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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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Why women are the best leaders
Ceris Aston, media volunteer at the YWCA Scotland, spoke with Jackie Scutt about why effective leadership has many traditional female qualities
FEATURE 5 March 2015 Guest post
 
Banks seize charity cash over terror funding fears
​Banks freezing charity assets for fear of falling foul of anti-terror legislation
NEWS 5 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
OSCR reviews charity test guidance
​Consultation launched by OSCR to change guidance on charity test
NEWS 5 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Outrage as MP calls charities “sock puppets”
​Pickles wants government departments to insert anti-lobbying clauses into funding agreements
NEWS 4 March 2015 by Robert Armour
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OSCR asked to investigate the Kiltwalk
Former chair of the charity which created the Kiltwalk questions why so much is being spent on running costs
NEWS 3 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Chief Encounters: Elaine C Smith
Charity patron Elaine C Smith was at The Gathering 2015 and is our first chief to actually be friends with a Brian Cox
FEATURE 27 February 2015 by Susan Smith
 
VIDEO: I love my job in Scotland’s third sector
People from across the third sector in Scotland were at the Gathering 2015, where they told TFN why they love their jobs
LIST 27 February 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Public prefer charity shops to eBay
​Charity shops preferred to eBay online study reveals
NEWS 27 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Gathering 2015: indyref sparked a revolution in Scottish politics
SCVO politics debate hears that a new era of participatory democracy could be ushered in
NEWS 26 February 2015 by Graham Martin
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Neil: We need a new democracy for Scotland
Alex Neil says community-led democracy can combat social injustice
NEWS 26 February 2015 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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