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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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Get unelected church reps off education committees, says society
Secular Society wants to end automatic church representation on education committees
NEWS 7 October 2016 by Graham Martin
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No benefit sanctions in Scotland, say MSPs
Charities have welcomed a commitment that punitive sanctions won’t be placed on benefits once welfare powers are devolved to Scotland
NEWS 7 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Third sector key to eradicating poverty and improving lives
Scotland’s third sector will be at the heart of a £29 million programme to design new approaches to tackling poverty and improving lives
NEWS 6 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Charities in cut-throat competition with each other
Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together
NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith
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Fewer than one in eight parents happy with work-life balance
Fewer than one in eight working parents in Scotland feel they have the right balance between home and work life, a poll has revealed
NEWS 3 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
LGBT+ young people are excluded from homelessness strategy says charity
LGBT Youth Scotland wants to highlight the homelessness experiences of LGBT+ people to show there is a need for a new national strategy that considers them
NEWS 3 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
10 things I learned about volunteering from a trip to America
Louise Macdonald, chief executive of Young Scot discusses the role of youth volunteering following her recent visit to the States with the #iWill campaign
OPINION 30 September 2016 Guest post
 
Charity stunned after teen vandals offer to repair their own damage following drunken rampage
Beith Community Development Trust was originally left devastated when a group of 13 and 14-year-olds targeted its property
NEWS 29 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
You can now pledge your support online for campaign demanding schools teach pupils about LGBT issues
Members of the public can now sign up and back the Time for Inclusive Education campaign online
NEWS 29 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Humanists appeal for cash to take Scottish Government to court
The Humanist Society Scotland needs to raise £3,000 to get religious observance challenge off the ground
NEWS 28 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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