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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Charity warns older people about scam texts on winter fuel payment
They are urged never to anser an email or text alleging to be from DWP
NEWS 16 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
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
 
Voices of the young are shaping how poverty is tackled in Scotland
Young people are providing positive solutions
NEWS 16 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Campigners say thousands with chronic condition are unsupported
People are being prevented from working normal jobs
NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
New trustees come on board
They bring much-needed experience
NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Invest in mental health and save billions urges charity
More than £8 billion a year could be saved
NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
"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
 
Campaigners find humour in the darkest hour
Charity uses humour to rally public support
NEWS 14 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
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
 
Vital service saved with new home
But funding still required to keep service running
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
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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