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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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Opening your home and heart to those fleeing persecution
Rosie Kane, a former MSP, writes for TFN on her positive experience of taking in a refugee woman and child
OPINION 9 September 2015 Guest post
 
Is Scotland blazing a trail for low cost community energy?
Energy Action Scotland hails the launch of a new community energy scheme. But are such schemes able to realistically tackle fuel poverty?
OPINION 24 July 2015 by TFN
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Let’s talk about private renting
Ellie Hutchinson discusses the need to establish a national forum for tenants living in rented private accommodation
OPINION 8 July 2015 Guest post
 
Put tenants first and cure our housing crisis
​Jackie Murdo believes the only way out of the current housing crisis is to involve tenants more in decisions
OPINION 29 June 2015 by TFN
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Surplus food is no solution to food poverty
Martin Sime argues foodbanks are a symbol of human kindness, not a blight on our society
OPINION 23 June 2015 Guest post
 
How bedroom tax battle made me into an activist
Alan Wylie: how my anger at the bedroom tax propelled me to the frontline of the stuggle against it
OPINION 28 May 2015 Guest post
 
Home is the heart of the matter
Housing in Scotland still faces a number of issues as the sector prepares for the biggest housing conference in the country
OPINION 14 January 2015 Guest post
 
Homing in on the value of welfare
Graeme Brown explains why tackling housing benefit will demand decisive action on wider welfare and social justice issues in post-referendum Scotland
OPINION 24 October 2014 Guest post
 
We must invest more in housing after the referendum
Alan Ferguson argues that housing must be a priority of the future Scottish Government regardless of the outcome of the referendum
OPINION 31 July 2014 Guest post
 
Move from welfare to wellbeing through housing reform
Robert Black argues that housing benefit reform can make a real difference to quality of life
OPINION 27 June 2014 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.

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