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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Third sector needs to speak with one voice on Brexit
John Downie, director of public affairs for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, wants the sector to pull together
OPINION 29 August 2017 Guest post
 
Poll: should private schools be stripped of charity status?
POLL 25 August 2017 by Graham Martin
6 comments
 
Private schools and councils are simply not charities
Susan Smith believes the time has come to remove charitable status from private schools and council run bodies
OPINION 23 August 2017 by Susan Smith
4 comments
 
Poll: Is two years too harsh a sentence for stealing £360,000 from a charity?
POLL 22 August 2017 by Graham Martin
6 comments
 
A cynical move to undermine charity campaigning
Susan Smith argues businesses taking out a full-page advert criticising a charity is a dangerous move to undermine charity campaigning
OPINION 16 August 2017 by Susan Smith
4 comments
 
Seeking social innovators to spend £5,000
Social enterprise agency Firstport is on the hunt for a new cohort of social innovators
OPINION 8 August 2017 Guest post
 
Why are charities failing at relationship fundraising?
Ian MacQuillin examines what relationship fundraising is and why boards and senior managers simply don't get it
OPINION 7 August 2017 Guest post
3 comments
 
Help TFN investigate the pension problem
Susan Smith explains why TFN is investigating third sector pensions and what you can do to help
OPINION 2 August 2017 by Susan Smith
1 comment
 
Where being a stakeholder might be a stretch too far
​James Jopling believes a warm welcome from power brokers might be lulling us all into a false sense of security
OPINION 21 July 2017 Guest post
 
Should Brexit be stopped?
POLL 20 July 2017 by Graham Martin
5 comments
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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