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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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CEO of Gordon Brown's charity steps down after just four months in role
Katharine Sacks-Jones is leaving The Multibank. 
NEWS 24 November 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Let’s have a budget for fairness and compassion
David Hilferty’s message to the chancellor
OPINION 24 November 2025 by David Hilferty
 
Infrastructure bodies urge chancellor to work with them ahead of Budget statement
Sector is already at breaking point with rising costs and diminishing funding
NEWS 24 November 2025 by Rab Armour
 
Charity leader: abolishing two-child cap is welcome but chancellor must go further
It must be backed by must be followed by practical, life-changing reforms says Aberlour chief
NEWS 24 November 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Scotland must ditch ‘unfair and damaging’ social care charges
Report warns disabled people are being let down in their right to help with basic needs.
NEWS 24 November 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Malnutrition risk stalks older people in Scotland
Numbers are rising and combatting the problem must be made a political priority says charity
NEWS 21 November 2025 by Graham Martin
 
"Donated" charity minibus ends up registered to convicted criminal
Questions remain whether minibus was ever donated to a Glasgow mosque
NEWS 21 November 2025 by Rab Armour
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Winter Warmers campaign to help school kids in the greatest need
Charity is appealing to people living and working in Edinburgh to donate or buy items from its wish list
NEWS 20 November 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Charity publishes a routemap to ending child poverty in Scotland
It wants action across social security and public services to deliver better childhoods
NEWS 20 November 2025 by Graham Martin
 
"A new economic journey": MSPs urged to back Community Wealth Building
“Our current economic model isn’t working - it’s failing too many people and places"
NEWS 20 November 2025 by Graham Martin
 
Charity calls for action with half of Scotland’s unpaid carers cutting back on food and heating
30% said their physical health and 39% their mental health is poor because of their caring role.
NEWS 20 November 2025 by Niall Christie
 
Scottish MPs told to be “more vocal in opposing cruel two-child limit policy” 
The Scotland Demands Better campaign has focused on next week’s budget. 
NEWS 20 November 2025 by Niall Christie
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