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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Vital services under threat of imminent closure as funding can't match expenditure
Caught in a cycle of short-term, insecure income streams
NEWS 13 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Revealed: the total income of Scotland’s charity sector
Report is based on information provided by charities on the Scottish Charity Register
NEWS 10 October 2025 by Graham Martin
 
A fair wealth tax could raise almost half a billion pounds a year from richest families
New report reinforces case for stronger wealth taxes as a key building block of wider package of UK and Scottish fair tax reforms
NEWS 8 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Largest ever donation will help build new centre
Trust donates huge sum
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Community dismayed at closure of village charity shop
Alzheimer Scotland have shut their site in Golspie
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Bank says high net worth charitable giving is rising
Barclays said the wealth transfer creates new opportunities for charities.
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
“Reckless”: Conservatives slammed for promise to cut aid even further
Bond hit out at the proposal put forward by the official opposition at Westminster
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
“Open for business”: MND Scotland move to reassure despite financial crisis
The charity’s CEO and chair have left, while staff face increasing pressures
NEWS 7 October 2025 by Niall Christie
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Charity launches first ever national fundraiser
Baby loss charity enlists public support
NEWS 6 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Legal profession backs charities as it celebrates success
Strong commitment to social good
NEWS 6 October 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Value of charity donations down by 30% in five years, new research shows
SCVO analysis shows individual giving fell in real-terms by more than £240 million in 2023
NEWS 6 October 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Scotland on course to miss child poverty reduction targets by ‘large margin’
Analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows around one in four children remain in poverty. 
NEWS 6 October 2025 by Niall Christie
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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