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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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Focus on the strength of our communities
Martin Johnstone thinks the Big Lottery Fund should design processes to focus more on the beauty of people and communities
OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post
 
More local government pension plan pain
David Davison warns that charities in local government pension schemes should prepare for more funding pain
OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post
 
Big Lottery Fund Scotland is looking for big ideas
Jackie Killeen explains how third sector organisations can help shape the Big Lottery Fund Scotland future spending priorities
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
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Investing in people and ideas
Claire Carpenter believes the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland needs to invest in people and ideas to ensure social innovation can thrive in Scotland
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
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Moving on from chugging
Peter Hills-Jones believes the debate about chugging has reached stalemate
OPINION 28 March 2014 Guest post
 
Meagre pickings for Scottish charities in Budget
Ruchir Shah explains the significance of the crumbs the chancellor offered to the Scottish charity sector in his recent budget
OPINION 24 March 2014 Guest post
 
Little for charities in Chancellor’s budget
Ministers don't understand the third sector, argues Debra Allcock Tyler in response to George Osborne's fifth budget
OPINION 21 March 2014 Guest post
 
The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail
John Low from the Charities Aid Foundation says there were positives for charities in the budget, but the government needs to provide more detail
OPINION 20 March 2014 Guest post
 
Give More was not doomed to failure
Give More was not doomed to failure but it didn't engage either the public or the third sector
OPINION 20 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
The likely impact of the budget on UK charities
Nick Sladden of Baker Tilly expects to see more measures to prevent charities being used for tax avoidance in Wednesday's budget
OPINION 14 March 2014 Guest post
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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