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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Big Yin appears larger than life for Comic Relief
​Statues of celebrities appear across the UK ahead of this year's Red Nose Day
NEWS 12 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Danger foodbanks could become a fixture of welfare support
​New report shows foodbank dependency in Scotland is increasing
NEWS 12 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Churches wage war on unethical lenders
Churches take unprecedented action against growth in unethical finance by creating their own credit union
NEWS 11 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Obituary: William George (Billy) Sloan, social enterprise chief executive
Born: 4 February, 1967 in Glasgow. Died: 30 January, 2015 in Aberdeen.
FEATURE 10 February 2015 by TFN
 
New social firm will create textile products and jobs
Edinburgh business woman opens textile product manufacturing social enterprise
NEWS 9 February 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Sciaf celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special mass
Scotland's catholic aid agency celebrates its 50th anniversary in the chapel where it all began
NEWS 9 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
True story: I became homeless after the credit crunch
In 2010 Brian suffered a nervous breakdown and walked out of his flat into a life of sleeping rough on the streets
OPINION 6 February 2015 Guest post
 
Charity set up in memory of Maryam
Fiance to set up charity in memory of tragic Maryam Najafian
NEWS 4 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Foodbank staff heartened by flood of donations
​Donations flood in after heartless thieves target foodbank
NEWS 4 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
End to early prisoner release applauded
​End to prisoner early release scheme welcomed
NEWS 3 February 2015 by Robert Armour
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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