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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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Open letter implores council leaders to rethink funding cut to mentoring scheme
Programme has been integral to increasing life chances
NEWS 11 March 2024 by Robert Armour
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No escape from debt warns advice group
Many are forced into arrears when before they enjoyed comfortable lifestyles
NEWS 11 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
A type of debt that you particularly need to avoid
Myles Fitt: the harshness and immediacy of the Council Tax collection process is not well known
OPINION 11 March 2024 by Myles Fitt
 
Employers urged to harness young people's talents
This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024
NEWS 5 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Glasgow East Women’s Aid to close
The charity will shut its doors months after staff walked out over bullying allegations. 
NEWS 4 March 2024 by Niall Christie
 
Care charity rewards schools supporting children's wellbeing
Programme prioritises social and emotional development
NEWS 4 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
How I nearly fell into the gambling trap I work to help others out of
Many of the problems that people bring to the CAB, particularly debt, spring from, or are exacerbated by, issues with gambling
OPINION 4 March 2024 by Laura Mallis
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Scots turn off energy to pay for food and other houshold essentials
Cost-of-living crisis continues to worsen
NEWS 4 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Exclusive: TFN lifts the lid on Wonka farce charity chief 
Billy Coull - the man behind the infamous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow - is a charity CEO with questions to answer
NEWS 1 March 2024 by Niall Christie
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Glasgow mentoring scheme hit by council funding cuts
The charity MCR Pathways will see funding for school-based coordinators withdrawn, the Herald reports.
NEWS 27 February 2024 by Niall Christie
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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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