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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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GP dismissed student’s suicidal thoughts because of clean clothes
Bad attitudes from health professionals are one of the reasons too many Scots fear talking about their mental health says See Me
NEWS 5 January 2016
Health & Social Care
1 comment
 
Let’s celebrate Scottish charities in 2016
Susan Smith examines some of the challenges faced by charities in 2015 and explains why we should celebrate Scotland's third sector in 2016
OPINION 15 December 2015
Management
 
Four women on a sofa: social enterprise chat show 2015
Claire Carpenter from the Melting Pot hosted an hour long interview with three impressive Scottish social entrepreneurs
NEWS 14 December 2015
Management
 
Invest in community health says watchdog
Audit Scotland says new health and social care integration boards must shift more cash to community services if they are to succeed
NEWS 9 December 2015
Health & Social Care
 
The problem with Mark Zuckerberg’s god complex
Susan Smith is cynically ungrateful for the launch of the $45bn Chan Zuckerberg Foundation
OPINION 2 December 2015
Social Justice & Poverty
 
Social care charities risk closure after rise in staff costs
Councils need to pick up the tab for unexpected staff cost increases or risk social care charities going under
NEWS 2 December 2015
Health & Social Care
1 comment
 
£250m to improve lives and communities
The Big Lottery Fund Scotland has opened new funding programmes which will see £250 million distributed in Scotland over five years
NEWS 27 November 2015
Management
 
Awards for changing the world
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has opened entries for its 2016 awards for the UK's most impressive campaigners
NEWS 27 November 2015
Management
 
Get on your bike to protest climate change
Scottish cycling enthusiasts are joining protesters from around the world this weekend to make a statement about climate change
NEWS 26 November 2015
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
 
Older people are more fed up with fundraisers
New research suggest fundraisers should stop seeing older people as a soft touch
NEWS 26 November 2015
Funding & Finance
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