pay the real,Government's Programme for Government, could play a role in learning, collaboration, and ensuring progress is made,Guidance is needed to ensure different pieces of legislation and the five pillars are working together,People want to know what it looks like, what are the benefits, what difference it has made, and what,Fair Work, including the real Living Wage, for this essential workforce should be a priority.

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government