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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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Families of disabled children fight helpline closure
Families are set to protest outside Edinburgh City Chambers on Friday 8 December against the closure of a helpline for families of disabled children
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Susan Smith
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New charity invites Scots to invest in local services
Scottish Communities Finance will invest in social enterprises that provide services in local areas
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Fury at Chancellor’s “derogatory” disabled comments
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been savaged for making “totally unacceptable and derogatory comments” about disabled people
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Jo Cox charity donation from hotel duped by racists
A hotel duped by a fascist group has pledged a donation to the charity set up in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Named person faces further 12 month delay
The Scottish Parliament's education committee has blocked plans for a guardian to be assigned to every child in Scotland
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Schools are failing a generation of young carers
Schools are failing a generation of children who are sacrificing their futures to care for sick or disabled family members, Barnardo’s has found
NEWS 7 December 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Chief Encounters: Satwat Rehman
The director of One Parent Families Scotland is proud to have seen the services the charity provides evolve
FEATURE 7 December 2017 Guest post
 
Campaigner wants improvements in neurological care
Sue Ryder is calling for the Scottish Government to push health boards to ensure that progress is made
NEWS 6 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Charities benefit from First Minister’s Christmas card
Artwork by John Byrne will be auctioned off to raise money for Food Train, SCIAF, Scottish Women’s Aid and the Teapot Trust
NEWS 6 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity hopes to sing home missing people
The initiative follows the success of a Missing People Choir in Britain's Got Talent
NEWS 6 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
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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