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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
 
David Cameron welcomes the land reform review group report and calls for decisive legislation to make its recommendations a reality

 
Ruchir Shah says UKIP’s rise shows attitudes in Scotland are not that different to rest of the UK

 
Pete Latchford believes its time for dads to be brought in from the cold and given equal rights to mums

 
John Downie believes the third sector will have a major role in creating a fair and prosperous nation whatever the outcome of the referendum

 
Martin Johnstone thinks the Big Lottery Fund should design processes to focus more on the beauty of people and communities

 
David Davison warns that charities in local government pension schemes should prepare for more funding pain

 
Claire Carpenter believes the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland needs to invest in people and ideas to ensure social innovation can thrive in Scotland

 
Jackie Killeen explains how third sector organisations can help shape the Big Lottery Fund Scotland future spending priorities

 
Allan Young explains why over 10,000 children in Scotland living in kinship care are being let down by a system which fails to recognise their needs

 
Melanie Ward works for a major international development charity and believes the third sector will be better off staying part of the United Kingdom