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Is the youth work sector there yet?

OPINION 5 May 2014 by YouthLink Scotland
Families & Young People
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Jim Sweeney, chief executive of YouthLink Scotland, examines the impact of the new National Youth Work Strategy ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-we-there-yet

Make 100 years count

OPINION 5 May 2014 Guest post
Management
Maureen O’Neill explains why a century after the start of the First World War, it is important to ensure a strong European Union

https://tfn.scot/opinion/make-100-years-count

Rights to benefits

OPINION 8 May 2014 by TFN
Social Justice & Poverty
Financial discrimination of disabled people must end

https://tfn.scot/opinion/rights-to-benefits

The senselessness of sanctions

OPINION 12 May 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Steven McAvoy, Enable welfare rights adviser, recounts an incident that highlights why benefits sanctions don't save money or help people find work

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-senselessness-of-sanctions

Investing in people and ideas

OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
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Claire Carpenter believes the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland needs to invest in people and ideas to ensure social innovation can thrive in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/investing-in-people-and-ideas

Turning up the volume on kinship care

OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Allan Young explains why over 10,000 children in Scotland living in kinship care are being let down by a system which fails to recognise their needs

https://tfn.scot/opinion/turning-up-the-volume-on-kinship-care

More local government pension plan pain

OPINION 22 May 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
David Davison warns that charities in local government pension schemes should prepare for more funding pain

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-local-government-pension-plan-pain

We can create a fair and prosperous nation

OPINION 23 May 2014 Guest post
Management
John Downie believes the third sector will have a major role in creating a fair and prosperous nation whatever the outcome of the referendum

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-can-create-a-fair-and-prosperous-nation

A social economy leads to a successful economy

OPINION 26 May 2014 Guest post
Management
Duncan Thorp argues that Scotland needs a thriving social enterprise sector as part of a strong economy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-social-economy-leads-to-a-successful-economy

Charities can’t afford to risk too much

OPINION 26 May 2014 Guest post
Management
Paula Karlsson explains why planning ahead and managing risk should be a significant function of any charity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-cant-afford-to-risk-too-much

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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.