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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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TFN magazine's December edition is out now: read it all here!
New mag looks at Band Aid 40, the National Insurance hike, the Scottish budget and much more
NEWS 9 December 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish budget aftermath: hope well hidden in the long grass
Oxfam Scotland’s Jamie Livingstone assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and find them wanting
OPINION 10 December 2024 by Jamie Livingstone
 
Scottish budget – cause for optimism but questions remain
Sarah Latto: we need urgent reassurance and clarity from the government
OPINION 6 December 2024 by Sarah Latto
 
Community groups get £2 million from Scottish Land Fund
A total of ten groups will benefit from the financial support
NEWS 6 December 2024 by Niall Christie
 
The Gathering launches for 2025 - the UK's biggest free charity sector event returns
Find out what's on and how to book here
NEWS 5 December 2024 by Graham Martin
 
“Lip-service”: charities and voluntary groups wanted more from Scottish budget
Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector warned that ministers in Holyrood had paid “lip-service” to charities by not reforming a “broken public funding landscape” in today’s budget
NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie
 
No response from Scottish Labour MPs to questions over planned National Insurance hit
TFN contacted all MPs in Scotland to ask their thoughts on the NI hike looming over the sector. 
NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie
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New CAS campaign for people worried about winter energy bills
The charity worked with Scottish poet Kevin McLean to create a poem based on the experiences of households with energy debt
NEWS 3 December 2024 by Graham Martin
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The essential sector no more - what will happen if we bankrupt charities?
Martin Dorchester's searing take on the National Insurance hike announced in the UK budget
OPINION 2 December 2024 by Martin Dorchester
 
What’s needed from the budget to support essential services like us
David Hilferty: the government must provide sustainable funding for the voluntary sector and those it supports
OPINION 2 December 2024 by David Hilferty
 
Multi-year funding needed for our essential sector
Collette Stevenson MSP: the Scottish Government could provide a significant boost to the effectiveness of organisations that do so much to help so many
OPINION 28 November 2024 by Collette Stevenson MSP
 
Volunteering in decline as numbers hit historic low
Less than 850,000 adults in Scotland participated in formal volunteering in 2023.
NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

Read it here
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