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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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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
 
Trio of appointments at neurodiversity charity
Trust plans to extend its reach to support even more neurodivergent people
NEWS 21 August 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Ministers and former first ministers to attend third sector conference
Event will be held in Edinburgh and online
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
 
New home for Glasgow social enterprise group
The new development will aid the next generation of entrepreneurs and social and environmental innovators
NEWS 20 August 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Illegal traps still being used warns animal welfare charity
Glue trap used to snare seagull
NEWS 20 August 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Supporters help cancer charity build new website
Edinburgh-based group wanted to create a sustainable site with a strong user experience
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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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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