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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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Childline needs more volunteers in Glasgow to meet demand
Its base in the city carried out 33,753 counselling sessions last year
NEWS 28 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Kiltwalk fundraiser no longer just raising money for children’s charities
All charities, not just children's organisations, will be able to benefit from next year's Kiltwalk events
NEWS 28 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
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
 
Bairns should come first, says child maintenance campaign
A group of charities has launched a campaign calling for an overhaul of what they say is an unfair and overly complicated child maintenance system
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Charity tells Police Scotland to get its priorities right over young people
Members of the Young Scot Police Scotland Youth Advisory Panel have secured five pledges from the force as to how it will work with children and young people
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
YMCA Scotland celebrates with inaugural awards
​New chair announced as Christian youth organisation hosts its first ever annual awards dinner
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
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
 
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
 
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
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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