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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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TFN Live: Catch up with what happened at the Gathering 2017
TFN livestreamed some of the top events from the Gathering 2017 - catch up on what you missed or rewatch an event you loved.
NEWS 23 February 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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Claire Carpenter: a Social Enterprise Champion and a visionary
Susan Smith spoke to Claire Carpenter about how she became a Scotland's Social Enterprise Champion through the success of Edinburgh's Melting Pot
FEATURE 22 February 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Scottish Government won’t halt hated disability assessments
Despite new welfare powers the DWP will continue to assess disabled people in Scotland
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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Charity welcomes aid for South Sudan - but situation is critical
Christian Aid has welcomed the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) providing £200 million in emergency aid to South Sudan and Somalia
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Multi-million pledge to help third sector transform lives
First Minister confirms funding of third sector jobs programme
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Minister: third sector is the “golden thread” that binds our communities
Cabinet secretary makes a robust defence of Scotland's third sector
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Survival mode: Scotland’s third sector fails to grow
Scotland's third sector is failing to grow and financial optimism is rock bottom
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Secular society challenges Sunday swimming ban
​Council challenged over shutting public pool on the Sabbath
NEWS 21 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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Scots volunteer more than rest of the UK
More than half of young Scots carry out volunteering work - higher than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
NEWS 21 February 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Revealed: what it’s like to be a young carer in Scotland
A new study maps out the day to day experiences of young carers in Scotland
NEWS 21 February 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.

Read it here
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