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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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STV Children’s Appeal raises £2.4million
The 2024 total highlights the efforts of fundraisers across Scotland. 
NEWS 12 November 2024 by Niall Christie
 
Investment planning: are you ready for the future?
Sponsored content: advice from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
OPINION 12 November 2024 Sponsored content
 
TFN magazine's November edition is out now - read it all here!
New mag looks at the UK budget, Palestinian solidarity, community ownership and much, much more
NEWS 12 November 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish charity honoured by football club with commemorative strip
Queen’s Park FC presented the top to Epilepsy Scotland. 
NEWS 8 November 2024 by Niall Christie
 
Autumn budget fails to consider impacts of NI increases on voluntary sector employers
Sheghley Ogilvie: the essential services and support provided by voluntary organisations was neither mentioned nor recognised
OPINION 6 November 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie
 
Co-chairs: could two heads be better than one for your charity?
Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the rise of the co-chair
OPINION 5 November 2024 by Helen Kidd
 
How does the UK budget affect Scottish social enterprises? 
An analysis by Duncan Thorp 
OPINION 4 November 2024 by Duncan Thorp
 
Charity calls for VAT axe on heritage buildings to support artists
Audrey Carlin told a Holyrood reception that while the creative industries generated £4.4 billion annually the sector was facing tough times
NEWS 1 November 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Everyone will regret this: SCVO on cuts plan which will devastate charities
NEWS 31 October 2024 by Anna Fowlie
 
Demo against cuts that could wipe out 64 Edinburgh charities
Assemble at 9am outside Edinburgh City Chambers on Friday, 1 November
NEWS 31 October 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Show must go on: community theatre fights for survival amid demolition threat
This follows the discovery of dangerous, ‘bubbly’ RAAC concrete in 2023
NEWS 29 October 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Moira's Run raises more than £10k for charity
The Moira Fund was set up in memory of Moira Jones, who was murdered in Queen's Park in 2008
NEWS 29 October 2024 by Graham Martin
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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