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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, 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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Brexit could hit human rights in Scotland
Charities and other groups have backed the Scotland Declaration on Human Rights
NEWS 19 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
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Scots aid charities report sexual misconduct
Aid charities are being forced to reveal sexual misconduct probes after Oxfam scandal
NEWS 19 February 2018 by Rab Armour
 
Parents demand council nurseries stay open longer
Working parents aren't being offered flexibility
NEWS 19 February 2018 by Rab Armour
 
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 Rab 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
 
Time to act on health inequality in Scotland
Scotland's health promotion agency is aiming to work with poverty groups to establish evidence of the causes of the nation's health problems
NEWS 19 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 Rab 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 Rab 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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