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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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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
 
Huge £166 million funding stream opens for Scottish charities and community groups
Two new programmes, Community Action and Fairer Life Chances, are aimed at helping communities to tackle poverty, disadvantage and discrimination
NEWS 27 November 2024 by Graham Martin
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Growing a greener, fairer Scotland: community energy and social enterprise
Andy Paterson: initiatives led by local businesses and social enterprises could be the future of energy across Scotland
OPINION 26 November 2024 by Andy Paterson
 
Bold tax reforms are needed to tackle poverty and inequality in Scotland
Civil society campaign says radical measures are needed to fix the country's broken public finances
NEWS 26 November 2024 by Graham Martin
 
People Know How - when the funding runs out
This powerful blog from People Know How provides a stark insight into the impact of funding cuts and service closures on both volunteers and the staff who support them
OPINION 26 November 2024 by Amy Watters
 
Stonewall CEO responds to “blood money” concerns amid links to arms trade
The charity’s CEO will meet campaigners who raised concerns about work with weapons manufacturers.
NEWS 25 November 2024 by Niall Christie
 
New charity toolkit aims to strengthen refugee communities
A launch event will take place on December 9. 
NEWS 25 November 2024 by Niall Christie
 
Scottish children’s charity joins X-odus
Children First will no longer have a presence on the platform formerly known as Twitter. 
NEWS 20 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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