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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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A consultation or a cover up of child maintenance failings?
Rhona Cunningham critiques the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on child maintenance and urges people to respond
OPINION 29 January 2018 Guest post
 
Giving young people a chance is key to helping them flourish
Jim Sweeney, chief executive of YouthLink Scotland, looks at what can be achieved through the Year of Young People
OPINION 18 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Scottish charities will miss out on tampon tax funds
Ellie Hutchinson, of The Empowerment Project, said that stipulations set by the Government means Scottish organisations will miss out on vital funding
OPINION 15 December 2017 Guest post
1 comment
 
Poll: would you share a mince pie with an older person this Christmas?
POLL 11 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Domestic abuse does not only involve violence
Magdalena Grzymkowska, of the Polish Women Support Network, looks at what needs to be done to help protect women within the community from abuse
OPINION 7 December 2017 Guest post
 
Mary’s Meals made me realise how lucky my children are
Sarah Thomson visited Malawi where she met with Mary’s Meals and saw the difference a daily meal is making to children the same age as her own
OPINION 7 December 2017 Guest post
 
Is Christmas too commercial?
POLL 23 November 2017 by Alex Turnbull
1 comment
 
Bringing museums to life with science
Clare Meakin, science engagement manager for National Museums Scotland, on why the organisation is on tour teaching science and technology to pupils
OPINION 9 November 2017 Guest post
 
Poll: Will the smacking ban stop children from being smacked?
POLL 20 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
2 comments
 
Poor communities in Scotland are getting dirtier
Carole Noble explains the social impact of the decline of our local environments
OPINION 16 October 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.

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