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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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Access to justice for all 
New paper focuses on access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.
OPINION 21 September 2023 by Eleanor Deeming Johnstone
 
Families Outside delivers training package with session at Glasgow prison 
One of the aims was to understand the impact imprisonment has on the whole family in order to reduce stigma and social isolation
OPINION 18 September 2023 by Jazmine Bennett
 
Community Transport: a thriving movement in challenging times 
David Kelly on how Community Transport is a way of plugging gaps in our public transport network
OPINION 18 September 2023 by David Kelly
 
Programme for Government: has palliative and end of life care been forgotten? 
Scottish Government's commitments should have gone further
OPINION 13 September 2023 by Helen Malo
 
Creating mentally healthy schools 
Martin Crewe: We need to create positive learning spaces in our schools where relationships can be nurtured and learning enhanced
OPINION 13 September 2023 by Martin Crewe
 
Find how your organisation could save through the National Charity Tender
Sponsored content: Utility Aid's National Charity Tender Scheme
OPINION 13 September 2023 Sponsored content
 
Volunteers or climate change ‘revolutionaries’? 
Sarah Latto wonders whether it is time to rethink ‘volunteering’ and consider how we can best utilise people’s time to bring about real and lasting change
OPINION 11 September 2023 by Sarah Latto
 
Nominate now for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 
Sponsored content: honour is bestowed annually on a group or individual who shows selflessness and dedication in a bid to save, enrich or improve the lives of others
OPINION 8 September 2023 Sponsored content
 
New digital agency for the voluntary sector
Sponsored content: the launch of Breeze Digital
OPINION 8 September 2023 Sponsored content
 
Peer support – a beacon of hope in a time of crisis 
This Sunday is World Suicide Prevention Day. The ask from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that we ‘Create Hope through Action.’
OPINION 5 September 2023 by Hannah Kane
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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