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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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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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Community service for man who stole from Scottish charity
An accountant from Peebles admitted embezzling thousands while volunteering for an Edinburgh veteran's charity
NEWS 27 March 2017
Management
 
Scotland’s largest conservation charity could merge with government body
The National Trust for Scotland chief executive says it is "almost inevitable" it will merge with the government body for historic buildings
NEWS 22 March 2017
Culture & Leisure
 
Scotland’s Polar Academy set its sights on growth with new appointments
Two business leaders and a prep-school headmaster have joined the board of the charity set up by polar explorer Craig Mathieson
NEWS 20 March 2017
Families & Young People
 
Top quality carers charity is the best in Scotland
A charity for carers in West Lothian has shown its commitment to putting service users first and won a top awards for its quality of service
NEWS 14 March 2017
Health & Social Care
 
Kevin Bridges to host comedy gig in memory of MND campaigner
Fred MacAulay and a host of other comedians will also perform at this year's Stand Up Against MND comedy fundraiser gig in memory of Gordon Aikman
NEWS 9 March 2017
Health & Social Care
 
Charity campaigning: is it time to get offensive?
Susan Smith says charities should learn from grassroots campaigners and be prepared to ruffle feathers
OPINION 2 March 2017
Social Justice & Poverty
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Volunteer - you won’t lose your benefits
New guidance produced by Scottish charities and the UK government clarifies the rules around volunteering when on benefits
NEWS 28 February 2017
Regeneration & Housing
 
An entrepreneurial approach to financial adversity
Charities should work more closely with the private sector to overcome adversity
NEWS 27 February 2017
Management
 
Survival mode: Scotland’s third sector fails to grow
Scotland's third sector is failing to grow and financial optimism is rock bottom
NEWS 22 February 2017
Management
 
Claire Carpenter: a Social Enterprise Champion and a visionary
Susan Smith spoke to Claire Carpenter about how she became a Scotland's Social Enterprise Champion through the success of Edinburgh's Melting Pot
FEATURE 22 February 2017
Management
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