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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Should pudding be banned from school dinners?
POLL 6 September 2018 by TFN
1 comment
 
Disabled workers must be paid equally
Bill Scott discusses the suggestion that disabled people should be paid lower than the minimum wage
OPINION 5 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Third sector can fill the void left by Wonga
​Ross Ahlfeld says the third sector is best places to fill the void left by the collapse of Wonga
OPINION 4 September 2018 by Rab Armour
1 comment
 
How I became a charity chief executive
Martin Dorchester explains his move from Calmac to the third sector
OPINION 3 September 2018 Guest post
 
We know mentoring works for Scottish young people
Joe Connolly defends the value of youth mentoring against suggestions it has little impact on academic achievement
OPINION 3 September 2018 Guest post
 
Poll: should employers offer staff bereavement leave when a pet dies?
POLL 31 August 2018 by Graham Martin
8 comments
 
The five most common GDPR questions
David Mills examines the questions that charity staff are asking about GDPR
OPINION 31 August 2018 Guest post
 
Edinburgh International Book Festival is the most accessible yet
Frances Sutton shares the accessibility innovations at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival
OPINION 30 August 2018 Guest post
 
Emergency treatment saved my life
Robert Baldock, 53, has backed a charity campaign to ensure pioneering stroke treatment is used in Scotland, after having a thrombectmony saved him
OPINION 30 August 2018 Guest post
 
If the government won’t take ME seriously who will?
​Lesley Scott of Tymes Trust argues ME can't be fixed through psychological interventions and the authorities need to take a different tact
OPINION 29 August 2018 by TFN
3 comments
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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