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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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What is social enterprise?
Kirstie Penman on how the environment for social enterprises has changed and what opportunities exist for entrepreneurs today
OPINION 8 October 2014 Guest post
 
Your charity’s future depends on your investment in digital
Conrad Rossouw, digital manager at Shelter Scotland, on how charities can embrace technology while still keeping within budget
OPINION 8 October 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
Forming a social enterprise nation
Duncan Thorp calls on social enterprise to join the debate on what new powers can help turn Scotland into a truly social enterprise nation
OPINION 30 September 2014 Guest post
 
A new politics, a new democracy and a new Scotland
Don't let the referendum momentum slide
OPINION 19 September 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
POLL: is another referendum inevitable?
POLL 19 September 2014 by Susan Smith
3 comments
 
You can’t deliver aid without taking risks
Despite being well trained, NGO staff will always be risking their lives in conflict zones
OPINION 17 September 2014 by TFN
 
The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?
Maggie Kelly of Third Sector Yes is a writer and policy and campaigns advisor having worked in the third sector in Scotland and London for 20 years
OPINION 12 September 2014 Guest post
4 comments
 
​Jane Bruce: Why I am sitting fidgeting on the fence over the referendum
​Clore fellow Jane Bruce is from the north of England but is settled for good in Scotland - she is yet to make her mind up on how she will vote
OPINION 11 September 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
Whatever the independence outcome, the third sector’s time has come
The role of the third sector will grow after the referendum
OPINION 11 September 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
I’ve seen the future and the third sector no longer exists
Jane Bruce predicts a future in which big business delivers social good
OPINION 26 August 2014 Guest post
1 comment
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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