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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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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
 
Charities unite to fight a perfect storm of poverty
Families living in poverty face a bleak outlook with little hope of turning their fortunes around, according to a new campaign from Scottish charities.
NEWS 4 March 2014 by Robert Armour
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More people turning to charities for support
Holyrood committee hears evidence on the impact of welfare changes
NEWS 4 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Prejudice prevents gay people becoming parents
Children's charity wants more LGBT people to consider fostering and adoption
NEWS 4 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
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
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