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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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Horror as 3m animals tested last year in UK
​Campaigners want draconian laws changed
NEWS 18 July 2019 by Robert Armour
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Lottery launches £100m fund to help tackle climate emergency
The Climate Action Fund will be used to establish a UK-wide network delivering 'high impact community-led climate action'.
NEWS 18 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
3 comments
 
Bee corridor project hits major milestone
Buglife Scotland has completed work on 37 wildflower-rich habitats along the John Muir Way.
NEWS 16 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
 
Extinction Rebellion blocks Glasgow road with 25ft pink boat
The protest is part of the group's Summer Uprising campaign.
NEWS 15 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
1 comment
 
Video exposes ‘grim reality’ of grouse shooting industry
Ten-minute film by Chris Packham details the death of a hen harrier in South Lanarkshire.
NEWS 15 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
 
Wind ‘could power every home in Scotland and north of England’
Turbines in Scotland generated enough electricity to power 4.47 million homes between January and June.
NEWS 15 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
 
Community groups in borders buyout bid
Ambitious bids being considered by two community groups
NEWS 11 July 2019 by Robert Armour
 
UK Aid Match announces latest round of funding
Successful applicants will receive £1 of UK Government money for every pound donated by the public.
NEWS 9 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
 
Scots spend £600m a year on single-use plastics
Charity calls for action as figures show 300,000 tonnes of plastic packaging bought in Scotland every year.
NEWS 8 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
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Emergency appeal after Ebola outbreak in the DRC
Disease, conflict and food shortages continue to ravage the Central African nation.
NEWS 2 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
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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