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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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Charities granted permission to appeal Rwanda ruling
Charities, including Care4Calais, applied for permission to appeal the courts judgement, which has now been granted.
NEWS 16 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Scots choosing to heat not eat as living costs increase
As winter bites Scots can't afford to heat and eat
NEWS 16 January 2023 by Robert Armour
 
TFN magazine's January edition is out now - read it all here!
First TFN mag of the year looks at industrial relations in the charity sector
NEWS 16 January 2023 by Graham Martin
 
Glasgow Food Train enters fight for survival after losing council funding bid
Food Train’s rejected funding application to Glasgow City Council was for a three-year package of support made up of around £150,000 each year until 2026.
NEWS 13 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Cost of living crisis: the hard facts
Matthew Linning discusses new evidence on the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering
OPINION 13 January 2023 by Matthew Linning
 
Workers at Shelter win 7% pay rise after strike
Workers at Shelter took part in strike action late last year, with more than 600 staff taking part in the walkout. 
NEWS 12 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Homelessness charity appoints new director of finance and corporate services 
Cyrenians will welcome Mr MacLean after ten years as director of finance at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. 
NEWS 12 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
“Disastrous”: SCVO warns of knock-on effect of cuts to energy bill support
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme currently runs until the end of March, and is now set to be replaced by the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) from April 1. 
NEWS 12 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Ban energy companies from forcing customers onto prepay meters
An MP called the forced switch "morally repugnant"
NEWS 12 January 2023 by Robert Armour
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Covid-19: learnings for supporting migrant and minority ethnic communities
Dr Paulina Trevena on why not learning from the pandemic would be a lost opportunity
OPINION 11 January 2023 by Dr Paulina Trevena
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.

Read it here
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