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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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Marc Lambert: why Game Of Thrones beats Eastenders
Chief Encounters: Marc Lambert
NEWS 25 August 2017 by TFN
 
Panda pregnancy driven by profit, slams charity
Edinburgh Zoo’s drive to make its panda Tian Tian give birth to cubs is driven by gate receipts rather than conservation says One Kind
NEWS 25 August 2017 by Graham Martin
 
RSPB slams Bear Grylls style amateur adventurers
RSPB rangers have criticised outdoor survival enthusiasts for destroying ancient Scottish woodland in the Cairngorms
NEWS 25 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
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Social care reform too slow says watchdog
Audit Scotland's new report into social care personalisation has found progress has moved too slowly despite a 10 year strategy and major funding
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Tory MP slammed for bigoted Gypsy/Traveller comments
Douglas Ross said he would enforce tighter legislation against the community
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Robert Armour
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Charity awarded £20k to help young kids to read
​The People's Postcode Trust has awarded £20,000 to Scottish Book Trust for its Shared Reading programme
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
Cosla condemns moves to make council run charities pay rates
Move will impact on council services
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Robert Armour
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Legal charity calls for named person legislation to be scrapped
Clan Childlaw has said that a new bill does not address previous issues with the plans
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
MSP raises awareness of rare jumping spider
​MSP Angus Macdonald joins a team of conservationists to spot a rare jumping spider near Stirling
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
Revealed: charity’s quirkiest fundraisers
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has published a list of its top 10 “quirkiest” fundraising campaigns over the past year
NEWS 24 August 2017 by Graham Martin
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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