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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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Walking charities unite to oppose Highland golf course
Walking charities have joined the call for the rejection of an 18 hole golf course on Coul Links in Sutherland
NEWS 22 March 2019 by Susan Smith
 
Drop in Armed Forces charities
The rate of support services in Scotland that are closing is double the number of those that are opening
NEWS 21 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Burnt for profits: Scottish countryside set ablaze by grouse shooters
Huge swathes of Scotland’s uplands are being set ablaze to create profits for the shooting industry
NEWS 18 March 2019 by Graham Martin
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Festival operator dumped amid fair work row
The Royal Society of Edinburgh will not lease its New Town home to C Venues after criticism of the firm's treatment of workers
NEWS 6 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Coffee creates a fairtrade revolution
Scotland is supporting Rwanda as it bids to continue its recovery from years of war, as the country's coffee trade looks to expand
NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Row over women’s festival
A dispute occurred over whether trans women would be allowed to enter "women only" events at The Audacious Women Festival
NEWS 28 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Social enterprise cafe is Glad all over
For this month’s review of a social enterprise eatery Gareth Jones visits the hippest – and one of the most ethical – venues in Glasgow
FEATURE 26 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Cafés with a conscience: towering above the competition
This month’s review of a social enterprise eatery sees Robert Armour sticking his neck out to visit Giraffe Café in Perth
FEATURE 19 February 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Who will be this year’s Women of Influence?
Prestigious awards' shortlist announced
NEWS 11 February 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Huge parts of Scotland given to grouse shooting - most of us never eat it
Most Scots never eat any grouse – yet vast tracts of the country are given over to the slaughter of the game birds
NEWS 5 February 2019 by Graham Martin
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TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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