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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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Even volunteers need to retire
Eta Thomson has lived a life less ordinary volunteering across the world. Now she plans to tackle some home-based challenges
OPINION 12 August 2015 Guest post
 
70 years since Nagasaki: the threat of annihilation on our own doorstep
Our lives lived in the shadow of nuclear destruction
OPINION 10 August 2015 Guest post
 
UN lays down challenge to UK over human rights
Carole Ewart of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland says more people need to become human rights advocates
OPINION 28 July 2015 Guest post
 
Backchat: cancer can be a laughing matter
Barry Church Woods lost his sister Julie to cancer in 2010, but determined to keep on laughing, he set up the Big C and has raised £50,000 so far
OPINION 19 May 2015 Guest post
 
TFN poll: does 50 Shades promote abuse - or is it harmless escapism?
POLL 13 February 2015 by Graham Martin
2 comments
 
TFN poll: Page Three - offensive sexism or a bit of harmless fun?
POLL 22 January 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Poll: Is Sainsbury’s WW1 Christmas advert distasteful?
POLL 18 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
13 comments
 
Social investment: the key ingredient in a lasting Games legacy
Alastair Davis is chief executive of Social Investment Scotland
OPINION 4 September 2014 Guest post
 
Amersham to zombies: A-Z of volunteering
Charlotte Bray wonders whether there's a link between a creative use of your spare time and working for a charity
OPINION 18 August 2014 by Charlotte Bray
 
The legacy of the games will be seen in people
TFN reporter Paul Cardwell was one of 15,000 Clydesiders at the Commonwealth Games. He says the legacy of the games involves more than bricks and mortar
OPINION 7 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
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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