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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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Cafe will help lift people from poverty
New venture opened this week
NEWS 9 December 2025 by Rab Armour
 
George Clooney returns to Edinburgh to promote homelessness charity
Another coup for leading organisation
NEWS 8 December 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Leading organisations unite to offer compasionate approach to housing
Guidance will help those most in need
NEWS 8 December 2025 by Rab Armour
 
TFN magazine's December edition is out now: read it all here!
New mag looks at the precarity of funding, the mis-match between what the sector gets, how it gets it and the increasing amount demanded from us
NEWS 8 December 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Regulator's annual statement shows a rise in reports about charities
It also showed a small rise in whistleblowing complaints
NEWS 5 December 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Charities receive targeted Scottish Government support for island infrastructure
Care charities and village halls share in more than £800,000.
NEWS 5 December 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Urgent volunteer drive launched for care charity in Ayrshire
Intandem said right now the number of volunteer mentors doesn't match the level of need.
NEWS 5 December 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Girlguiding bans trans women and girls from joining
The organisation confirmed the decision would be enforced in Scotland. 
NEWS 5 December 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Charity leads condemnation of Farage over claims about Glasgow schoolkids
John Swinney also said: "I think Nigel Farage's comments are quite simply racist. There's no other way to describe them"
NEWS 5 December 2025 by Graham Martin
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Foodbank forced to close over hygiene issues
Charity said there is no disruption to services
NEWS 4 December 2025 by Rab Armour
 
"A pattern": Muslim charities ask why they have been excluded from fund for a second time
They want an inquiry into how decisions are made
NEWS 2 December 2025 by Graham Martin
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“Make suicide prevention a priority” urges Samaritans Scotland ahead of elections
The suicide prevention charity held an event at Holyrood this week. 
NEWS 28 November 2025 by Niall Christie
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TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a special look at what it’s like to work in Scotland’s voluntary sector, featuring the results of in-depth research. It contains a wealth of advice and analysis from experts in their field.

Read it here
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