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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 
Large-scale advertising and media profile pushes people to support only 6% of the UK’s charitable causes, new research has revealed

 

 
Voluntary groups in the Highlands are to be subjected to “severe” funding cuts

 
Alastair Keatinge says that new rules on incorporation may increase a charity's workload, but this shouldn't skew your decision-making on whether to incorporate

 
​Susan Smith argues that the third sector should stay optimistic despite the challenges it faces to support the poorest members of society

 
Stuart Earley, the chief executive of the Scottish SPCA, is standing down with immediate effect

 
Peter Noreiko, the former chairman of an anti-stalking charity Action Against Stalking, has admitted stalking his ex-wife. He will be sentenced in November

 
Roger Moors, chief development officer at Social Investment Scotland, examines the origins and growth of social investment in Scotland.

 
Alastair Keatinge warns deciding whether to report a ‘notifiable event’ to OSCR may not be straightforward