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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.

 
Sara Redmond says progress on the NCS should not be lost to expediency and fear of sharing power

 
Allan Faulds: "the longer we wait for fair funding, the greater the risk it will be stretched to breaking point"

 
CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett reflects on the disappointments and successes of the 4 Steps to Fair Work campaign – and what its emerging movement can do next in its fight for social justice

 
Sarah Latto on Volunteer Scotland's response to the Human Rights Bill

 
Engender's Jade Stein explores the need to make visible how poverty and economic inequality are experienced at higher rates by women and marginalised groups across our society

 
Ruth Boyle outlines the policy demands of this year's cross-organisation Challenge Poverty Week, and says it's time to build a fairer, greener country 

 
2023 marks several historic milestones that profoundly reshaped the landscape for LGBTQ+ communities

 
We’ll be doing everything we can to ensure practical policy benefits reach local frontline social enterprises and the communities they serve.

 
New paper focuses on access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.

 
One of the aims was to understand the impact imprisonment has on the whole family in order to reduce stigma and social isolation