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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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A parking ticket motivated me to raise £13,000
Mairi Holden is a single mum to four-year-old Oscar and raised over £13,000 after getting a parking ticket
OPINION 11 May 2016 Guest post
 
First impressions of the third kind – the power of partnerships
Colin McKerchar has worked in the voluntary sector for four months now and is feeling liberated from competitive suspicions
OPINION 26 April 2016 Guest post
1 comment
 
Young Scots who grew up in care are spreading love globally
Duncan Dunlop explains the role that young care experienced Scots have played in moulding a more loving care system in New Zealand
OPINION 18 April 2016 Guest post
 
We should all become champions of children’s rights
Jackie Brock says Scotland's children's sector has proven it is strong enough to influence parties ahead of the Scottish Parliament election
OPINION 14 April 2016 Guest post
 
Poll: do you support Named Person?
POLL 7 April 2016 by Graham Martin
81 comments
 
Decision makers sat on their hands while children died
Liam Stevenson pulls no punches as he tells how TIE is tackling LGBT-phobia in our schools
OPINION 30 March 2016 Guest post
2 comments
 
University help long overdue for those in care
Duncan Dunlop says with only 7% of people who have been in care going straight to university from high school something had to be done
OPINION 23 March 2016 Guest post
 
Innovation for every child: Scotland imagines the future
Unicef on how innovation can work for children
OPINION 4 March 2016 Guest post
1 comment
 
Working with the third sector for the good of our children
Young people's minister on how the third sector can help make Scotland the best place to grow up in
OPINION 4 March 2016 Guest post
 
Our duty to look after refugee children serparated from their families
It's our duty to help refugee children
OPINION 15 February 2016 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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