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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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You can’t deliver aid without taking risks
Despite being well trained, NGO staff will always be risking their lives in conflict zones
OPINION 17 September 2014 by TFN
 
Young people must shape our future, but the journey is only beginning
MSYP Louise Cameron says the chance to build on the level of participation of young people in the referendum is too good an opportunity to miss
OPINION 17 September 2014 Guest post
 
The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?
Maggie Kelly of Third Sector Yes is a writer and policy and campaigns advisor having worked in the third sector in Scotland and London for 20 years
OPINION 12 September 2014 Guest post
4 comments
 
​Jane Bruce: Why I am sitting fidgeting on the fence over the referendum
​Clore fellow Jane Bruce is from the north of England but is settled for good in Scotland - she is yet to make her mind up on how she will vote
OPINION 11 September 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
Whatever the independence outcome, the third sector’s time has come
The role of the third sector will grow after the referendum
OPINION 11 September 2014 Guest post
1 comment
 
NSPCC Scotland and University of Stirling launch unique child welfare and protection qualification
Lucy Morton is manager of the NSPCC’s service centre in Glasgow
OPINION 9 September 2014 Guest post
 
Poll: who do you think will win the independence referendum?
POLL 8 September 2014 by TFN
5 comments
 
Backchat: Brian McKenzie Freedom For Palestine
Injustice campaigner Brian McKenzie explains why he feels just as strongly about protesting today as he did at any other time
OPINION 4 September 2014 Guest post
 
Imagining our Future: Beyond the referendum
Ian Welsh is chief executive, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
OPINION 4 September 2014 Guest post
 
Social investment: the key ingredient in a lasting Games legacy
Alastair Davis is chief executive of Social Investment Scotland
OPINION 4 September 2014 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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