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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, 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 Brexit be stopped?
POLL 20 July 2017 by Graham Martin
5 comments
 
Bethany gave me the tools to rebuild my life
David, 30, was helped out of homelessness by Bethany House, an emergency resettlement unit in Edinburgh.
OPINION 17 July 2017 Guest post
 
Charities urged to grab a slice of £3m funding pot
Joe Ray, social investment and innovation advisor at People’s Postcode Lottery, answers questions on the launch of Dream Fund 2018
OPINION 17 July 2017 by TFN
 
See you on the udder side: wacky race team will raise moo-lah for charity
Graeme Donohoe on why he's driving to Mongolia in a car done up as a Highland cow
OPINION 17 July 2017 Guest post
 
How the third sector can use litigation for change
Mhairi Snowden says charities can make the law work for them
OPINION 10 July 2017 Guest post
 
When no one cares remember that you do
​Ben Samson left care and became a success against all odds. Now he implores other care leavers to do the same
OPINION 10 July 2017 by Rab Armour
 
School’s out for summer – joy or sorrow?
Tommy George on how Edinburgh Leisure's Positive Destinations is helping 150 young people to unlock their potential this summer
OPINION 6 July 2017 Guest post
 
Write the mainstream media off at your peril
Sally Hall on the dangers of do it yourself communications and an over reliance on social media to tell your story
OPINION 6 July 2017 Guest post
 
All unsolicited calls should be banned
​The Fundraising Preference Service set to be launched tomorrow is fundamentally flawed according to Fair Telecoms campaigner David Hickson
OPINION 5 July 2017 by TFN
1 comment
 
Named Person legislation is an assault on families that must be opposed
Those who think named person legislation is dead should think again says Lesley Scott
OPINION 5 July 2017 by TFN
11 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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