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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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Postcode Lottery provides support of £8.2 million
More than 900 groups from across Britain received grants in 2017
NEWS 3 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Don’t Give Up – Give Back in 2018
A youth charity looking for new e-volunteers says people are more likely to stick to resolutions to do something positive rather than giving up stuff
NEWS 3 January 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Youth charities win Scottish Government funding
The Scottish Government has awarded £14m to 117 youth charities
NEWS 3 January 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Trashed foodbank will reopen after heartless raid
Volunteers worked tirelessly to reopen before Christmas
NEWS 22 December 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Who’s on the 2017 anti-poverty naughty and nice list?
Following a year of ups and downs in the fight against poverty, anti-poverty campaigners have published naughty and nice lists ahead of Christmas
NEWS 22 December 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Hospice shop reopens thanks to community support
Supporters have rallied round St Vincent's Hospice after thieves raided one of its shops just days before Christmas
NEWS 22 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
New fund launched to support parents of premature babies
The Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to help parents with the cost of attending neo-natal units
NEWS 22 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Scotland bans use of animals in circuses
The move by the Scottish Parliament has been welcomed by animal welfare charities
NEWS 21 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Scottish town becomes first to ban plastic straws
Young campaigners from two Scottish primary schools are helping to make Ullapool the first plastic straw free town in the United Kingdom
NEWS 21 December 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Agency workers lose £400m in wages a year
Temporary staff discriminated against when it comes to pay
NEWS 21 December 2017 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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