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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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Gareth Jones

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Gareth Jones is a reporter for TFN and communications officer for SCVO. He has been a member of the team since July 2017 and previously worked as a political reporter at the North West Evening Mail and a senior reporter at the Stirling Observer.
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Dementia support for former footballers
Charity the Sporting Memories Foundation is distributing a guide with specific advice for ex-players and their families
NEWS 5 March 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Parliament pensions fund guns, tobacco and fossil fuels
Campaigners have called for the scheme for MSPs and their staff to opt for ethical investments
NEWS 5 March 2018
Management
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I can see the difference our work makes to people’s lives
Brendan Rooney, of Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust, has found his calling in the third sector
FEATURE 2 March 2018
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Voluntary groups compete for top award
The Epic Awards celebrate the best community projects across the UK and Ireland
NEWS 2 March 2018
Management
 
Access worries stop disabled visiting new places
The vast majority of disabled people do not feel confident about visiting new places due to fears they will not be able to get in
NEWS 2 March 2018
Health & Social Care
 
More to be done to implement Self Directed Support
Jess Wade, manager of Self Directed Support Scotland, gives an update mid-way through the rollout of the project
OPINION 1 March 2018
Management
 
Poetry is all about empathy and relating to important issues
Care worker Shaun Moore performs poetry at a range of third sector events, most recently for Community Jobs Scotland at The Gathering
OPINION 1 March 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Third sector heroes battle the beast from the east
Snowfall across Scotland has not stopped staff and volunteers from protecting the vulnerable
NEWS 1 March 2018
Management
 
Charity banned over terrorism links
Trustees of the Anatolia People’s Cultural Centre were found to have mismanaged the organisation
NEWS 1 March 2018
Management
 
Cyber attack warning for small charities
The National Cyber Security Centre has released the Cyber Security: Small Charity Guide
NEWS 1 March 2018
Management
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