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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 and civil society groups hit out at UK Government’s blocking of gender bill
The Bill, widely supported by charities across the country, passed overwhelmingly in the Scottish Parliament in December.
NEWS 19 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Petition launched to save Food Train Glasgow
The older people’s charity supports more than 400 over-65s across Glasgow.
NEWS 19 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Poorest Scots being left behind, health charity warns
Infants and young to middle aged men are thought to be the most at risk.
NEWS 17 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Edinburgh-based urban farm closes its doors
This is the second time the farm has been threatened with closure, with looming liquidation in late 2019 leading to £100,000 of crowdfunding.
NEWS 17 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Scottish aid charity warns of costs rising by a fifth
Alongside the cost of living crisis, many of the countries where the charity works are impacted by conflict, climate change and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
NEWS 17 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Revealed: the shocking growth of obscene wealth and extreme poverty
Oxfam report shows that there has been barely any progress to cut wealth inequality in Scotland
NEWS 17 January 2023 by Graham Martin
 
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
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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