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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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Five things you can do to help those suffering in the East Africa crisis
Up to 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, are in people are in imminent danger of dying from starvation. Here are ways you can help.
NEWS 17 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Disasters Emergency Committee East Africa Appeal raised £12m in its first day
£7 million has been given by the UK public with the UK government donating £5 million
NEWS 16 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
South Sudan: The food has run out - you cannot let us die
Fergus Conmee, head of Africa for The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) met those in South Sudan suffering from the famine
OPINION 15 March 2017 Guest post
 
Missed chance to ban animal-maiming traps
Urgent action must be taken to outlaw “primitive and cruel” snare traps, say animal welfare charities
NEWS 14 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Cross party support for pro-Europe campaigning organisation
The European Movement in Scotland has announced Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale MSP has signed up to be one of its vice presidents
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
New president at Ramblers Scotland
New recruit announced for prestigious post
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Revealed: the councils using your pension cash to invest in fossil fuels
Campaigners say pensions are at risk from unethical investments - to the tune of £1.7bn
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Robert Armour
 
New boss for conservation charity
Andrew Bachell will head John Muir Trust
NEWS 10 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish based charity expelled from Turkey
Humanitarian aid organisation Mercy Corps has been forced to shut down its operations by the Turkish government
NEWS 9 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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Big switch off planned for tenth Earth Hour
Scotland's most iconic structures will again be switching their lights off for WWF's Earth Hour, to show they care about the effects of climate change
NEWS 4 March 2017 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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