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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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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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Fundraising scandals did not lead donors to cancel Direct Debits
Direct Debit charity cancellations in 2015 remained low despite the sector being hit by a series of charity fundraising scandals
NEWS 5 July 2016
Funding & Finance
 
Health visitor shortage spells doom for Named Person
The Scottish Conservatives say a serious shortage of health visitors will make the Scottish Government's new named person scheme unworkable
NEWS 5 July 2016
Health & Social Care
 
New site helps companies and staff give to charity
The new auction site GivGo will help companies sell off unused corporate hospitality tickets to staff and raise money for charity
NEWS 5 July 2016
Culture & Leisure
 
We’ll help Scots go digital says BoS
The Bank of Scotland is the first bank to sign up to Scotland's digital participation charter
NEWS 4 July 2016
Culture & Leisure
 
Charity Bank announces 2015 growth
Social finance body Charity Bank increased loans by over a quarter last year and is still confidently looking ahead despite Brexit
NEWS 4 July 2016
Management
 
Development trusts are transforming Scottish communities
A new report examining three Scottish development trusts has found they make a positive contribution to their local economy and society
NEWS 4 July 2016
Regeneration & Housing
 
Do better for Scottish uplands says charity
The Scottish Wildlife Trust as revealed its plan for ensuring the protection of land and wildlife in Scotland's uplands
NEWS 4 July 2016
Culture & Leisure
 
Spend on benefits not foodbanks, experts tell government
An independent group of experts on food poverty has called on the Scottish Government to increase benefits rather than fund foodbanks
NEWS 1 July 2016
Families & Young People
 
UK trails behind other European countries on social progress
The UK lags behind Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway as well as other developed nations on social progress
NEWS 30 June 2016
Regeneration & Housing
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What Brexit means for the third sector
A week after the shock EU referendum result, Susan Smith examines how the third sector has responded and what the result means for the future
FEATURE 30 June 2016
Management
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