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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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Progressive Stroke Pathway: turning aspiration into reality
John Watson on an ambitious document that could improve stroke services
OPINION 15 June 2022 by John Watson
 
Time to declare a national food emergency
Never has there been more of a need for Governments in Holyrood and Westminster to take decisive action to ensure that everyone has access to good food
OPINION 14 June 2022 by Angela Moohan
 
It’s time Scotland treated mental wellbeing support as a human right
Together, we can build a compassionate and caring society where no one must face their struggles alone.
OPINION 9 June 2022 by Danielle Rowley
 
It’s good to be back – the Gathering’s what we’ve all been waiting for
Beth Mukushi looks ahead to the return of THE major marker in the voluntary sector calendar
OPINION 8 June 2022 by Beth Mukushi
 
Scotland’s Spending Review: same old same old for the third sector, or worse?
Paul Bradley questions the Scottish Government's direction of travel over its commitment to the country's voluntary sector
OPINION 8 June 2022 by Paul Bradley
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Making the transition from financial services to charity sector
Claire Ritchie on the challenges she has faced and the support she has been given as a new chief operating officer in the voluntary sector
OPINION 8 June 2022 by Claire Ritchie
 
The Action Group becomes Living Wage accredited
Until our government recognises that social care workers deserve fair pay for the work they do, the social care crisis in recruitment and retention crisis will remain
OPINION 6 June 2022 by Lisa Williamson
 
Tough times make investment in family support essential
Mary Glasgow on what was - and wasn't - in the recent Spending Review for children's services
OPINION 6 June 2022 by Mary Glasgow
 
Time for employers to learn more about epilepsy
Lesslie Young of Epilepsy Scotland on the #ExcelWithEpilepsy campaign
OPINION 27 May 2022 by Lesslie Young
 
Should protests outside abortion clinics be banned?
POLL 27 May 2022 by Graham Martin
 
Ensuring everyone has the right to unimpeded healthcare
Buffer zones bill would keep anti-abortion protests away from hospitals
OPINION 24 May 2022 by Gillian Mackay
 
The good food nation bill must make the right to food a statutory, legal right
Angela Moohan says proposed legislation on food must be strengthened
OPINION 17 May 2022 by Angela Moohan
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2021-22

Experts from across the sector look at how the voluntary sector begins to recover from the pandemic, covering topics from finances to office space to events planning - and everything in between!

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