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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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Global action needed to tackle gender inequality
Gender equality is a basic right that should be recognised every day of the year, equalities secretary Angela Constance has said
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
One girl under 15 forced to marry every seven seconds
Girls as young as ten are being forced to men, often a lot older, in countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Veterans charities to benefit from £600,000 funding boost
Charities supporting former servicemen and women will share in a £600,000 funding boost over the next three years, the veterans minister has announced
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
The right to work for learning disabled Scots
Maura Lynch explores a new road map for overcoming Scotland's shameful record in finding jobs for adults with learning disabilities
OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post
 
Making the third sector a living wage champion
Lynn Anderson argues that the third sector has everything to gain from the living wage - and nothing to lose
OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post
 
Little Alan’s lifeless body shocked the world – but refugees continue to die
Graham Martin finds Oxfam demanding much more is done to help refugees globally.
FEATURE 5 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Poll: Should we give money to beggars?
POLL 3 October 2016 by TFN
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Attitudes towards LGBT+ people have changed for the better
The proportion of people in Scotland who think that same-sex sexual relationships are always or mostly wrong has fallen to 18% - its lowest level ever
NEWS 30 September 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18
Statistics found there had been a 7% increase in reported sexual offences in the past 12 months
NEWS 27 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Radical indy conference to put people power on the agenda
Major conference hears why another Scotland is possible
OPINION 27 September 2016 Guest post
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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