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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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Calls for Scotland to follow world-leading tobacco laws
In Scotland a ban on smoking in public places came into force in spring 2006.
NEWS 7 November 2022 by Niall Christie
 
People in debt “trapped” as cost of living crisis escalates
CAS also reported a huge increase of people taking longer to clear their debts.
NEWS 7 November 2022 by Niall Christie
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Church in Fife hosts emergency cost of crisis summit to discuss “evil of poverty”
The public event from 10am-3.30pm will feature powerful testimonies from people who are worst affected by a catastrophic increase in basic living costs.
NEWS 3 November 2022 by Niall Christie
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Charities and social enterprises see £37million of investment at time of crisis
Big Issue Invest’s (BII) annual impact report for the year to March 2022 has shown those social enterprises were able to support over 2million customers across the UK in the same period.
NEWS 2 November 2022 by Niall Christie
 
Housing association wins gong at prestigious awards' ceremony
Wins housing provider of the year
NEWS 2 November 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland’s annual Christmas Toybank Appeal launched
Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/campaign/Toybank2022 and will be used to purchase new toys or gift vouchers for children.
NEWS 1 November 2022 by Niall Christie
 
Millions from Lottery goes to community groups
Hundreds of projects benefit
NEWS 1 November 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Scottish charity leads call for Home Secretary to be sacked
Signatories to the open letter include, MSPs and MPs from Labour and the SNP, trade union representatives, academics and legal experts. 
NEWS 31 October 2022 by Niall Christie
 
Ministers told to clarify whether cost of living crisis will affect Scotland’s Covid recovery
Some concerns were raised that the crisis will pose more significant challenges for organisations, service providers and individuals than even those faced during the pandemic.  
NEWS 29 October 2022 by Niall Christie
 
New scheme launched to tackle transport poverty in Scotland’s largest low emission zones
The project has been funded by national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) and Smarter Choices.
NEWS 28 October 2022 by Niall Christie
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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