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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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Poll: Should primary school pupils have to sit national exams?
POLL 19 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell
1 comment
 
Understanding the Scottish charity regulator’s red flags
Diarmuid McDonnell explains why charities should be aware of the red flags the regulator will spot when examining their annual accounts
OPINION 17 May 2016 Guest post
 
Poll: are we demonising beggars?
POLL 13 May 2016 by Graham Martin
1 comment
 
A parking ticket motivated me to raise £13,000
Mairi Holden is a single mum to four-year-old Oscar and raised over £13,000 after getting a parking ticket
OPINION 11 May 2016 Guest post
 
What to do while waiting for the great leap forwards?
Many factors are driving change in Scotland and the third sector must take its place among them, argues Graham Martin
OPINION 11 May 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Let MND patients breathe
Calum Ferguson believes people with MND in Scotland live shorter lives than in England because of poor access to ventilators
OPINION 9 May 2016 Guest post
1 comment
 
The UN needs your views on human rights
Sanchita Hosali believes the third sector has important evidence of human rights failures that the UN needs to hear
OPINION 9 May 2016 Guest post
 
People power is the solution to poverty - not prayers
It's not prayers that the poor of Glasgow need, says the Humanist Society
OPINION 6 May 2016 Guest post
2 comments
 
With the election over it’s now time to deliver
Liz May says the new government must be bold and innovative in their efforts to close the attainment gap and deliver a more equal society
OPINION 6 May 2016 Guest post
 
Creating a meaningful third sector collaboration
Ewan Aitken on a new way of working in the third sector
OPINION 5 May 2016 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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