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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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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Closed curtains tell a story of poverty and hopelessness
Rhona Cunningham reflects on what if anything has changed for families over two decades of stalled political progress on overcoming child poverty
OPINION 19 October 2018 Guest post
 
DEC needs to be ready to react
Huw Owen talks about being prepared to react when international emergencies happen
OPINION 19 October 2018 Guest post
 
Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities
Mark Griffin MSP believes Scotland's flagship Social Security Agency has already failed minorities despite it claiming to be a model of inclusion
OPINION 19 October 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Balancing GDPR with core activity is an ongoing challenge for charities
Mark Chynoweth advises on how charities can ensure GDPR compliance without negative impact on core activities
OPINION 18 October 2018 Guest post
 
The killing blow often comes from the direction least expected
With everyone’s eyes on Brexit, growing Universal Credit unrest looks set to blindside the Tory government
OPINION 18 October 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Technology can revolutionise care provision across the country
Debbie Collins argues that investment in technology has far wider benefits than purely financial stability
OPINION 17 October 2018 Guest post
 
Being active is great and takes my mind off the pain
Michael Mellon speaks of the support he has received from Help for Heroes, as he prepares to be Scotland's only representative at the Invictus Games
OPINION 16 October 2018 Guest post
 
What is trauma in childhood?
Mary Glasgow examines why adverse childhood experiences and trauma are being widely talked about
OPINION 16 October 2018 Guest post
 
Does your organisation demonstrate a duty of care?
John Cleghorn explains the importance of duty of care
OPINION 15 October 2018 Guest post
 
Your staff have the answer - we’ll help them uncover it
Steve McCreadie of the Lens is looking to develop intrapreneurship within a new group of medium sized charities
OPINION 15 October 2018 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.

Read it here
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