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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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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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UK funders unlikely to pull out of an independent Scotland
UK funders admit they are unlikely to pull out of Scotland altogether but fail to commit to maintain current investment levels
NEWS 24 July 2014
Funding & Finance
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Guide to help figure out new lobbying rules
The Electoral Commission has published new guidance to help charities work out what they can spend on lobbying int he run up to the general election
NEWS 17 July 2014
Management
 
Male carers need more help
More than 40% of carers in Scotland are male according to new research, but the Carers Trust Scotland is worried they don't get enough support
NEWS 15 July 2014
Health & Social Care
 
Charity shops threaten African textile industry
Donating clothes to charity shops is having an unexpected impact on African countries, where people snap up British cast-offs
NEWS 14 July 2014
Environment & International
 
Third sector must raise its game and ask big questions on the referendum
Susan Smith believes the third sector has more interesting things to say in the referendum debate than politicians
OPINION 9 July 2014
Management
1 comment
 
£100m Integrated Care Fund to promote third sector
The Scottish Government's new £100m fund to speed up health and care integration stresses the role of the third sector
NEWS 9 July 2014
Health & Social Care
 
Glasgow 2014 major fundraiser launched
Sir Chris Hoy and Nicole Scherzinger are to feature in a film promoting the work of Unicef at the Glasgow 2014 opening ceremony
NEWS 25 June 2014
Culture & Leisure
 
Third sector criticises plans for £1.4bn European funding
SCVO has hit out at the Scottish Government over its disorganised approach to distributing over £1bn of European funding to tackle social exclusion
NEWS 24 June 2014
Funding & Finance
 
Councils not delivering new social care system
Councils have a long way to go to help people with care needs access their legal right to control their own support
NEWS 12 June 2014
Health & Social Care
 
Just Enterprise support extended to 2016
Social enterprise support body has funding extended in a boost to Scottish sector
NEWS 11 June 2014
Funding & Finance
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