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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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Don’t be fined accidentally – get insured!
Employer's liability insurance is a legally required essential for any size of organisation.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
Don’t forget Scotland’s disabled children
The children’s bill must do more to protect the rights of disabled children, argues Jan Savage head of campaigns and policy at Enable Scotland.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans
Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
From dependency to empowerment
Out of the ashes of the welfare state, a more modern enabling state is emerging, suggests Jenny Brotchie, policy officer at the Carnegie UK Trust.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
Hearing the cries of our children
Duncan Dunlop, chief executive of Who Cares? Scotland on why MSPs have benefited from listening to young care leavers’ experiences.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
Is this power to the people?
Can legislation really help to empower communities? Ian Cooke, director of the Development Trusts Association Scotland, believes so
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
The golden age of community
When you hear people talk about a sense of community what does it really mean?
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Robert Armour
 
They huff and they puff but don’t blow over the bedroom tax
It's official: the bedroom tax is unworkable, probably costs more than it sets out to save and hits the most vulnerable hardest.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Pensions need not create a crisis for your charity
Karen Wright who manages the SCVO Payroll Service gives some advice to smaller voluntary organisations.
OPINION 13 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
Some top tips for a tip top website
Regardless of size or purpose, all charities must overcome the most common online roadblocks, says Heather Burns, website designer and consultant.
OPINION 13 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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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