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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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Reuse - good for budgets, good for people
Michael Cook on the value of reuse
OPINION 21 December 2018 Guest post
 
Does the third sector hold the key to unlocking empty homes?
Shaheena Din examines the work that is going on to bring empty homes in Scotland back into use
OPINION 20 December 2018 Guest post
 
Should offensive Christmas songs be banned?
POLL 20 December 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Blowing the whistle in the third sector
Jamie Meechan analyses the latest report on whistleblowing within Scotland's charity sector
OPINION 18 December 2018 Guest post
 
Social Care 2018: ‘Plus ca change’
Nigel Henderson looks back at the major issues which have affected the social care sector in 2018
OPINION 17 December 2018 Guest post
 
Give more and shop better this festive season
Duncan Thorp explains how we can avoid rampant materialism this Christmas by sourcing gifts from Scotland's thriving social enterprises
OPINION 14 December 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Child neglect: the tensions between care and justice
Joanna Barrett explores why incidents of child cruelty have been growing in England but going down in Scotland
OPINION 11 December 2018 Guest post
 
A new shape to the charity shop model
Ann Loughrey on an innovate new approach to charity retail
OPINION 10 December 2018 Guest post
 
Engaging effectively at Holyrood
Robert McGeachy gives top tips to third sector organisations on how to engage with politicians
OPINION 10 December 2018 Guest post
 
Third sector hopes and fears for 2019
Anna Fowlie is urging organisations to complete SCVO's important State of the Sector survey to highlight the sector's hopes and fears for the future
OPINION 10 December 2018 Guest post
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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