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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.

 
Scotland's emerging and established social enterprises are now able to enter to Scottish Social Enterprise Awards 2017

 
​Innovative use of technology recognised by industry

 
Social security minister Jeane Freeman outlines her vision for a better, fairer social security system run from Scotland

 
A homeless service providing shelter and warmth proved its worth last winter

 
​Housing group plans to create new homes for those on lower incomes

 
Fears social landlords are threatening eviction to collect rent arrears

 
A Scottish housing association has launched its own maintenance company in a bid to save money and improve its homes

 
Regulator has been forced to intervene in the running of two housing associations and says it is because they did not follow their own rules

 
Duncan Thorp explains why social enterprises share the same values as local authority employees and what this means for the uplcoming election

 
​Mick Lightbody is a veteran housing campaigner from Easterhouse, Glasgow. Alongside Bob Holman he managed to turn round the fortunes of the run-down estate