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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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"Hear the people": politicians invited to Scotland Demands Better - but in 'listening mode'
Campaigners from across Scotland converge on the capital on Saturday, 25 October
NEWS 14 October 2025 by Graham Martin
 
A bold manifesto to put volunteering at the top of the political agenda
Volunteer Scotland has published its 2026 Scottish Parliament Manifesto: Creating a Nation of Volunteers - Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes tells us all about it
OPINION 9 October 2025 by Ewan MacLeod and Bethany Sikes
 
TFN magazine's October edition is out now: read it all here!
New mag looks at the rise of the far-right and how aid workers have dealt with two years of carnage in Gaza
NEWS 14 October 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Social lender outlines huge impact its cash is making in communities
Millions of lives are being transformed every year
NEWS 14 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Vital services under threat of imminent closure as funding can't match expenditure
Caught in a cycle of short-term, insecure income streams
NEWS 13 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Revealed: the total income of Scotland’s charity sector
Report is based on information provided by charities on the Scottish Charity Register
NEWS 10 October 2025 by Graham Martin
 
A fair wealth tax could raise almost half a billion pounds a year from richest families
New report reinforces case for stronger wealth taxes as a key building block of wider package of UK and Scottish fair tax reforms
NEWS 8 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Largest ever donation will help build new centre
Trust donates huge sum
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Community dismayed at closure of village charity shop
Alzheimer Scotland have shut their site in Golspie
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Bank says high net worth charitable giving is rising
Barclays said the wealth transfer creates new opportunities for charities.
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
“Reckless”: Conservatives slammed for promise to cut aid even further
Bond hit out at the proposal put forward by the official opposition at Westminster
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
“Open for business”: MND Scotland move to reassure despite financial crisis
The charity’s CEO and chair have left, while staff face increasing pressures
NEWS 7 October 2025 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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