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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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“Catastrophic”: aid charity leader warned Labour government of devastating funding cuts
“This government is on course to go down in history as one of the worst for women and girls”
NEWS 16 May 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Are charities in Scotland becoming more cyber-savvy?
Alison Brogan, SCVO’s cyber resilience co-ordinator, reflects on how charities are working to become better at preventing and responding to cyber attacks
OPINION 12 May 2025 by Alison Brogan
 
Scottish care workers to strike for first time in a decade
Members of Unison at Enable Scotland are to walk out over May and June
NEWS 14 May 2025 by Niall Christie
 
TFN reporter in the running for top UK journalism award
Niall Christie has been shortlisted for an Orwell Prize
NEWS 14 May 2025 by TFN
 
Help shape SCVO's top class voluntary sector learning programme
The organisation is conducting a full review so it can find out what charities' needs are
NEWS 13 May 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Sector at odds as MSPs poised to vote on Assisted Dying Bill
Hugely controversial bill has split the sector
NEWS 13 May 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Redundancy blow at major Scottish charity group
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is moving to close a budget deficit of half a million pounds
NEWS 12 May 2025 by TFN
 
TFN magazine's May edition is out now - read it all here
New mag takes a major look at fundraising
NEWS 12 May 2025 by Graham Martin
 
No mean heat as new service launched to help
John Porter on essential new support for people whose heating is supplied by a heat network
OPINION 12 May 2025 by John Porter
 
The challenges of maintaining good mental health while facing a long-term, worsening condition
This Mental Health Awareness Week, Jo Anderson discusses the link between multiple sclerosis and mental wellbeing, and the importance of developing a holistic approach
OPINION 12 May 2025 by Jo Anderson
 
Fascinating insight into the role fundraising has made in healthcare
Without public generosity people's health would have suffered
NEWS 9 May 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Forth Valley: the Legal Aid desert 
Gillian Fyfe on a crisis in Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire
OPINION 8 May 2025 by Gillian Fyfe
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.

Read it here
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