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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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Tory MSP: poor people should stop having children
A Tory MSP has been accused of “Victorian moralising” after saying people on benefits should stop having children
NEWS 25 October 2018 by Graham Martin
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Livestreaming presents cocktail of risks for children
The NSPCC has warned that posting live videos online puts children at risk of grooming
NEWS 19 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Remembrance festival to return
To Absent Friends allows Scots to remember and celebrate loved ones who have been lost
NEWS 19 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
‘Deeply flawed’ Universal Credit should be halted
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and two charities have called for the implementation of the welfare system to stop
NEWS 17 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
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What is trauma in childhood?
Mary Glasgow examines why adverse childhood experiences and trauma are being widely talked about
OPINION 16 October 2018 Guest post
 
25 calls to improve lives of children
Children in Scotland has joined with partners to call for action to help young people
NEWS 12 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Scotland in 2018: one in four kids in poverty
An independent poverty group has said reforms are needed to childcare, flexible working and benefits to help Scottish families
NEWS 2 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 28 September 2018
A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland
LIST 28 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Community builds its own school
Proves how far parent-power can go
NEWS 27 September 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland’s oldest charity shop
TFN visits the Thrift Shop in Edinburgh, which has been raising funds for Birthlink for more than 60 years
NEWS 27 September 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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