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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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Lived experience is shaping Scotland’s upcoming self-harm strategy
A Self-Harm Strategy Design group was set up to ensure that people with lived experience would be involved in shaping the strategy
OPINION 26 January 2023 by Tina Koenig
 
Can PE at nursery help children become better learners?
Research project looks at physical activity and physical education in early years
OPINION 25 January 2023 by Grant Small
 
The real-life lessons of burnout
As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces she is leaving her role, Jane-Claire Judson shares her own experience of approaching burnout last year
OPINION 19 January 2023 by Jane-Claire Judson
 
Free cyber assessment now available for Scottish organisations and charities
Sponsored content: Scottish charities can access a Cyber Essentials analysis by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre
OPINION 17 January 2023 Sponsored content
 
Cost of living crisis: the hard facts
Matthew Linning discusses new evidence on the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering
OPINION 13 January 2023 by Matthew Linning
 
Covid-19: learnings for supporting migrant and minority ethnic communities
Dr Paulina Trevena on why not learning from the pandemic would be a lost opportunity
OPINION 11 January 2023 by Dr Paulina Trevena
 
Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour
At the end of 2022 the team at Carnegie UK said goodbye to their good friend and colleague Pippa Coutts
OPINION 11 January 2023 by Jennifer Wallace
 
Cyber skills every employee should have
Essential tips on improving cyber security for your organisation
OPINION 9 January 2023 by Jude McCorry
 
The cost of living, social enterprise and looking forward
2022 has been dominated by the cost of living, says Duncan Thorp
OPINION 22 December 2022 by Duncan Thorp
 
FOI: voluntary organisations must engage with "inevitable" reforms
Paul Bradley says that while reforming FOI to cover more organisations is inevitable, how that reform looks is not set in stone
OPINION 20 December 2022 by Paul Bradley
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Building a new economic model for Scotland
Duncan Thorp on building a radical approach to the economy and the role social enterprises will play
OPINION 19 December 2022 by Duncan Thorp
 
An indictment of the time we live in: why we've opened a warm bank
James Wells of the LifeCare Edinburgh charity on the reasons it is opening its doors
OPINION 14 December 2022 by James Wells
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2021-22

Expert advice from across the sector on how to weather the cost of living and running costs crises. These are the most challenging of times, but TFN's Guide 2022/23 will help you get through.

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