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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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I loved the outdoors so much I started my own charity
Conservation volunteer William Torness founded a charity as a way to pass his enthusiasm for the outdoors onto others
OPINION 22 May 2018 by Robert Armour
 
A Scotland for all – or a playground for the rich?
Graham Martin on what the row over a raven cull reveals about who really owns Scotland
OPINION 25 April 2018 by Graham Martin
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How you can help Scotland go fossil free
Sally Clark says it's time for the country to free itself from fossil fuels
OPINION 23 April 2018 Guest post
 
Poll: should hare culling be banned?
POLL 29 March 2018 by Graham Martin
2 comments
 
Yemen: three years of devastating conflict and human rights abuses
Kate Nevens says UK government is complicit in Yemen catastrophe
OPINION 28 March 2018 Guest post
 
Life saving work is what we do best
Jamie Livingstone, head of Oxfam Scotland, says the charity's work in Yemen proves its worth amid recent media attention
OPINION 27 March 2018 Guest post
 
Public shouldn’t turn their back on vital humanitarian work
Richard Cambridge, a humanitarian worker for International Red Cross, says the public needs to back aid charities
OPINION 21 February 2018 Guest post
 
Save this planet: Eat Local
​Bruce McInnes runs a campaign encouraging local retailers in Glasgow to source locally - and it's working
OPINION 13 February 2018 by Robert Armour
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We can’t let Oxfam crisis distract from our vital work
​Kevin Watkins, Save the Children chief executive, says the Oxfam crisis is rooted in the male abuse of power
OPINION 12 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Poll: should live transportation of farm animals be banned?
POLL 8 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
2 comments
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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