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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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The value of kinship care
Susan Hunter on why we should value kinship carers
OPINION 14 March 2019 Guest post
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Theatre production will tackle youth gambling
Warren Hughes on how a play will look at the perils of youth gambling
OPINION 14 March 2019 Guest post
 
Striking for their future: school pupils walk out to save the planet
School pupils in Scotland will join tens of thousands throughout the globe in a strike against environmental destruction
NEWS 14 March 2019 by Graham Martin
 
Glasgow climate strikers will not face school punishment
Glasgow City Council has become the latest to confirm that students who miss school to take part in global climate protests will not face punishment
NEWS 12 March 2019 by Graham Martin
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Images aim to reduce sensationilisation of knife crime
A collaboration between third sector groups and young people has seen a series of pictures produced which aim to make knife crime images better
NEWS 12 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Not all Scouts are boys
Scouts Scotland is celebrating the contribution of its female members to mark International Women's Day
NEWS 8 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Women benefit from Living Wage expansion
Women in part-time work are most likely to benefit from a pay increase to the real Living Wage
NEWS 8 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Nursery funding campaign ceased
Fair Funding for our Kids was set up by two mothers who were frustrated at not being able to access free childcare
NEWS 7 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Community Fridges to double in number
New funding will allow a further 50 of the projects to be created across the UK over the next two years
NEWS 6 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Council backs pupils in right to strike over climate change
City of Edinburgh Council has said children will not be punished for attending a climate change rally so long as they have parental permission
NEWS 6 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
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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