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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Rise in substandard meals fed to elderly in care homes
Some councils spend as little as £1.10 on each meal
NEWS 19 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Chief encounters: David Robb
Beatles-loving David Robb, OSCR chief executive, is astounded by the amount of folk who believe everyone in the third sector are volunteers
FEATURE 19 February 2018 by TFN
 
Small charities unaware of GDPR with less than 100 days to go
More than a third of smaller organisations have not heard of the new legislation and are putting themselves at risk
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Thousands of children receive treatment for obesity
Health experts have expressed concern at figures which reveal 5,000 under-18s needed specialist weight treatment
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Ban wind farms from wild areas
Scotland’s official Wild Land Areas should be a no-go zone for large-scale commercial wind farms say campaigners
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Charities slurred by vicious, right wing fake news
Right wingers are undermining charities by slurring them with vicious fake news stories
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Graham Martin
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Cruel Valentine’s PR stunt by DWP backfires badly
Backlash over hugely insensitive tweet
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Disabled campaigners fear plastic straw ban
MSP's bid to ban plastic straws could have grave consequences for disabled people
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Mary’s Meals reveals misconduct case
Argyll-based charity says case was dealt with swiftly
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Robert Armour
 
OSCR reports 13 cases of sexual misconduct in past two years
​Regulator says abuse cases were reported to Police Scotland
NEWS 16 February 2018 by Robert Armour
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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