Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

First impressions of the third kind – the power of partnerships

OPINION 26 April 2016 Guest post

Families & Young People

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Colin McKerchar has worked in the voluntary sector for four months now and is feeling liberated from competitive suspicions

https://tfn.scot/opinion/first-impressions-of-the-third-kind-the-power-of-partnerships

The social cost of unjust land ownership

OPINION 31 March 2014 Guest post

Environment & International

David Cameron, chair of Community Land Scotland, explains why unjust land distribution is still a major social issue in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-social-cost-of-unjust-land-ownership

Empowering communities through land reform

OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post

Environment & International

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Last week David Cameron, chair of Community Land Scotland, set out the need for change in Scotland’s land ownership. Here he explains how this can be achieved

https://tfn.scot/opinion/empowering-communities-through-land-reform

Uniting families in prisons

FEATURE 13 March 2014 by Alex Turnbull

Families & Young People

The new chief executive of the Scottish Pre-school Play Association, Jean Carwood-Edwards, discusses its project working to unite families in prisons

https://tfn.scot/features/uniting-families-in-prisons

Welfare reforms are affecting nation’s health

NEWS 14 April 2014 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

New research shows people are becoming increasingly depressed because of the impact of welfare reforms

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-reforms-are-affecting-nations-health

What joint health and social care boards really mean

OPINION 7 April 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Ian Welsh explains why Scotland's new joint health and social care boards could herald the dawn of a new age of person-centred care

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-joint-health-and-social-care-boards-really-mean

Why the Human Rights Act matters

OPINION 14 May 2015 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Why Tory attacks on human rights legislation must be resisted

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-the-human-rights-act-matters

Leaders are walking in each others’ shoes

OPINION 15 June 2015 Guest post

Management

Emily Martin explains how the Leadership Exchange Programme is helping to develop better partnership work across the third and public sectors

https://tfn.scot/opinion/leaders-are-walking-in-each-others-shoes

Allowing communities to call the shots

OPINION 7 July 2015 Guest post

Management

Marco Biagi MSP on how participatory budgeting can boost community empowerment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-participatory-budgeting-can-empower-communities

Is Scotland blazing a trail for low cost community energy?

OPINION 24 July 2015 by TFN

Regeneration & Housing

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Energy Action Scotland hails the launch of a new community energy scheme. But are such schemes able to realistically tackle fuel poverty?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-scotland-blazing-a-trail-for-low-cost-community-energy

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