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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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Charities use local gift card to support first tenancies and people facing crisis
A Welcome Home Project to support new tenancies post-homelessness and a collaboration with Dunfermline based voluntary organisations are making a difference in Fife
NEWS 4 June 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Volunteers' Week: 40 years of celebrating a vital force in our communities
“Volunteering is priceless but I think it is important to recognise that its estimated value to the Scottish economy is £2.3 billion.”
NEWS 4 June 2024 by Graham Martin
 
Fair Funding is essential for sustainable volunteering
Volunteers Week: we need a clear commitment to Fair Funding says Sarah Latto
OPINION 3 June 2024 by Sarah Latto
 
The value of being a social (policy) network
Volunteers Week: Citizen's Advice Scotland's volunteers come in many forms - and all are vital
OPINION 3 June 2024 by Gillian Fyfe
 
Cruel Summer: exclusive - Edinburgh’s homeless forced from hotels as Taylor Swift comes to town
Homeless people have been informed they are to be removed from their hotel-style accommodation in Edinburgh as Taylor Swift comes to town. 
NEWS 28 May 2024 by Niall Christie
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Charity saves public purse £300m through unique approach to prevent homelessness
It makes the claim in a study it has commissioned
NEWS 28 May 2024 by Robert Armour
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Remembering the week everyone hated us
CAS chief executive Derek Mitchell on being at the heart of a Twitter storm
OPINION 28 May 2024 by Derek Mitchell
 
UK Shared Prosperity Fund would be ditched under Tory National Service plan
The proposal would be funded by winding down the UKSPF programme by 2028. 
NEWS 27 May 2024 by Niall Christie
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Third and public sectors must unite to eradicate child poverty
Scotland's first minister made it one of his key aims of government
NEWS 27 May 2024 by Robert Armour
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Scots urged to be aware of general election voting rules and deadlines
Don't get caught out and lose your vote, urges charity
NEWS 24 May 2024 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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