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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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Problem gambling among young people has gone unrecognised too long
Chiara Marin explores the problem of young people and gambling, and how the Youth Problem Gambling Initiative run by FastForward is helping
OPINION 21 September 2016 Guest post
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Youth organisations are making a bid to find the next generation of leaders
​A new collaboration between more than 20 charities aims to discover and nurture people who they consider to have great potential
NEWS 20 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
More than 2000 people take part in final Kiltwalk of the year
Lorraine Kelly, Jackie Bird, Sean Batty and the Bay City Rollers inspire Edinburgh walkers to raise over £100,000
NEWS 19 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Still time to sign up for the Edinburgh Kiltwalk
Thousands of walkers are set to take part in this Sunday's Kiltwalk in a bid money for a range of children's charities
NEWS 15 September 2016 by Molly Millar
 
J.K. Rowling to host Facebook Live chat to promote her charity
The Harry Potter author will talk about her children’s non-profit organisation Lumos on Saturday to launch its latest campaign
NEWS 14 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
TFN poll: should school pupils be made to attend religious services?
POLL 13 September 2016 by Graham Martin
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Dungavel’s demise is welcome - but now we must stop its replacement
Robina Qureshi says Dungavel Detention Centre was basically a jail and its proposed replacement could be worse
OPINION 12 September 2016 Guest post
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Homelessness is far from fixed in Scotland
Graeme Brown says with 5,000 children waking up each day without a permanent home, much more needs to be done to tackle homelessness in Scotland
OPINION 12 September 2016 Guest post
 
Scottish Government in court over religion in schools
Scotland's government may be acting illegally by not giving young people the right to opt out of religious observance at school
NEWS 12 September 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Homelessness charity in spare rooms call
Glaswegians are being urged to offer their spare rooms to young people on the verge of homelessness.
NEWS 12 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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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