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A human rights approach to social security

OPINION 9 December 2022 by Ben Macpherson
Social Justice & Poverty
Ben Macpherson MSP says Holyrood takes a person-centred approach to accessing benefits

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-human-rights-approach-to-social-security

Making universities welcoming to refugees and those seeking asylum

OPINION 14 December 2022 by Gün Orgun
Social Justice & Poverty
Still time to sign up for conference in January

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-universities-welcoming-to-refugees-and-those-seeking-asylum

An indictment of the time we live in: why we've opened a warm bank

OPINION 14 December 2022 by James Wells
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
James Wells of the LifeCare Edinburgh charity on the reasons it is opening its doors

https://tfn.scot/opinion/an-indictment-of-the-time-we-live-in-why-weve-opened-a-warm-bank

Building a new economic model for Scotland

OPINION 19 December 2022 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Funding & Finance
Duncan Thorp on building a radical approach to the economy and the role social enterprises will play

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-a-new-economic-model-for-scotland

FOI: voluntary organisations must engage with "inevitable" reforms

OPINION 20 December 2022 by Paul Bradley
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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Paul Bradley says that while reforming FOI to cover more organisations is inevitable, how that reform looks is not set in stone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foi-voluntary-organisations-must-engage-with-inevitable-reforms

The cost of living, social enterprise and looking forward

OPINION 22 December 2022 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
2022 has been dominated by the cost of living, says Duncan Thorp

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-cost-of-living-social-enterprise-and-looking-forward

Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Jennifer Wallace
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
At the end of 2022 the team at Carnegie UK said goodbye to their good friend and colleague Pippa Coutts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/pippa-coutts-sharp-wit-and-good-humour

Covid-19: learnings for supporting migrant and minority ethnic communities

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Dr Paulina Trevena
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Dr Paulina Trevena on why not learning from the pandemic would be a lost opportunity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/covid-19-learnings-for-supporting-migrant-and-minority-ethnic-communities

Cost of living crisis: the hard facts

OPINION 13 January 2023 by Matthew Linning
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Matthew Linning discusses new evidence on the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cost-of-living-crisis-the-hard-facts

Lived experience is shaping Scotland’s upcoming self-harm strategy

OPINION 26 January 2023 by Tina Koenig
Health & Social Care
A Self-Harm Strategy Design group was set up to ensure that people with lived experience would be involved in shaping the strategy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lived-experience-is-shaping-scotlands-upcoming-self-harm-strategy

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.