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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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Zero-waste supermarket opens in Edinburgh
The Eco Larder is selling fresh and dry food and other household products that help people reduce the amount of plastic they use
NEWS 21 November 2018
Management
1 comment
 
Scotland must take action on Universal Credit
Poverty campaigners say the Scottish Government and other bodies must take action to protect people from increased poverty due to Universal Credit
NEWS 21 November 2018
Regeneration & Housing
 
Is it all getting too much for trustees?
Susan Smith discusses TFN's report into trustee experiences as well as other governance themed content in November's TFN magazine
OPINION 14 November 2018
Management
 
Charities provide “whopping subsidy” to Scottish Government wages policy
Social care charities say local authorities are not paying the full price of social care and expect charities to meet costs themselves
NEWS 5 November 2018
Health & Social Care
1 comment
 
Collaboration is working in social care
Scottish third sector organisations are demonstrating the power of working together to help meet social care needs
NEWS 29 October 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Complacency verging on complicity - is the aid sector opening up?
Susan Smith reflects on a continuing lack of transparency amongst international aid agencies
OPINION 23 October 2018
Environment & International
 
Malala Yousafzai to visit Edinburgh to speak at Social Bite dinner
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and girls education campaigner Malala Yousafzai will be the keynote speaker at this year's Social Bite dinner
NEWS 22 October 2018
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
 
Easy money: is foundation giving the future of charity funding, or is it just a lottery?
Trusts and foundations are becoming ever more important in the face of drastic public spending cuts. TFN finds out how the sector is coping with demand.
FEATURE 18 October 2018
Funding & Finance
 
Top UK charities see cash grow by £500m
A new report into charity banking shows growth of cash assets and highlights which charities have the most cash and the biggest debts
NEWS 17 October 2018
Funding & Finance
 
Scottish social finance body celebrates 300th loan
A Glasgow social enterprise grocer is the latest organisation to benefit from funding from Social Investment Scotland
NEWS 17 October 2018
Funding & Finance
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