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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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Homeless, penniless, stateless and destitute
An independent advocacy service could be a first step in a new preventative approach to tackling the destitution facing by asylum seekers in Scotland
FEATURE 19 June 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Huge fundraising response in wake of Grenfell tragedy
More than £5 million – and counting – has been raised for victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster
NEWS 16 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Revealed: DWP fit-for-work tests cost more than they save
Figures show UK government is spending more than its saves on controversial tests
NEWS 15 June 2017 by Robert Armour
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Obama charity dinner fundraising total revealed
Former US president visited for Scotland for one day but he leaves whopping amount for Scots charities
NEWS 12 June 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scots run out of cash before pay day
Debt and cash problems are a daily problem for the majority of Scots as a survey showed more than half often run out of money before pay day
NEWS 31 May 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Boost for charities as millions oppose Tump
The presidency of Donald Trump has prompted millions of people to become more politically engaged and increase their support for good causes
NEWS 30 May 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Christian charity chief savages the scandal of poverty
Poverty is “an avoidable scandal that robs people of their dignity and diminishes us all,” the chief executive of a major Christian charity has said
NEWS 29 May 2017 by Graham Martin
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JustGiving investigates 200 Manchester fundraising pages
The UK's biggest fundraising site has put 200 Manchester bombing fundraising pages into quarantine over fears of fraud
NEWS 29 May 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Scotland backs global goals for a better world
MSPs pledged to support the world's 17 Sustainable Development Goals at both home and abroad during a recent Scottish Malawi Partnership campaig
NEWS 25 May 2017 by Susan Smith
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Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees
Destitution is built into the asylum process – and drives exploitation, ill health, misery and death
NEWS 25 May 2017 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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