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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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The best leadership tool to get you through Covid - email
Angela Bonomy reflects on a year of the pandemic - and how email has been a simple tool for staying connected with others
OPINION 15 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
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The Gathering – back in 2022
Alex Thomson reflects on the decision to delay the voluntary sector's premier event until next year
OPINION 24 February 2021 by Alex Thomson
 
My World, My Health: using data to help keep you well
Sponsored content: take part in a project exploring how data sharing can impact health outcomes.
OPINION 25 January 2021 Guest post
 
Helping older people to live well at home
Rab Campbell examines an initiative from Food Train and tech company SICCAR helps older people live well at home, potentially freeing up hospital beds
OPINION 25 January 2021 by Rab Campbell
 
Living with societal long Covid
Susan Smith says the voluntary sector’s is Never More Needed to help people manage life in Scotland's second lockdown
OPINION 18 January 2021 by Susan Smith
 
Having Covid-19 was the most terrifying journey of my life
Nikki O'Hara, who is 53 and has no underlying health conditions, warns the coronavirus is real and everyone is at risk
OPINION 15 January 2021 by Nikki O'Hara
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Covid-19 has ensured that digital has fast become part of our DNA
Jillian Milne reflects on how Covid-19 has affected the support Mindspace offers, and what the longer term impact of the pandemic will be
OPINION 7 January 2021 by Jillian Milne
 
Mental health recovery is possible – even in lockdown
Face-to-face support has been stripped away, but mental health charity Penumbra is still looking after its community through the Covid pandemic
OPINION 6 January 2021 by Susan Smith
 
Deaf ambition for 2021
Janis McDonald says a major climate change summit in Glasgow this year provides the chance to highlight inclusive communication on a global stage
OPINION 6 January 2021 by Janis McDonald
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Watch this space (very closely)
Mhairi Snowden says it is important that the voluntary sector prepares as much as it can for the impacts of Brexit
OPINION 18 December 2020 by Mhairi Snowden
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.

Read it here
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