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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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Bring tax and benefits together says think tank
Reform Scotland says the Scottish Government should take the opportunity to simplify the social security system
NEWS 31 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
A third of Scots are concerned about the number of refugees living in Scotland
38% of Scots say they are “fairly or very concerned” that 20,000 refugees currently live in Scotland
NEWS 28 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Citizens advice service gave out one million pieces of advice in Scotland last year
Citizens Advice Scotland helped recover £120 million for some of the country's poorest while supporting 310,000 people in 2015/16
NEWS 27 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Protest planned against refugee detention centre in Paisley
​Stop Detention in Scotland intends to protest outside the next Renfrewshire Council planning meeting
NEWS 27 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Community projects to benefit from £3m of Lotto funding
Community projects across Scotland will benefit from more than £3m of funding after the latest round of Big Lottery Fund awards was announced
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
​Gay and bisexual men to be pardoned by Scottish Government
​Charities have welcomed an announcement that men convicted of same-sex sexual activity before laws against it were scrapped will receive a full pardon
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Olympic cycling star Callum Skinner launches this year’s Scottish Poppy Appeal
One in eight veterans have a fundamental unmet need for support, and more than half suffer from a long-term illness or disability
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Male board member row rocks women’s aid movement
The Scottish Women’s Aid network was rocked this week when a charity quit over a row about a man appointed to its board
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
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New powers must be used to blitz child poverty
Activists have called on the Scottish Government to use new social security powers to eradicate child poverty
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Shotts to be Scotland’s first dementia friendly prison
HMP Shotts is working with Alzheimer's Scotland in a bid to become Scotland’s first dementia friendly prison
NEWS 18 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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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