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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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Scotland fails to hit fuel poverty target
The government has admitted that it will not end fuel poverty this year as estimates suggest a third of Scots still struggle to heat their homes
NEWS 29 June 2016
Social Justice & Poverty
 
Highlands and Islands projects could lose over £100m in EU funding
Projects across the Highlands and Islands could be set to lose over £100m in European Union funding following last week’s referendum result.
NEWS 29 June 2016
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
 
Trust in charities falling in Scotland finds regulator
A new report from Scotland's charity regulator finds that negative media stories have contributed to a dip in overall trust in charities
NEWS 28 June 2016
Management
1 comment
 
Homeless refugees told to “stay with friends”
Problems with National Insurance numbers and benefits claims means that refugees are finding themselves destitute and homeless, finds new report
NEWS 28 June 2016
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
 
Thousand of pounds go to grassroots projects
The Big Lottery Fund Scotland and Sports Scotland run Awards for All grants programme has revealed which voluntary organisations will get funding
NEWS 24 June 2016
Culture & Leisure
 
After Brexit, do we need Indyref 2?
POLL 24 June 2016
Management
10 comments
 
Is Brexit good or bad for Scotland’s third sector?
POLL 24 June 2016
Management
1 comment
 
Health project for gay men aims to make up for poor school education
Gay men experience more health problems than the rest of society but new Edinburgh charity aims to change that
NEWS 23 June 2016
Health & Social Care
 
Top authors to judge Huntington’s disease charity short story competition
Alan Bissett and Michael Malone are hoping to be impressed by stories that bring to life the real impact of devastating illness
NEWS 22 June 2016
Health & Social Care
 
Don’t forget Europe’s refugees
Susan Smith argues that the devastating truth about the refugee crisis in Europe proves why we need to address the rise of right-wing nationalism
OPINION 22 June 2016
Social Justice & Poverty
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