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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Pollution threat exposed as inquiry opens
Public inquiry opens into Dart Energy's plans to drill for gas near Stirlin
NEWS 17 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
European Parliament agrees to protect the Arctic
The European Parliament has backed calls for greater protection of the Arctic
NEWS 12 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
MoD mislead public over leak
Claims leak was covered up
NEWS 10 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Campaign calls for Scottish rail revolution
A campaign group wants to revolutionise rail travel in Scotland by making it cheaper, faster, safer and greener.
NEWS 4 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Prize on offer for public spaces improvement ideas
​Community groups and projects led by charities are being urged to think of ways to improve public spaces as part of a competition with an £11,000 prize-fund.
NEWS 4 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Can we really change the world?
Kirstie Shirra, freelance writer and campaigner, and a director of Take One Action film festival on how to use our passion to change the world.
OPINION 18 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
In the eye of the storm: three months on from Typhoon Haiyan
On the 7,500-mile journey from London to the Philippines Rose Caldwell, the executive director of Concern Worldwide UK finally found time to relax.
FEATURE 17 February 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Is this power to the people?
Can legislation really help to empower communities? Ian Cooke, director of the Development Trusts Association Scotland, believes so
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
The golden age of community
When you hear people talk about a sense of community what does it really mean?
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Ban pesticides that harm bees, says SWT
A charity is calling for a pesticide to be permanently banned from use on crops in Scotland after evidence pointed to it harming bumblebees.
NEWS 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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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