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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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Want to win your campaign? Get a lawyer!
​Tim Shayler, a pro-bono lawyer, reckons campaigning is far more effective if your cause is constructed around a legal framework
OPINION 21 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Much loved campaigner reveals he has one year to live
​Veteran anti-poverty campaigner tells friends and family has has motor neurone disease
NEWS 21 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Tam and Arthur are proud to make 5.2 million poppies by hand every year
Have you bought a poppy yet? In this fantastic video, Tam and Arthur, explain how Scotland's 5.2 million poppies are made by hand in Edinburgh
NEWS 21 October 2015 by Alex Turnbull
 
Woman tops LGBT power list for first time
List aims to encourage top leaders to be open about their sexuality
NEWS 20 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Food poverty alliance declares war on hunger
The country’s first foodbank taskforce has convened, with the aim of eradicating hunger in Scotland
NEWS 19 October 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Poll: Should rich people pay more tax?
POLL 16 October 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Sheku Bayoh arrest officer “hates black people”
​Allegations emerge that an officer in Sheku Bayoh's fatal arrest was violent and racist
NEWS 15 October 2015 by TFN
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Income inequality is simply wrong
Susan Smith believes we have become too complacent about the rich becoming richer
OPINION 14 October 2015 by Susan Smith
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Poverty is not inevitable, but must be a priority
Lisa Stewart, campaigns and comms manager at Oxfam Scotland, says poverty could be more effectively tackled if wealth inequality is addressed
OPINION 13 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Charities, not just people, are protected from discrimination
Rory Byrom explains how a charity could end up being the victim of discrimination under the Equality Act
OPINION 13 October 2015 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.

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