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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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Thirty years in the third sector – how the environment has changed
Jonny Kinross reflects on the changes he has seen in the sector
FEATURE 17 August 2018 Guest post
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Funding crisis sees charity shed jobs
The Shaw Trust is reducing its operations in Scotland after missing out on contracts for the new devolved employability programme
NEWS 17 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Funding ultimatum for homeless charities
The Big Lottery Fund is seeking dialogue with homeless charities in Edinburgh over funding, warning there is a finite amount of money available
NEWS 17 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Public should donate more to aid groups - not boycott them
The public should double donations to charities in the wake of the abuse scandal that has engulfed aid organisations – instead of pulling support
NEWS 17 August 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Children’s charity cuts workforce after crippling funding cuts
Action for Children has reduced its fulltime staff as a result of losing millions of pounds in local authority funding
NEWS 16 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Income drops from mass fundraisers - but Scottish events buck the trend
Charity income from the biggest mass participation events has fallen
NEWS 16 August 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Partnership saves summer for charity
Summer was saved for a Glasgow charity thanks to the loan of a minibus from Young Enterprise Scotland
NEWS 16 August 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Pressure mounts on Scottish Government to ditch P1 tests
​Charities, unions and parents challenge the tests
NEWS 16 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Topography of slaughter: raptor persecution map published
The scale of bird of prey slaughter across the UK has come into focus with the publication of a new persecution map
NEWS 16 August 2018 by Graham Martin
 
£40k to get Glasgow kids reading
A programme that partners older and younger pupils to encourage reading for pleasure has been awarded £40,000 to run in Glasgow primary schools
NEWS 15 August 2018 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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