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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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Scots turn off energy to pay for food and other houshold essentials
Cost-of-living crisis continues to worsen
NEWS 4 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Charity trolls UK government with Willy Wonka meme
Leading mental health group weighs in to the debacle to make its point
NEWS 4 March 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Exclusive: TFN lifts the lid on Wonka farce charity chief 
Billy Coull - the man behind the infamous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow - is a charity CEO with questions to answer
NEWS 1 March 2024 by Niall Christie
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Skills deficit leading to vacant roles in third sector
Organisations need to increase training if they are to fill vacancies
NEWS 1 March 2024 by Robert Armour
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The economic role of Scotland’s third sector in shaping health and social care
The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked
OPINION 27 February 2024 by Sara Redmond
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Cyrenians launches new Edinburgh HQ
Norton Park is Edinburgh's first office complex exclusively for charities and social enterprises.
NEWS 27 February 2024 by Niall Christie
 
This vital service's closure is an injustice that will have grave consequences
Steve Plummer gives his view on what he sees as an ominous harbinger in Scottish social care
OPINION 27 February 2024 by Steve Plummer
 
Website launches to support people with criminal records
Many past offenders are discriminated against because of previous convictions
NEWS 26 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Changes at the top of Doddie'5 Foundation
New head of the charity announced
NEWS 26 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Living costs still outstripping Scottish Government's support for families
Research published ahead of final vote on Scottish Budget
NEWS 26 February 2024 by Robert Armour
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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