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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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Charity gagging clause a permanent threat to civil society
Charities are being silenced ahead of voting as Lobbying Act does not account for snap election
NEWS 22 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scots with sight loss set to double
Can Scotland cope with a dramatic jump in the number of people losing their sight over the next two decades, conference debates
NEWS 22 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Revealed: Scotland’s worst cycling accident hotspots
League table ranked by accident severity published by leading charity
NEWS 22 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland needs new child poverty targets say MSPs
Child poverty targets are currently too distant says committee
NEWS 22 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
EXCLUSIVE: MSPs want answers after wildlife crime cases collapse
MSPs are demanding answers following the collapse of a string of wildlife crime cases
NEWS 21 May 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Anti-fox hunting rally announced for this weekend
​UK-wide campaign arrives in Edinburgh to protest against plans to reverse ban
NEWS 19 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
One year from Jo Cox killing: charities urged to help communities heal
Scotland’s charities are getting behind a major drive to cut across division and hatred in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox
NEWS 19 May 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Campaigner charged under Terrorism Act
Director charged after refusal to disclose computer passwords
NEWS 18 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Charity app to improve child safety
​Innovate app enables children to be safer at home
NEWS 18 May 2017 by Robert Armour
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FOI request reveals DWP staff told to reject 80% of benefit appeals
Staff are working to a quota confidential documents reveal
NEWS 18 May 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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