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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.

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Shape the future of the social sector
Theresa Shearer is trying to increase understanding of the true value of the voluntary sector in our society
OPINION 12 April 2021 Guest post
 
What does the new action plan mean for our social enterprise community?
Duncan Thorp looks at bold pledges and initiatives to enhance and build our social enterprise movement.
OPINION 9 April 2021 by Duncan Thorp
 
Thanks for the journey - it's been a huge privilege
Nigel Henderson reflects on 30 years at Penumbra
OPINION 8 April 2021 Guest post
 
It's time to deliver for Scotland's nature and climate
Deborah Long explains how Cornavirus has made Scotland's environmental charities less resilient at the time they are most needed
OPINION 31 March 2021 Guest post
 
A small team can aim big
The pandemic has made the small team at Caledonia Housing rapidly react to changing priorities
OPINION 31 March 2021 Guest post
 
What do we want our future to look like?
Nick Hawkes explains how #oorfootprints can shape our future during the Holyrood election campaign
OPINION 29 March 2021 Guest post
 
In search of freedom to succeed and the grace to fail
OPINION 29 March 2021 Guest post
 
Taking a service design approach can help us all innovate
Renate Kriegler Edwards shares her story on how service design brought remote support practitioners together to discover and develop new ways of working
OPINION 24 March 2021 by Renate Kriegler Edwards
 
Child sexual exploitation is never the fault of the victim
Daljeet Dagon highlights victim blaming on CSE Awareness Day
OPINION 18 March 2021 Guest post
 
Our wellbeing economy is waiting in the wings and social enterprise is the engine to turn rhetoric into reality
Sean Duffy discusses the concept of the wellbeing economy, and how social enterprises can support the recovery from Covid-19
OPINION 17 March 2021 by Sean Duffy
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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