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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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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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Racing driver comes out of retirement for Edinburgh homeless
Former racing driver Dario Franchitti got back behind the wheel as a volunteer driver for an Edinburgh homeless charity
NEWS 1 November 2016
Regeneration & Housing
 
VIDEO: victory by any means exposed
A hard hitting campaign from the International Committee of the Red Cross highlights why we still need the Geneva conventions in times of conflict
NEWS 31 October 2016
Environment & International
 
Bring tax and benefits together says think tank
Reform Scotland says the Scottish Government should take the opportunity to simplify the social security system
NEWS 31 October 2016
Social Justice & Poverty
 
Review of controversial disability benefit assessments
Disability groups welcome a review of disability benefit assessments
NEWS 31 October 2016
Health & Social Care
 
Youth hostels are modern, cosy and sociable says new campaign
Scottish Youth Hostel Association's newest membership campaign aims to dispel old-fashioned perceptions of its 60 hostels
NEWS 31 October 2016
Families & Young People
 
Is violence unavoidable in social care?
Susan Smith argues third sector social care bodies that believe violence is unavoidable are taking a big risk
OPINION 26 October 2016
Health & Social Care
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Bairns should come first, says child maintenance campaign
A group of charities has launched a campaign calling for an overhaul of what they say is an unfair and overly complicated child maintenance system
NEWS 25 October 2016
Families & Young People
 
Vote for Remade in Edinburgh’s Sophie for Social Entrepreneur of the Year
The social entrepreneur who set up Remade in Edinburgh could win £10,000 to help franchise the idea out to other areas
NEWS 21 October 2016
Culture & Leisure
 
Scots spend £1 billion a year on fags
Cigarettes are trapping Scotland's poorest into poverty because of we're not doing enough to help people quit, says charity
NEWS 21 October 2016
Health & Social Care
 
£300,000 smart bus-shelter is useless for blind passengers
A major disability charity has said a £300,000 smart bus shelter could have easily included developments to help passengers with sight difficulties
NEWS 20 October 2016
Health & Social Care
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