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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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Climate change threat deepens as focus is on referendum
Deborah Long says environmental activists are looking beyond the referendum to the much bigger issue facing humanity: climate change
OPINION 7 August 2014 Guest post
 
The legacy of the games will be seen in people
TFN reporter Paul Cardwell was one of 15,000 Clydesiders at the Commonwealth Games. He says the legacy of the games involves more than bricks and mortar
OPINION 7 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Does voting improve lives?
Until inequality is tackled, participation in elections won't increase
OPINION 4 August 2014 Guest post
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A dementia diagnosis doesn’t prevent people from voting
Having dementia may mean you worry about voting, but Amy Dalrymple explains how people with dementia can be supported to have their say
OPINION 1 August 2014 Guest post
 
Homeless recovering addicts really want to vote
Ruth Campbell from Comas believes the referendum is engaging the most vulnerable in our society for the first time ever
OPINION 31 July 2014 Guest post
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We must invest more in housing after the referendum
Alan Ferguson argues that housing must be a priority of the future Scottish Government regardless of the outcome of the referendum
OPINION 31 July 2014 Guest post
 
Young carers’ votes are being forgotten
We are in danger of missing out young carers in voter registration drives, says Paul Traynor from Carers Trust Scotland
OPINION 31 July 2014 Guest post
 
Failing to engage disabled people in the referendum
Bill Scott explains why disabled people will be some of the missing million who don't turn up to polling stations in September for the independence referendum
OPINION 30 July 2014 Guest post
 
Learning disabled demand answers on independence
Peter Scott is calling on both sides of the referendum to better engage with people with learning disabilities to help them use their vote well
OPINION 30 July 2014 Guest post
 
What’s behind the missing million voters?
Willie Sullivan says people chose not to vote not because they think life is fine but because they lack faith in the power of the ballot box
OPINION 30 July 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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