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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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Campaign launches to keep Govan's children warm
Govan is an area of high deprivation
NEWS 5 June 2024 by Robert Armour
 
New nursing director for CHAS
She will direct teams working in hospices, hospitals and within children’s own homes across Scotland
NEWS 5 June 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Volunteers' Week: 40 years of celebrating a vital force in our communities
“Volunteering is priceless but I think it is important to recognise that its estimated value to the Scottish economy is £2.3 billion.”
NEWS 4 June 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Scots parents tormented by the spectre of poverty and mental illness
Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to cope
NEWS 4 June 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Fair Funding is essential for sustainable volunteering
Volunteers Week: we need a clear commitment to Fair Funding says Sarah Latto
OPINION 3 June 2024 by Sarah Latto
 
Setting sail for a brighter future
Volunteers Week: CHAS on the success of its volunteering strategy since the dark days of the pandemic
OPINION 3 June 2024 by Fiona Harvey
 
The value of being a social (policy) network
Volunteers Week: Citizen's Advice Scotland's volunteers come in many forms - and all are vital
OPINION 3 June 2024 by Gillian Fyfe
 
Research shows decline in volunteer recruitment as charities fail to invest
Organisations have failed to resource hiring volunteers
NEWS 31 May 2024 by Robert Armour
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For the sake of the children              
Children should be supported to keep in touch with both parents after separation, whenever it is safe and possible for them to do so, says Anne Gibson at Relationships Scotland
OPINION 31 May 2024 by Anne Gibson
 
Cruel Summer: exclusive - Edinburgh’s homeless forced from hotels as Taylor Swift comes to town
Homeless people have been informed they are to be removed from their hotel-style accommodation in Edinburgh as Taylor Swift comes to town. 
NEWS 28 May 2024 by Niall Christie
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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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