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Making the third sector a living wage champion

OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Lynn Anderson argues that the third sector has everything to gain from the living wage - and nothing to lose

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-the-third-sector-a-living-wage-champion

Charity incorporation: the pros and cons

OPINION 2 November 2016 Guest post

Management

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Alastair Keatinge says that new rules on incorporation may increase a charity's workload, but this shouldn't skew your decision-making on whether to incorporate

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charity-incorporation-the-pros-and-cons

Whose town is it anyway?

OPINION 15 November 2016 Guest post

Regeneration & Housing

Phil Prentice considers how Scots can contribute to making their towns better during National Towns' Week

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whose-town-is-it-anyway

The value of the personal touch

OPINION 16 November 2016 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Gerry O'Sullivan says that the most valuable part of his time at Bield was seeing the difference the charity has made first hand

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-value-of-the-personal-touch

Vote to protect creative community expression

OPINION 8 May 2017 by Alex Turnbull

Culture & Leisure

Jemma Neville explains why the results of the UK general election could have a major impact on voluntary and community arts in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/vote-to-protect-creative-community-expression

Let’s empower our learning disabled to lead on change

OPINION 16 May 2017 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

People with additional needs are helping to make their services and communities better

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-empower-our-learning-disabled-to-lead-on-change

Labour: use new welfare powers to increase Child Benefit by £240

NEWS 27 February 2017 by Robert Armour

Families & Young People

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Scottish Labour leader pledges to increase Child Benefit

https://tfn.scot/news/new-welfare-powers-to-increase-child-benefit-by-240

Half a million missing out on vital benefits

NEWS 7 March 2017 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

A range of charities are backing a campaign aimed at making sure people claim benefits

https://tfn.scot/news/half-a-million-missing-out-on-vital-benefits

Citizens advice service gave out one million pieces of advice in Scotland last year

NEWS 27 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

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Citizens Advice Scotland helped recover £120 million for some of the country's poorest while supporting 310,000 people in 2015/16

https://tfn.scot/news/citizens-advice-service-gave-one-million-pieces-of-advice-last-year

Hillsborough campaigner to speak at The Gathering

NEWS 6 February 2017 by Alex Turnbull

Management

The line up for this year's Gathering includes Hillsborough Family Support Group chair Margaret Aspinall and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

https://tfn.scot/news/hillsborough-campaigner-to-speak-at-the-gathering

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Making the third sector a living wage champion

Charity incorporation: the pros and cons

Whose town is it anyway?

The value of the personal touch

Vote to protect creative community expression

Let’s empower our learning disabled to lead on change

Labour: use new welfare powers to increase Child Benefit by £240

Half a million missing out on vital benefits

Citizens advice service gave out one million pieces of advice in Scotland last year

Hillsborough campaigner to speak at The Gathering

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