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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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What do the sustainable development goals mean for Scotland?
Martha Caddell on the need to determine Scotland's role within the UN sustainable development agenda
OPINION 7 September 2016 Guest post
 
Scots want a nation powered by green energy only
The majority of Scots think the country could and should become Europe’s first fully renewable nation
NEWS 5 September 2016 by Graham Martin
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Wildlife must not suffer because of Brexit
Britain’s Brexit vote must not be seen as an opportunity to reduce protection for wildlife and habitats or to cut funding for the natural environment
NEWS 5 September 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Protest over the murder of journalists and civil society activists in Kurdistan
Scottish civil society is being asked to stand with Kurdish human rights activists and reporters in the face of state-sponsored torture and murder
NEWS 1 September 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Conservationists unite to campaign against golf course plans
Plans to build a golf course on a protected estuary in the Scottish Highlands have been condemned by conservation charities
NEWS 30 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
£750K granted to help community group save iconic pine forest
Arkaig Community Forest and Woodland Trust Scotland have been awarded the cash by People’s Postcode Lottery
NEWS 26 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Refugees and Scots to combine to create exhibition
Scottish Refugee Council will initially bring Glaswegians together over a multi-cultural meal
NEWS 26 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Scottish wildcat breeding centre opened in the Highlands
There are as little as 300 of the iconic Scottish wildcat left living in the wild
NEWS 26 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Green groups can cash in on funding offer
​In an effort to engage communities with the green spaces around them, applicants are invited to apply for funding from the Central Scotland Green Network
NEWS 23 August 2016 by Molly Millar
 
Parties plea: don’t impose crippling costs on charity
MSPs have called on the Scottish Government and SSE not to pursue costs against the John Muir Trust after a failed legal bid
NEWS 23 August 2016 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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