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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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Bairns come first, just not to all parents
Rhona Cunningham explains why she is campaigning for a better child maintenance system as too many absent parents are able to shirk responsibility
OPINION 25 October 2016 Guest post
 
Children’s commissioner backs call for LGBT+ education in schools
Pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to commit to a new approach to tackling homophobic bullying
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Youth worker who downloaded child abuse images escapes jail term
​Former charity worker sentenced to 200 hours community service and placed on the sex offenders register
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Young Scot chief is named UK’s top third sector director
Louise Macdonald has been named Not for Profit/Third Sector Director of the Year by the UK Institute of Directors
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Pressures of work damaging relationships with family, survey finds
Work pressures are damaging family relationships, according to a new report
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Scottish Youth Parliament hit by spate of resignations
Nine elected MSYPs have quit since September with claims morale is at an all-time low
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Campaign to block new refugee detention centre in Paisley
​Pressure group says new centre aims to get vulnerable people out of the country as quickly as possible and their cases won't be heard properly
NEWS 19 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Plea for government to top up child benefit to help feed kids who are hungry and poor
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner Tam Baillie said children who don't get enough to eat are not able to thrive
NEWS 19 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Are universities creating barriers to disabled students?
MSPs are set to examine whether the university admissions system is failing disabled people
NEWS 18 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Humanists win first battle over religion in schools
Permission granted for a judicial review into a Scottish Government decision denying pupils the right to opt out of religious observance
NEWS 17 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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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