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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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Charity warns: benefit payments need increased as third sector can't cope
Average-earning families can't cope with spiralling household expenses
NEWS 7 February 2022 by Robert Armour
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Charities urge Scots to seek out help with energy bills
Scots struggling with their rising energy bills have been urged to seek out the help of experts as the cost of living crisis continues. 
NEWS 7 February 2022 by Niall Christie
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Council elections: a new post-Covid deal demanded for the blind and partially sighted
Manifesto highlights the attainment gap between schoolchildren with sight loss and their peers
NEWS 4 February 2022 by Graham Martin
 
Scotland's Climate Assembly to consider government response to report
The meetings comes after recommendations were sent to ministers last year.
NEWS 4 February 2022 by Niall Christie
 
Immediate action needed to protect families amid energy crisis, Chancellor told
Energy regulators Ofgem announced on Thursday that standard tariffs will rise 54 per cent.
NEWS 3 February 2022 by Niall Christie
 
Scots urged to open up about mental health on TimeToTalk day
The poll was conducted as part of Time to Talk Day, a national day of conversations about mental health for See Me. 
NEWS 3 February 2022 by Niall Christie
 
"Don't struggle alone": Scots urged to reach out amid cost of living crisis
Advice Direct Scotland have reminded the public help is at hand as the cost of living continues to rise, according to a new report.
NEWS 2 February 2022 by Niall Christie
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Children's Lottery raises more than half a million for 50 Scottish charities
Funding will have a life-changing impact for around 10,000 children and families
NEWS 1 February 2022 by Graham Martin
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Scrap the benefit cap, UK Government told by campaigners
Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, has now made fresh calls for the cap to go. 
NEWS 1 February 2022 by Niall Christie
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Raith Rovers Football Club condemned for signing rapist David Goodwillie
David Goodwillie was ruled in civil court to have raped a mother-of-one at a party in January 2011 - an incident that was reported in court to have destroyed her life
NEWS 1 February 2022 by Niall Christie
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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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