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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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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Third Force News has a whole new approach to providing you with all the latest third sector news

 
In celebration of TFN’s new look and the 10th anniversary of the Gathering, we asked our readers what they are most proud of about their charity?

 
It was the UK’s longest running campaign for marriage equality: the equal marriage campaign sought to lift the ban on same-sex marriage in Scotland.

 
Kirstie Shirra, freelance writer and campaigner, and a director of Take One Action film festival on how to use our passion to change the world.

 
How rewarding can it be to watch a pensioner in tears or to hear your client say that he’s off home to think of ways to kill himself?

 
Adrienne Airlie argues charities should respond to recent negative media coverage of the role of trustees with a robust approach to governance

 
Cycling organisations are aiming to get every pre-school child in Glasgow on a bike and there are plenty of opportunities to help out!

 
TFN asked six organisations from different areas to tell us their vision for the sector in 10 years’ time.

 
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has increased to more than 3.2 million in 2013

 
Charities have welcomed a move by Edinburgh City Council to reject proposals to reduce its budget for additional support needs by £106,000.