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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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To give up hope is to give up fighting for progress
Emma Hutton says that support for human rights is stronger than ever in Scotland
OPINION 19 December 2023 by Emma Hutton
 
Triple hit as charities and third sector projects announce closure
Funding challenges have contributed to the closures, which will come into effect next year.
NEWS 18 December 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Repairs in retrograde – a peek at the state of Scottish housing maintenance
Aoife Deery of CAS on the need for reform around housing repairs
OPINION 18 December 2023 by Aoife Deery
 
Conversations and partnership in a new relationship with the European Union
Irene Oldfather looks forward to a new era of cooperation with Europe
OPINION 18 December 2023 by Irene Oldfather
 
Charity think-tanks named in report on funding transparency
The project initially ran from 2012 - 2019, with openDemocracy now relaunching the project with a series of new audits.
NEWS 15 December 2023 by Niall Christie
 
A giant leap for dyslexia
Katie Carmichael on 55 years of Dyslexia Scotland
OPINION 15 December 2023 by Katie Carmichael
 
TFN magazine’s December edition is out now – read it here!
Final mag of the year looks at what we have lost in 2023
NEWS 13 December 2023 by Graham Martin
 
Winding up leads to huge windfall for Edinburgh charity
One of the country's oldest charities has closed
NEWS 13 December 2023 by Robert Armour
 
Scottish Refugee Council welcomes four new board members
The charity’s appointments includes three people with lived experience. 
NEWS 13 December 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Scotland told to show climate leadership after COP28
The climate talks failed to reach an agreement on urgently phasing out fossil fuels.
NEWS 13 December 2023 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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