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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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Charities are accountable to their beneficiaries
Adrian Salmon, vice president of GG+A Europe, on the problematic view that charities' main duty is to their donors
OPINION 28 September 2016 Guest post
 
Web of frustration: when your charity needs an IT upgrade it can’t afford
Charlotte Bray explains how the Scottish Seabird Centre found a solution to its ancient, inefficient IT system
OPINION 27 September 2016 by Charlotte Bray
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Charities to seek permission to ask someone for money
Fundraisers should only approach someone who has agreed to contact from a specific organisation, a group of charities has said
NEWS 27 September 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Could you be the face of Giving Tuesday?
Charity campaign #givingtuesday has launched a search for the UK’s ultimate charity champion to inspire the nation to do good stuff
NEWS 27 September 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Unincorporated charities forced to wind up
New rules from Scotland's charity regulator will mean charities wishing to ensure more protection for their trustees will have to set up a new body
NEWS 19 September 2016 by Susan Smith
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Goodmovers | Who has a new job in the voluntary sector | 15 September 2016
Find out who has been appointed to fill some of the biggest roles in the third sector in our latest Goodmovers round-up.
FEATURE 15 September 2016 by Molly Millar
 
Whose ethics are they anyway? And other myths
Heather Lamont highlights some common anxieties about ethical investment – and explains why there’s no need for trustees to worry
OPINION 13 September 2016 Guest post
 
New fundraising regulator receives over 150 complaints in first two months
The Fundraising Regulator has confirmed it has received over 150 complaints from members of the public in the first two months of its existence
NEWS 13 September 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Upscale your social enterprise through LaunchMe
A support programme that has generated thousands for some of Scotland's most successful social enterprises is looking for new businesses to back
NEWS 12 September 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Scottish social enterprises to lead the world
A new Scottish Government plan aims to boost Scotland's leading social enterprise movement around the world
NEWS 7 September 2016 by Susan Smith
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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