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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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Time to deliver on poverty targets
John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland, analyses the latest poverty statistics
OPINION 22 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
I took on the Mother of all Challenges
Leigh McLean was one of four inspirational mums who battled five days of gruelling physical challenges for Sport Relief
OPINION 20 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Let’s create an equal future for women and girls
Girlguiding Advocate and Girlguiding Scotland member Bethan looks at how Citizen Girl is creating a more equal future for women and girls
OPINION 20 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Raising age of criminal responsibility is only the first step
Juliet Harris, director of Together, analyses the decision to raise the minimum age children can be convicted of a crime
OPINION 19 March 2018 Guest post
 
Winter of discontent: snow is not fun for too many children
Rhona Cunningham reminds us that for thousands of children growing up in poverty, snow storms meant being cold and hungry
OPINION 13 March 2018 Guest post
 
I’m 99 but I’m not done with volunteering yet
As he advances towards his 100th year, Norman Hutchison isn't giving up volunteering yet
OPINION 9 March 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Scottish youth project goes international
Junior Award Scheme for Schools volunteer Fraser Munro examines the scheme's Malaysian rollout
OPINION 8 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Many hands make the lightsaber work
Charlotte Bray was in her element at Capital Sci-Fi Con, a fundraiser in aid of Children's Hospices Across Scotland
OPINION 13 February 2018 by Charlotte Bray
 
A consultation or a cover up of child maintenance failings?
Rhona Cunningham critiques the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on child maintenance and urges people to respond
OPINION 29 January 2018 Guest post
 
Giving young people a chance is key to helping them flourish
Jim Sweeney, chief executive of YouthLink Scotland, looks at what can be achieved through the Year of Young People
OPINION 18 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
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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