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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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You get to know to know the nuts and bolts of people’s lives
Dan Mushens shares his insight into how working closely with service users can lead to a unique understanding of their behaviours
OPINION 5 August 2019 Guest post
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Caring Activism offers tailored support
Peter Limbrick examines how the approach can help support people in Scotland
OPINION 29 July 2019 Guest post
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We need to talk about integration
​Ronnie Hill explains the practical application of social care integration
OPINION 25 July 2019 Guest post
 
Support on the streets for charity is breath taking
Judith Haw details her experience taking part in one of the more traditional methods of fundraising
OPINION 4 July 2019 Guest post
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Technology can have real benefits
Dan Mushens examines the benefits of using assistive technology to support those with alcohol related brain damage
OPINION 6 June 2019 Guest post
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Young people can create positive change
Amal Azzudin examines how young people in Scotland are taking action to make the world a better place
OPINION 6 June 2019 Guest post
 
New research aims to improve Self-directed Support for all
Ian Welsh on a powerful new body of data about the implementation of social care in Scotland
OPINION 28 May 2019 Guest post
 
Supporting residents in social housing to walk and cycle
Kath Brough encourages social housing providers to apply for a fund that will support walking and cycling
OPINION 27 May 2019 Guest post
 
Third sector cannot go on plugging gaps in public services
Sheghley Ogilvie says a UN expert’s scathing summary of poverty in the UK should act as a wake-up call for those in power
OPINION 23 May 2019 Guest post
 
Society’s debt to our legion of carers
Karen Martin says valuing those who care makes economic and moral sense
OPINION 14 May 2019 Guest post
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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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