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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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TFN reporter in the running for top UK journalism award
Niall Christie has been shortlisted for an Orwell Prize
NEWS 14 May 2025 by TFN
 
Help shape SCVO's top class voluntary sector learning programme
The organisation is conducting a full review so it can find out what charities' needs are
NEWS 13 May 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Sector at odds as MSPs poised to vote on Assisted Dying Bill
Hugely controversial bill has split the sector
NEWS 13 May 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Redundancy blow at major Scottish charity group
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is moving to close a budget deficit of half a million pounds
NEWS 12 May 2025 by TFN
 
TFN magazine's May edition is out now - read it all here
New mag takes a major look at fundraising
NEWS 12 May 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Fascinating insight into the role fundraising has made in healthcare
Without public generosity people's health would have suffered
NEWS 9 May 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Programme for government: “treading water in a storm of poverty and inequality”
Charities respond to John Swinney’s Scottish Government agenda for the year
NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie
 
“No soft-landing”: devastating effect of overseas aid cut yet to be felt, government warned
Former CEO of Save the Children has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to slash development budgets
NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Edinburgh Partnership launches review of longer-term support for the city’s third sector
Results of the consultation will be reported in August. 
NEWS 6 May 2025 by Niall Christie
 
IRC president calls for mitigations to “dangers” posed by UK aid cuts
Former foreign secretary David Miliband set out proposals in a speech in London
NEWS 5 May 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.

Read it here
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