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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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Little for charities in Chancellor’s budget
Ministers don't understand the third sector, argues Debra Allcock Tyler in response to George Osborne's fifth budget
OPINION 21 March 2014 Guest post
 
The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail
John Low from the Charities Aid Foundation says there were positives for charities in the budget, but the government needs to provide more detail
OPINION 20 March 2014 Guest post
 
Give More was not doomed to failure
Give More was not doomed to failure but it didn't engage either the public or the third sector
OPINION 20 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
The likely impact of the budget on UK charities
Nick Sladden of Baker Tilly expects to see more measures to prevent charities being used for tax avoidance in Wednesday's budget
OPINION 14 March 2014 Guest post
 
Income growth is good news
An annual income rise of 6% in 2013 is good news for Scottish charities but professional fundraisers mustn't get complacent says David Cunningham
OPINION 18 February 2014 Guest post
 
Punching above its weight
Scotland’s third sector is a vibrant and diverse feature of Scotland’s economy, employing 138,000 and managing assets of £9 billion
OPINION 18 February 2014 Guest post
 
Bridging the funding gap
Every six years it’s the same story: delays in European funding mean a funding hiatus that threatens projects, jobs and in some cases whole organisations.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Susan Smith
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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