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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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Susan Smith

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Campaigns Manager, SCVO

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Susan Smith is campaigns manager for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. She has worked as a journalist for twenty years across a range of publications including Which, The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News.
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The impact of small-scale philanthropy
Susan Smith meets philanthropist David Graham, the man behind the new Social Impact Theatre (SIT-UP) Award at this year’s Fringe Festival.
FEATURE 17 August 2018
Culture & Leisure
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Charity ambassador Chris Packham discusses autism
On a recent visit to Falkirk, conservationist Chris Packham discussed his role as an ambassador for the National Autistic Society
NEWS 18 July 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Hundreds of kids left home alone in summer
Parents risk prosecution for leaving their children as young as five home alone during the summer holidays
NEWS 18 July 2018
Families & Young People
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Mental health and women’s issues in the spotlight at Edinburgh Fringe
A quarter of all shows at this year's Fringe festival have a social impact finds a new festival award programme
NEWS 18 July 2018
Culture & Leisure
 
Dog and seagull poo pollutes popular beaches
Keep Scotland Beautiful is urging the public to help make bathing water cleaner across Scotland's most popular beaches
NEWS 17 July 2018
Families & Young People
 
Funding cuts forces charity to build new homes in historic village
Social care charity Quarriers is building 50 homes for private sale in a bid to raise cash to plug funding gaps caused by austerity measures
NEWS 17 July 2018
Management
 
Heart disease now comes with an average three other illnesses
New research from the British Heart Foundation finds a dramatic growth in heart disease patients battling other illnesses, including dementia
NEWS 17 July 2018
Health & Social Care
 
£1 million each for three charity projects
Do you have a £1 million dream? Now's your chance to turn it into a reality with People's Postcode Lottery Dream Fund
NEWS 16 July 2018
Management
 
Campaign urges Scots to speak out about children’s homes
A new campaign is raising awareness of a forum for Scots to tell their stories about growing up in residential care
NEWS 16 July 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Disabled music fans are fed up being discriminated against at gigs
Young music fans are staging their own Glasgow gig in a bid to highlight how music venues can provide them with a better service
NEWS 13 July 2018
Health & Social Care
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