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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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Move to real-time impact reporting results in greater transparency
Matt Stevenson-Dodd, chief executive of Street League, discusses his charity’s decision to run the #CallForClarity campaign
OPINION 9 November 2017 Guest post
 
More to be done to ensure charities pay living wage
Emma Kosmin, programme manager for the Living Wage Foundation, reflects on the rate being increased to £8.75 an hour
OPINION 8 November 2017 Guest post
 
What comes first: salaries or service users?
Susan Smith says the charity sector must avoid the false dichotomy between a decent wage and their charitable purpose
OPINION 8 November 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Collaboration is the lifeblood of charities
Martin Baker believes Scottish charities are better at collaboration than other parts of the UK but we could all do more to learn from our peers
OPINION 6 November 2017 Guest post
 
Men aren’t stepping up to support female victims of domestic abuse
Marsha Scott expresses irritation at an article that implied women's organisations aren't doing enough to recruit male supporters
OPINION 2 November 2017 by Alex Turnbull
 
Placing families at the centre of what we do
Placing families at the centre of what we do
OPINION 30 October 2017 by TFN
 
Citizens Basic Income: why here, and why now?
Dr Benjamin Simmons looks at why ​calls for a Citizens Basic Income are gaining ground
OPINION 24 October 2017 Guest post
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Citizens Basic Income: an idea whose time has come
Maddy Halliday explains what a Citizens Basic Income is - and how it would work
OPINION 24 October 2017 Guest post
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Is this the end of sleepovers?
Annie Gunner Logan says that Living Wage move looks like it will lead to an end to sleepovers
OPINION 24 October 2017 Guest post
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Independent living “only if you don’t require a sleepover”
Pete Richmond says the move to pay the living wage to care workers on sleepover could threaten the right of people to live in their own homes
OPINION 23 October 2017 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.

Read it here
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