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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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Charities are unclear about notifiable events guidance
Alastair Keatinge warns deciding whether to report a ‘notifiable event’ to OSCR may not be straightforward
OPINION 25 October 2016 Guest post
 
Meet the Scot who survived after deliberately crashing his car at 80mph and is now cycling the world
Josh Quigley survived after deliberately crashing his car at over 80mph. He is now cycling the world to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention
OPINION 24 October 2016 Guest post
 
Investments that really do change lives
Monica Middleton on Oikocredit and how it is making a social and economic impact in disadvantaged parts of the world
OPINION 19 October 2016 Guest post
 
Social enterprise and the desire for business to give back
​Chris Smith, partner at law firm Gillespie Macandrew, on the benefits of social enterprise for both business and the community
OPINION 19 October 2016 Guest post
 
Youth work is a game changer for Scotland’s young people
John Loughton, founder and chief executive of leadership development social enterprise Dare2Lead, on why youth work transforms lives
OPINION 19 October 2016 Guest post
 
Charity adverts – why some are deemed to have gone too far
Shabnum Mustapha highlights some of the cases when the Advertising Standards Agency had to rule against charity adverts
OPINION 18 October 2016 Guest post
 
If care system is reformed the pain of growing up in care won’t have been for nothing
Harry O’Neill is one of the people with experience of being in care that met and influenced Nicola Sturgeon to announce a review of the care system
OPINION 18 October 2016 Guest post
 
Real Lives: the struggle to help my autistic son with ADHD
Laura Lemay speaks out about the difficulties her son Alfie faces to mark ADHD Awareness Month
OPINION 18 October 2016 Guest post
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Befriending is not just about cuddly grannies
Liz Watson says Scotland's befriending services work with thousands of lonely people from all sorts of backgrounds and many desperately need volunteers
OPINION 17 October 2016 Guest post
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Do we need 1,000 social care bodies for 5.3m people?
Theresa Shearer says the foundations the social care sector in Scotland are built on are cracking and the sector must start talking about change
OPINION 14 October 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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