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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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EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote
Four Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux have put a stop to a vote on a new governance structure for Citizens Advice Scotland with a legal challenge
NEWS 22 November 2016 by Susan Smith
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Council funding cuts could devastate the third sector
The cuts crisis crashing across Scotland’s voluntary sector continues apace – with fresh warnings of closures
NEWS 21 November 2016 by Graham Martin
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Half of us would be happy if family donated to charity instead of buying Christmas gifts
Survey says half of us would be happy if family donated to charity instead of buying Christmas gifts
NEWS 21 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
People to be offered more help with funeral costs
Citizens Advice Bureaux is to train advisors to help people plan for funerals including supporting them to access funeral payments
NEWS 18 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Activists challenge big business grip on the world
Challenging the hold big business has over our lives will be the central theme of a major Scottish activists' summit
NEWS 17 November 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Leonardo DiCaprio visits homeless restaurant in Edinburgh
The Oscar winner enjoyed lunch prepared by workers from homeless backgrounds at the new ‘pay it forward’ restaurant
NEWS 17 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Amnesty International adverts banned in Edinburgh and Glasgow
​Network Rail faces criticism for pulling Amnesty International adverts at Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central train stations
NEWS 16 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Scots have donated £2,500 to a disabled refugee allegedly attacked in Glasgow
Positive Action in Housing launched a fundraising page for Able Miller who it is claimed had lit fireworks thrown at him and his car by a group of teenagers
NEWS 15 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Mhairi Black slams “shameful” rise in foodbank use
An MP has described the findings of a report by the Trussell Trust on foodbank usage across the UK as “shameful”
NEWS 10 November 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Plans for Dungavel 2 refugee removal centre rejected
Campaigners have welcomed a decision to reject the creation of a refugee removal centre near Glasgow Airport
NEWS 9 November 2016 by Graham Martin
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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