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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, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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We can create a fair and prosperous nation
John Downie believes the third sector will have a major role in creating a fair and prosperous nation whatever the outcome of the referendum
OPINION 23 May 2014 Guest post
 
Focus on the strength of our communities
Martin Johnstone thinks the Big Lottery Fund should design processes to focus more on the beauty of people and communities
OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post
 
More local government pension plan pain
David Davison warns that charities in local government pension schemes should prepare for more funding pain
OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post
 
Investing in people and ideas
Claire Carpenter believes the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland needs to invest in people and ideas to ensure social innovation can thrive in Scotland
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
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Big Lottery Fund Scotland is looking for big ideas
Jackie Killeen explains how third sector organisations can help shape the Big Lottery Fund Scotland future spending priorities
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
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Turning up the volume on kinship care
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
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
 
The third sector is stronger as part of the UK
Melanie Ward works for a major international development charity and believes the third sector will be better off staying part of the United Kingdom
OPINION 16 May 2014 Guest post
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#belowtheline: Life below the breadline
Jamie Livingstone explains how he coped living on £1 a day for a week, and how it compared to a life of poverty at home or abroad
OPINION 13 May 2014 Guest post
 
The senselessness of sanctions
Steven McAvoy, Enable welfare rights adviser, recounts an incident that highlights why benefits sanctions don't save money or help people find work
OPINION 12 May 2014 Guest post
 
Rights to benefits
Financial discrimination of disabled people must end
OPINION 8 May 2014 by TFN
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.

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