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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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Combatting poverty in Scotland
John Dickie, director of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, sets out the principles that will enable Scotland to combat the scourge of poverty
OPINION 13 March 2014 Guest post
 
Reduce unemployment by helping jobless volunteer
English umbrella organisation says volunteering leads to paid work
NEWS 13 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Regulator promises to get tough on payday lenders
​Consumer advice group welcomes new regulators payday loan review promise
NEWS 12 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Major rape awareness campaign launched
Major campaign will particularly target men
NEWS 10 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Anti-racism charity faces 65% funding cut
Education programmes will be curtailed after cuts to funding
NEWS 7 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Minister backs call to end high delivery charges to rural areas
Enterprise minister backs CAS campaign to end excessive charges to rural areas.
NEWS 7 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Putting women in the spotlight
​International Women's Day encourages women to celebrate their achievements around the world in a creative way.
FEATURE 6 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Empowerment bill excludes disabled people
A bill proposed to empower communities has been accused of doing the opposite by disability campaigners.
NEWS 5 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Government fails to empower disabled people
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, explains why her organisation is objecting to the community empowerment bill
OPINION 5 March 2014 Guest post
 
60 seconds on Fairtrade Fortnight
Scottish Fair Trade Forum's Martin Rhodes tells TFN how well Scotland is embracing fair trade
FEATURE 4 March 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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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