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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.

Latest Opinion
 
Profound shifts in UK politics have made Westminster a side show

 
We must do things differently, argues John Downie

 
​The Scottish Youth Parliament is teaming up with Children 1st to end child poverty in Scotland

 

 
​A different political landscape won't cure poverty argues Peter Schroeder

 
Think there’s nothing your charity could learn from a society of fire-dancers, storytellers and drummers? You might just be wrong ...

 

 
Ian Welsh explains why Scotland's new joint health and social care boards could herald the dawn of a new age of person-centred care

 
​Stronger communities are being built - and community spirit regained - through a simple yet effective concept which is bringing people together across Scotland

 
Poverty scars our communities, in May we can begin to build the fairest nation on earth, says Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy