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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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Nine in 10 Scottish charities are financially confident
A survey of Scottish charities by accountants Scott-Moncrieff finds surprisingly high levels of financial confidence in the sector
NEWS 28 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Meagre pickings for Scottish charities in Budget
Ruchir Shah explains the significance of the crumbs the chancellor offered to the Scottish charity sector in his recent budget
OPINION 24 March 2014 Guest post
 
Survey finds chuggers still annoy the public the most
Street fundraisers and door-to-door collectors annoy the public the most
NEWS 24 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Little for charities in Chancellor’s budget
Ministers don't understand the third sector, argues Debra Allcock Tyler in response to George Osborne's fifth budget
OPINION 21 March 2014 Guest post
 
More small charities are members of the fundraising regulator
Smaller charities are signing up to FRSB but larger ones remain elusive
NEWS 21 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail
John Low from the Charities Aid Foundation says there were positives for charities in the budget, but the government needs to provide more detail
OPINION 20 March 2014 Guest post
 
Give More was not doomed to failure
Give More was not doomed to failure but it didn't engage either the public or the third sector
OPINION 20 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Guide for charities on using cheques
Charities that continue to use cheques need to safeguard against fraud
NEWS 14 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
The likely impact of the budget on UK charities
Nick Sladden of Baker Tilly expects to see more measures to prevent charities being used for tax avoidance in Wednesday's budget
OPINION 14 March 2014 Guest post
 
FRSB aims to halt growing complaints
Investigation launched into rising public complaints about fundraising
NEWS 12 March 2014 by Robert Armour
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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