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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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Slaughtered for sport - plea to end the mass killing of Scotland’s mountain hares
Animal protection charity OneKind has renewed calls for an end to the mass slaughter of mountain hares in Scotland on the last day of the open seasn
NEWS 28 February 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Dolphin sightings in Scotland on the up
Climate change could be bringing sea mammals closer to our shores, a charity has revealed
NEWS 27 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Scots don’t buy ethical because they think it’s too dear
Myths around ethical buying are being challenged for Fairtrade Fortnight
NEWS 26 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Aid groups “truly sorry” over sexual misconduct
Aid organisations have said they are "truly sorry" for the sector's failings in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct
NEWS 26 February 2018 by Graham Martin
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Song of the Clyde: saving Scotland’s greatest river
How the community and voluntary sector is reviving Scotland's greatest river
FEATURE 23 February 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Public shouldn’t turn their back on vital humanitarian work
Richard Cambridge, a humanitarian worker for International Red Cross, says the public needs to back aid charities
OPINION 21 February 2018 Guest post
 
Scots aid charities report sexual misconduct
Aid charities are being forced to reveal sexual misconduct probes after Oxfam scandal
NEWS 19 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Ban wind farms from wild areas
Scotland’s official Wild Land Areas should be a no-go zone for large-scale commercial wind farms say campaigners
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Mary’s Meals reveals misconduct case
Argyll-based charity says case was dealt with swiftly
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
SCIAF reassures supporters after confirming two sex cases
​Charity says it moved swiftly after the incidents which took place in 2012 and 2016
NEWS 15 February 2018 by Robert Armour
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.

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