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This month's TFN magazine is available now and you can read it all here https://lnkd.in/eA4VuWGy - this month we look at global civil society, aid cuts, Scottish charities making a difference, AI and digital and more.

It feels like something significant has shifted in the world since the last edition of TFN's magazine. Since then, we have seen a massive lurch towards war with the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

These crises move us to look both ways – at what's happening internationally and how that can and will impact us domestically.

In that spirit, TFN's March edition looks outward and examines how civil society is responding to the major issues of the day, with major new reports from CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Bond. We also look at the domestic context civil society, which encompasses the voluntary sector, is operating in.

And linking both the domestic and international, we focus on the devastating impact of UK Government aid cuts with input from SCIAF and Oxfam Scotland.

While looking outward, TFN continues to scan across the sector in Scotland, highlighting its successes. Some of them are featured here: from celebrating 25 years of Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland with Justine Duncan, to Mission of Innocents' new creative hub and Sistema Scotland's fantastic Big Noise project.

There is also a very timely look at how charities can respond to digital and AI challenges, speaking to John Fitzgerald about SCVO's digital call to action and case studies from PATH Scotland and Enterprise

And last but not least, we have our usual brilliant line-up of columnists: Ewan Aitken, Christine Carlin, Sara Redmond and Charlotte Bray, this month joined by Professor Alaa Garad, SFHEA, FRSA, PhD who gives his insights into
and how it can help organisations thrive.

Truly, our sector contains multitudes. We hope we have provided at least a flavour of that this month.

You can read it all here https://lnkd.in/eA4VuWGy - and feel free to share the link!