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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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Earth Hour returns this weekend
WWF is hoping to get millions of people across the world to pledge to make the planet a better place
NEWS 23 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Island set for community takeover
Residents of Ulva have secured £4.4 million and hope to buy land using new community empowerment legislation
NEWS 19 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Animal cruelty seizures double in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA has said puppy farms are leading to a huge increase in animals being kept in poor conditions
NEWS 15 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Another eagle goes missing over “black hole” grouse moor
Yet another golden eagle has gone missing in a grouse shooting area
NEWS 14 March 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Climate change will devastate world’s wildlife
Half of plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich areas could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change
NEWS 14 March 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Chief Encounters: Bill Maitland
​Bill Maitland, director of Greengrow, an Inverness-based woodland preservation group, would hate to meet his 16 year-old "surly" self.
FEATURE 13 March 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Plastic pollution penetrates Scotland’s seas
The remotest, supposedly pristine and ecologically important waters of Scotland are contaminated by poisonous microplastics
NEWS 7 March 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Wee Box appeal backed by Scottish celebs
Deacon Blue stars Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh are amongst those who are supporting the annual campaign
NEWS 5 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Charities praised after passengers left “abandoned” at Glasgow Airport
Third sector rallies to aid stricken passengers
NEWS 1 March 2018 by Robert Armour
 
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
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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