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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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Voice of dissent: poverty campaigners do challenge the Scottish Government
Peter Kelly challenges Robert Armour's view that the third sector is unwilling to criticise the Scottish Government
OPINION 27 March 2017 Guest post
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I turned a life of crime into a life worth living
Pete Sams life turned around when he got involved in a voluntary project in prison and it gave him something to live for
OPINION 14 March 2017 by Rab Armour
 
The difference a home makes to ex-offenders
Andrea Williams has discovered a safe and secure home can turn the lives around of women coming out of prison
OPINION 1 December 2016 Guest post
 
Whose town is it anyway?
Phil Prentice considers how Scots can contribute to making their towns better during National Towns' Week
OPINION 15 November 2016 Guest post
 
Real Lives: From homelessness to the board in two years
Richard Williams joined the Emmaus community in Gloucestershire to get off the streets, less than two years later he's helping to run the charity
OPINION 7 November 2016 Guest post
 
Underneath the digital divide is shocking inequality
Douglas White explains why vharities have a vital role to play in helping to tackle the digital divide
OPINION 27 September 2016 Guest post
 
One year on from the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing
​Adam Lang examines what impact of the commission on housing and wellbeing has had a year after publishing its final report
OPINION 7 September 2016 Guest post
 
Behind closed doors: what’s going on in housing in Scotland
​Graeme Brown explores recent housing triumphs as well as the obstacles Scotland's must overcome to ensure enough safe and affordable housing
OPINION 9 August 2016 Guest post
 
I travelled 600 miles without money to help the homeless
Comedian Damian Kingsley spent 112 days on the road relying on other people’s generosity to raise money for Shelter
OPINION 2 August 2016 Guest post
 
Real Hero: I’ve raised £7m for charity in 21 years
Pete Jew (58), manages Shelter Scotland’s Stockbridge shop – famous for its January launch events. He was recently named the UK’s top charity shop worker
OPINION 19 July 2016 Guest post
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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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