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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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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
3 comments
 
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
2 comments
 
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
 
Are you ready for the new GDPR legislation?
Fraser Nicol, partner at Scott-Moncrieff chartered accountants, looks at what charities need to do to ensure they meet the new legal requirements
OPINION 20 October 2017 Guest post
2 comments
 
Services will be cut and social care bodies put at risk
John McDonald says the Scottish Government must fully fund charities to pay staff the living wage or services will be cut and charities could close
OPINION 20 October 2017 Guest post
 
How to avoid an own goal in communications
Great expectations come crashing down when you fail to put faith in your creative people, says Sally Hall
OPINION 13 October 2017 Guest post
 
Third sector will play a critical role in delivering Fair Start Scotland
Jamie Hepburn MSP says he is "disappointed" by third sector reaction to Fair Start Scotland
OPINION 13 October 2017 Guest post
1 comment
 
Poll: should Universal Credit be stopped?
POLL 13 October 2017 by Graham Martin
4 comments
 
Five ways charities can transform their transparency
Simon Francis outlines principles for improved transparency and increased visibility of charity fundraising
OPINION 10 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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