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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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A little co-production goes a very long way
A team of people with first-hand experience of homelessness have been directly involved in shaping homelessness policy and practice in Glasgow
OPINION 20 November 2020 by TFN
 
People, places and possibilities
EVOC's Ella Simpson says Covid-19 has brutally exposed the systemic weaknesses which always existed in the third sector
OPINION 17 November 2020 by TFN
 
Our most challenging year yet
John MacMillan reflects on the challenges the Eric Liddell Centre has faced in its 40th year
OPINION 16 November 2020 by John MacMillan
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Digitally connecting and bridging divides
Diane Marr reflects on the Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution's International Conference
OPINION 11 November 2020 Guest post
 
The private sector needs a thriving charitable sector
Standard Life Aberdeen recognises that recovery from Coronavirus will mean everyone stepping up to support #NeverMoreNeeded community services
OPINION 10 November 2020 by Susan Smith
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Way to go – leaning into change through lockdown
Fear of change is natural but we owe it to our communities to overcome it says Jacqui Taylor
OPINION 9 November 2020 Guest post
 
Social enterprises are a key solution to the employment challenge
Duncan Thorp says social enterprises can play a vital role in helping to get people back into work post-coronavirus
OPINION 9 November 2020 by Duncan Thorp
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It’s time to pull out all the stops for charity trustees
Alastair Keatinge says strong trustees have never been needed more - and that they need proper support
OPINION 2 November 2020 by Alastair Keatinge
 
The Melting Pot is overflowing with ideas
Claire Carpenter reflects on 13 years of the Melting Pot and what lies ahead for co-working, as the social enterprise looks for a new home
OPINION 26 October 2020 by Claire Carpenter
 
Is a poverty of ambition holding our sector back?
Nathan Sparling sets a challenge to Scotland's voluntary sector to cast aside fear and be ambitious about recovery #NeverMoreNeeded
OPINION 23 October 2020 by Nathan Sparling
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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