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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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We took the government to court so can you
Fraser Sutherland says taking the government to court is part of Scotland’s democracy growing up
OPINION 30 March 2017 Guest post
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Swinney: Not all named person debate has been helpful
John Swinney explains why he believes having a named person for every child will improve family life in Scotland
OPINION 28 March 2017 Guest post
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#IncludED in the Main?! Still work to be done
Jan Savage explains why the Scottish Parliament is debating how to improve education for children with learning disabilities this week
OPINION 27 March 2017 Guest post
 
You can’t run a charity on good will alone
Active4All's demise is a lesson in how ideologically-driven social enterprises must also be backed up with competent business expertise
OPINION 15 March 2017 by Robert Armour
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Named person: Swinney must think again as the fight goes on
Lesley Scott says the fight against named person will continue - and the Scottish Government must come to its senses
OPINION 10 March 2017 Guest post
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Want to change your community? Just think big
Young Jordan Kyle and his friends transformed their local community for the better
OPINION 7 March 2017 by Robert Armour
 
I craved boring family life after the fighting and abuse
Children can be traumatised when parents split. Jason Miralles of the Shared Parenting Network coaches them to put aside their difference
OPINION 28 February 2017 Guest post
 
10-year strategy needs to reform approach to mental health and wellbeing
Tam Baillie, children and young people's commissioner in Scotland, says getting the balance right between universal and targeted service provision is key
OPINION 20 February 2017 Guest post
 
A sporting chance for looked after children
Helen Macfarlane explains how Edinburgh Leisure can boost the life chances of looked after children in Scotland
OPINION 7 February 2017 Guest post
 
Real life: from prison to speaking at parliament, Ryan Brown has turned his life around
Ryan Brown from Glasgow recently received a certificate in parliament as the 7,500th Community Jobs Scotland employee in a Scottish charity
OPINION 16 January 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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