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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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Sector funding models are not up to the job - radical change is needed
"There needs to be an urgent and radical rethink about the way the third sector is funded and the Scottish Government’s relationship with them"
NEWS 23 August 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Disabled pioneer Euan MacDonald loses long fight with MND
Euan's Guide became a unique, essential resource for disabled access
NEWS 22 August 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Chill winds: sector faces an autumn of crisis as it struggles with rising demand and costs
A new report sharply exposes the challenges facing the sector - and chimes alarmingly with new Scottish data
NEWS 21 August 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Research reveals few participants knew what ice bucket challenge was for
Charity wants to rekindle the viral fundraiser to mark 10-year anniversary
NEWS 21 August 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Job cuts and depleted reserves: the troubled state of the Scottish charity sector
The situation rests on the challenges of the cost of living and rising costs crises – which have not gone away
NEWS 20 August 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish Government scraps plans for free bus travel for asylum seekers
Charities have hit out at the Scottish Government after it was announced plans to provide free bus travel for asylum seekers is to be scrapped. 
NEWS 19 August 2024 by Niall Christie
 
The third sector is crying out for a new funding model
The false economy of short-term funding has gone on for far too long
OPINION 19 August 2024 by Derek Mitchell
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SCVO and partners launch milestone digital inclusion charter
A trailblazing partnership between SCVO and the Scottish Government has launched a milestone charter to improve digital inclusion.
NEWS 16 August 2024 by Niall Christie
 
Scottish Government to scrap universal winter fuel payments for pensioners
Age Scotland said the SNP Government has been left with no decision but to replicate plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment.
NEWS 14 August 2024 by Niall Christie
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Glasgow charity forced to close after damage to window
Glasgow Street Aid praised volunteers and police after the incident. 
NEWS 13 August 2024 by Niall Christie
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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