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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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Tributes paid to transgender rights activist
Danielle Robins (21) was found dead in her flat in Dundee on Sunday
NEWS 31 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
World record football match raises £100,000 for charity
105 hour long match was raising funds for Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Friends Foundation
NEWS 31 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Disabled families protest against Frankie Boyle gig
Gig will go ahead but campaigners will still stage a protest
NEWS 31 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Tory plans to cut benefits to obese, alcoholic and addicted
Outrage as UK government consults on cutting benefits for "self-inflicted" conditions and illnesses
NEWS 30 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Goodmovers | Who is moving where in the voluntary sector | 30 July 2015
Find out who has been appointed to fill some of the biggest roles in the third sector. Email details of your new starts to [email protected]
FEATURE 30 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
More Scots try to go dry for cancer
​The original Dryathlon is to take place in September for the first time
NEWS 28 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Brand new £1,500 designer wedding dress donated to Edinburgh charity shop
​The £1,500 dress, donated to a Marie Curie shop, is now being sold in a silent auction to raise funds for the charity
NEWS 27 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Prejudice and arrogance behind English-based charity ditching Scotland
Former director slams London-based bosses for threatening to abandon thousands of service users
NEWS 24 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Big Lottery Fund awards millions to Scottish communities
Eight community projects share £3.8 million
NEWS 24 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
First aid social enterprise up for major award
St Andrews First Aid Training and Supplies Ltd is the only Scottish nomination in the social enterprise category at the 2015 National Business Awards
NEWS 24 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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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