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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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UK government appoints new charities minister
A new UK charities minister has been appointed – after the last one fell out with the government over gambling
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Graham Martin
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Universal Credit sees foodbank use soar by 162%
Universal Credit has been blamed for an increase in in people needing help from foodbanks
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
McVey forced to make more Universal Credit concessions
UK government being forced into making considerable chanmges to the flawed system
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Reviving Scotland’s “dead, burned and barren” grouse moors
Charities will unite in a radical new campaign to reform Scotland’s grouse moors
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Graham Martin
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Scottish Living Wage rises to £9 an hour
Thousands of low paid workers in Scotland will get a wage rise to £9 an hour
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Shock as addiction charity closes
Comas, which runs the Serenity Cafe in Edinburgh, has called in the liquidators due to the charity's financial position
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
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Vandals trash remembrance garden
An attack on Edinburgh's Garden of Remembrance has been described as disrespectful and malicious by two charities
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Safety of mountain rescue volunteers being “disregarded”
Four of Scotland's rescue teams have said agencies are putting them in danger by failing to provide air support
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Aberdeen chosen for next charity air ambulance base
North east pciked for the hugely successful service
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Charities provide “whopping subsidy” to Scottish Government wages policy
Social care charities say local authorities are not paying the full price of social care and expect charities to meet costs themselves
NEWS 5 November 2018 by Susan Smith
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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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