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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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Benefits of CRM to third sector organisations
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Recovery communities in rural locations
Louise Stewart of WithYou reflects on a recent consultation event held on Islay
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A type of debt that you particularly need to avoid
Myles Fitt: the harshness and immediacy of the Council Tax collection process is not well known
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How I nearly fell into the gambling trap I work to help others out of
Many of the problems that people bring to the CAB, particularly debt, spring from, or are exacerbated by, issues with gambling
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The economic role of Scotland’s third sector in shaping health and social care
The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked
OPINION 27 February 2024 by Sara Redmond
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We need to take the shame out of debt
There’s no shame in having debt, and it’s completely understandable to be stressed and anxious about it
OPINION 26 February 2024 by Myles Fitt
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Welcoming new Scots to an old tradition at International Cafe
Anna Byatt on the power of participation
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The lady, and the dog, that I can’t get out of my mind
Derek Mitchell on how debt touches every aspect of our lives
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Why this budget failed to put Scotland’s children first
Fiona King argues that the 2024/25 Scottish Budget misses a critical opportunity to make further progress on child poverty
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Sanctioning benefits is destitution by design
Erica Young: "do we believe a person’s ability to secure a job is enhanced or diminished by hunger?"
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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.

Read it here
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