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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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Child benefit top-up call
Poverty groups have backed a Labour pledge to increase child benefit by £5 a week
NEWS 23 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Financial boost for new parents
Low income families are set to receive increased pregnancy and baby grants
NEWS 23 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Poverty action needed before Christmas
A coalition of poverty groups has called upon the Scottish Government to do more to tackle the effects of welfare reform
NEWS 23 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
People made homeless every 18 minutes in Scotland
The shocking extent of homelessness in Scotland was revealed as it was shown that last year people lost their home every 18 minutes
NEWS 22 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Box appeal will help homeless youngsters at Christmas
Quarriers has launched its Box of Hope Appeal which aims to help homeless youngsters this winter
NEWS 21 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Poverty in Britain must not be swept under the carpet
TFN reporter Gareth Jones analyses UN rapporteur Philip Alston's findings on poverty in modern Britain
OPINION 19 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 16 November 2018
A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland
LIST 16 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Events to celebrate adoption
Fiona Aitken looks ahead to Adoption Week Scotland, which is returning for the third time
OPINION 16 November 2018 Guest post
 
2,000 Sleep in the Park places gifted by Scotland’s top philanthropists
Two of Scotland’s top philanthropists have dug deep and each donated £25,000 to fund places at Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park fundraiser
NEWS 15 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Time to ditch not proven verdict
Rape Crisis Scotland and a victim of a sexual assault have said the verdict is overused in rape cases
NEWS 13 November 2018 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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