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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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Helpline to support struggling families
Scots who need financial advice have been urged to contact a free helpline
NEWS 8 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 3 January 2019
A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland
LIST 4 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Celtic FC charity raises a record amount
Celtic FC Foundation has raised £240,000 through its 2018 Christmas appeal, making it the most successful to date
NEWS 24 December 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Let your unsuitable gifts help a child
Your unwanted gifts could transform lives
NEWS 24 December 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Charity donations fall as plastic bag sales slow
The amount Scottish retailers are passing on to the charity sector has dropped after sales of single use bags dropped by £3.8m
NEWS 20 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Emergency campaign aims to salvage support service
Caring Soles provides vital footcare to the elderly, but its future is in doubt after being a victim of community funding cuts
NEWS 20 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
New parents welcome support grants
Single parents who helped co-design Scotland’s new early years benefits met First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this week
NEWS 19 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Funeral charity launches Christmas campaign
Caledonia Cremation is hoping to support the 1,000 Scots who will lose a loved one over Christmas
NEWS 18 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
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Transgender charity faces funding wait
The Big Lottery Fund has undertaken a review of a £500,000 grant to Mermaids after receiving a wide range of comments on the decision
NEWS 18 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
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£120,000 for new Scottish social enterprise factory
A new social enterprise factory training veterans to work in printing, signage and product engineering has won Big Lottery Funding
NEWS 12 December 2018 by Susan Smith
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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