Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Survival of the fittest

OPINION 15 April 2020 Guest post

Management

Fenella McCarthy gives advice on how to make sure your organisation has the best chance of weathering the pandemic and come out fighting fit

https://tfn.scot/opinion/survival-of-the-fittest

Scotland can lead the way on social enterprise

OPINION 27 July 2018 Guest post

Management

Robin Fallas looks forward to the Social Enterprise World Forum, and reflects on how the sector has developed over the past decade

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-can-lead-the-way-on-social-enterprise

Shamima Begum is a brainwashed child - and should be allowed to return

OPINION 19 February 2019 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Robina Qureshi says Shamima Begum should be sent back to where she came from - the UK

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shamina-begum-is-a-traumatised-child-and-racists-are-using-her-to-attack-mu

Connecting policy, people and the sector

OPINION 29 November 2018 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Derek Mitchell tells the story of how the Bank of England's chief economist came to visit a Citizens Advice Bureau in West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/opinion/connecting-policy-people-and-the-sector

Could Scotland be a global pioneer in public services?

OPINION 24 January 2017 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Jenny Brotchie argues that Scotland is in a strong position to lead the way in robust evidence-based participative public services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-scotland-be-a-global-pioneer-in-public-services

Chief encounters: James Jopling

FEATURE 2 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Management

James Jopling, director for Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, on netball, sausage dogs and taking the long road to the top

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-james-joplin

Chief encounters: Does society recognise the enormous contribution made by charities?

FEATURE 11 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

A trip by train to Aberdeen is more preferable than a flight to New York for Mary De la Peña MBE, chief executive of Children’s University Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mary-de-la-pena-mbe-chief-executive-childrens-university-s

Chief encounters: Mo Usman talks facing pro-Russian militia to battling social media

FEATURE 1 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

From challenging an armed pro-Russian militia soldier to toiling with Facebook – life has been varied for the head of Recovery North

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-mo-usman-talks-facing-pro-russian-militia-to-battling-soci

Morality: differentiating right from wrong

OPINION 6 November 2018 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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Dan Mushens examines some of the dilemmas that third sector workers can face

https://tfn.scot/opinion/morality-differentiating-right-from-wrong

Homeless refugees told to “stay with friends”

NEWS 28 June 2016 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

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Problems with National Insurance numbers and benefits claims means that refugees are finding themselves destitute and homeless, finds new report

https://tfn.scot/news/homeless-refugees-told-to-stay-with-friends

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Survival of the fittest

Scotland can lead the way on social enterprise

Shamima Begum is a brainwashed child - and should be allowed to return

Connecting policy, people and the sector

Could Scotland be a global pioneer in public services?

Chief encounters: James Jopling

Chief encounters: Does society recognise the enormous contribution made by charities?

Chief encounters: Mo Usman talks facing pro-Russian militia to battling social media

Morality: differentiating right from wrong

Homeless refugees told to “stay with friends”

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