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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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Charities warn Scotland’s housing emergency is “deepening”
Annual statistics show a 6% rise in the numbers of people in temporary accommodation. 
NEWS 16 September 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Nominate now for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award
Sponsored content: looking for nominations for those who have saved, improved or enriched the lives of others or society as a whole
OPINION 16 September 2025 Sponsored content
 
Playing the moments game 
David Hilferty on looking past the pieces and seeing the whole
OPINION 15 September 2025 by David Hilferty
 
Hundreds of jobs at risk at children’s charity
The NSPCC is consulting on a move that would shrink its workforce
NEWS 12 September 2025 by Niall Christie
 
"Its mission is the country's mission": FM hails child poverty charity on its 150th birthday
Its roots stretch back to 1875 when Canon Charles Jupp opened an orphanage for four boys in Burnside Cottage, Aberlour
NEWS 12 September 2025 by Graham Martin
 
“Devastated”: Women’s aid charity closes after more than 40 years
Clydebank Women’s Aid officially closed in August.
NEWS 12 September 2025 by Niall Christie
 
The hidden victims of crime: why our response matters
Dan Johnson: young people deserve more than judgment
OPINION 12 September 2025 by Dan Johnson
 
Children have a right to both parents - alive
Shared Parenting Scotland's thoughts on World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September)
OPINION 10 September 2025 by John Forsyth
 
Nearly one million people face hunger across Scotland, new research finds
Growing numbers of working families turning to food banks.
NEWS 10 September 2025 by Niall Christie
 
New report shows how people who self-harm are being supported in Scotland
Tina Koenig on Self-Harm Network Scotland’s latest Impact Report
OPINION 9 September 2025 by Tina Koenig
 
Sectors must work better together to fight child poverty says charity chief
She spoke as she marked Aberlour's 150th anniversary
NEWS 9 September 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish aid charity scales up global operations
Mary’s Meals now feeds three million kids every day. 
NEWS 8 September 2025 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.

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