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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 
SCIAF’s Dr Ben Wilson attended Cop29 in Baku – writing exclusively for TFN, he describes a conference that came dangerously close to collapse

 
Martin Dorchester's searing take on the National Insurance hike announced in the UK budget

 
Claire Telfer of Save The Children on the upcoming Scottish budget

 
David Hilferty: the government must provide sustainable funding for the voluntary sector and those it supports

 
Collette Stevenson MSP: the Scottish Government could provide a significant boost to the effectiveness of organisations that do so much to help so many

 
Andy Paterson: initiatives led by local businesses and social enterprises could be the future of energy across Scotland

 
This powerful blog from People Know How provides a stark insight into the impact of funding cuts and service closures on both volunteers and the staff who support them

 
Derek Mitchell: “Here we are in a cost-of-living crisis, yet there’s billions of pounds just sitting there, unclaimed”

 
Jackie Stone says hospices now face a perfect storm

 
Fiona McFarlane on the significant relationship between children's mental health and educational attainment