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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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Living wage for sleepovers: a frontline view
Enable Scotland personal assistant Hayleigh Furlong and service user Russell Eaton on what the living wage for social care means to them
FEATURE 24 October 2017 by Alex Turnbull
 
Trust launches astonishing attack on lottery
Community trust launches withering attack on lottery after £1m funding application is rejected
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Brexit exodus could devastate third sector
Many organisations are fearing an exodus of staff when Brexit arrives
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
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Campaigners fear fracking ban loopholes
​As ministers debate moves to ban fracking, campaigners say it doesn't go far enough
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Knife threats, wage cuts and breakdown: the reality of life in the care sector
An experienced care worker spoke to TFN on the reasons why they walked away after almost a decade in the job
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Excitement mounts for Edinburgh sleep out
Event will raise awareness and cash city's homeless
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Free phish and chips for charities
Campaign uses free fish and chips to raise awareness of scams
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Glasgow to end sleepovers in response to living wage announcement
Glasgow City Council is planning a "wholesale" redesign of overnight social provision in order to reduce costs
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Government to boost opportunities for deaf community
Ambitious plans to raise attainment and increase access for people with hearing loss
NEWS 24 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Long serving lifeboat crewman calls it a day
Bill Wing Munro has spent 48 years carrying out lifesaving missions for the RNLI
NEWS 24 October 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.

Read it here
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