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Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

OPINION 20 January 2025 by Kyle Scott

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#Society

#Technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/staying-connected-the-importance-of-digital-inclusion

Cross-sector conference takes steps to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the Highlands

OPINION 12 March 2026 by Susan Hunter

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Befriending Networks and Befrienders Highland join forces to host the first Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Highlands Conference

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cross-sector-conference-takes-steps-to-tackle-loneliness-and-social-isolation-in-the-highlands

Fixing systems, not symptoms

OPINION 11 May 2026 by Emma Jackson

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Services and support need to be designed and delivered in a way that mirrors real life and tackle issues at their root cause

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fixing-systems-not-symptoms

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

OPINION 19 May 2025 by Irene Oldfather

Families & Young People

Environment & International

Dr Irene Oldfather on the work of the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) to champion youth mobility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-scotlands-civil-society-and-young-people-can-teach-us-about-building-bridges

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

OPINION 26 May 2025 by Emma Jackson

Social Justice & Poverty

Emma Jackson on new benefits proposals

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-will-be-devastating-for-all-of-us-why-welfare-reforms-dont-need-to-happen

Could minimum pricing lead to more illegal alcohol in Scotland?

OPINION 23 April 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Dan Mushens, a recovery worker, says the long term consequences of minimum pricing are still unknown

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-minimum-pricing-lead-to-more-illegal-alcohol-in-scotland

How charities worked together to transform social security landscape

OPINION 1 May 2018 Guest post

Management

Bill Scott on how Scotland's third sector worked to make significant improvements to the new social security bill

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-charities-worked-together-to-transform-social-security-landscape

It’s time to spark volunteering in Scotland

OPINION 10 May 2018 Guest post

Management

Paul Reddish reveals ProjectScotland's plans to create a national youth volunteering team

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-time-to-spark-volunteering-in-scotland

Are we beginning to hear the death knell of SDS?

OPINION 6 December 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

Susan Smith calls on the third sector to fight the fatigue and find ways to save the personalisation dream before it's too late

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-that-the-death-knell-of-sds-were-beginning-to-hear

More than money matters

OPINION 13 February 2020 Guest post

Management

Heather Lamont considers the changing landscape for charity investors and the organisations they support

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-than-money-matters

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Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

Cross-sector conference takes steps to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the Highlands

Fixing systems, not symptoms

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

Could minimum pricing lead to more illegal alcohol in Scotland?

How charities worked together to transform social security landscape

It’s time to spark volunteering in Scotland

Are we beginning to hear the death knell of SDS?

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