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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Life saving work is what we do best
Jamie Livingstone, head of Oxfam Scotland, says the charity's work in Yemen proves its worth amid recent media attention
OPINION 27 March 2018 Guest post
 
Public shouldn’t turn their back on vital humanitarian work
Richard Cambridge, a humanitarian worker for International Red Cross, says the public needs to back aid charities
OPINION 21 February 2018 Guest post
 
Save this planet: Eat Local
​Bruce McInnes runs a campaign encouraging local retailers in Glasgow to source locally - and it's working
OPINION 13 February 2018 by Robert Armour
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We can’t let Oxfam crisis distract from our vital work
​Kevin Watkins, Save the Children chief executive, says the Oxfam crisis is rooted in the male abuse of power
OPINION 12 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Poll: should live transportation of farm animals be banned?
POLL 8 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
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Your Kirkwall project is a glowing example of best practice in active citizenship
Petra Biberbach on the lessons of the Your Kirkwall project
OPINION 12 January 2018 by TFN
 
Charity investments and the low carbon transition
Julie Hutchison hosted a panel discussion during Good Money Week on how charities are responding to the low carbon transition with their investments
OPINION 16 October 2017 Guest post
 
Going Forth to flush away poverty
Elyse Kirkham and her family used their Queensferry Crossing ticket to raise cash for Toilet Twinning
OPINION 13 September 2017 by TFN
 
Together we can achieve so much more
Stewart Kirkpatrick, head of 38 Degrees Scotland, looks at what has been achieved since the Scottish wing of the group started
OPINION 11 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
An IT worker discovered out what his organisation really does
Amjad Shaikh was overwhelmed to discover the impact of People's Postcode Lottery funding in Zanzibar
OPINION 1 September 2017 Guest post
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

Read it here
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