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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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Insurance tax rises force charities to cut cover
Research from Zurich Municipal reveals charities are taking on more risk because of the rising cost of insurance premiums
NEWS 8 October 2018
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Stores turn down lights and music to welcome autistic shoppers
A new National Autistic Society campaign is educating shops about how to make their stores less stressful for people with autism
NEWS 8 October 2018
Health & Social Care
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Charity has the answer to boosting youth mental health
A charity programme to overcome family conflict could help tackle youth mental health problems in schools across Scotland
NEWS 4 October 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Mum raises over £50k through Facebook and scoops award
Dedicated volunteer fundraiser Linda Campbell was honoured at the Scottish Fundraising Awards alongside professional individuals and teams
NEWS 3 October 2018
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Perfect fit - how charity shops are saving the high street
​Susan Smith believes charity shops are a boon to Scotland's high streets, and still have more to offer
OPINION 21 September 2018
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Edinburgh Military Tattoo donates £1m to charity
Forces charities will be the biggest beneficiaries of this year's Edinburgh Military Tattoo donation, but £250,000 will also go to the arts
NEWS 10 September 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Design awards for improving life for disabled
Scottish housing association Blackwood rewards the best new innovations for disabled people
NEWS 7 September 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Major project to tackle mental ill health in young people
A charity is to work with academics, charities and people with experience of mental ill health to find solutions to the youth mental health epidemic
NEWS 6 September 2018
Health & Social Care
1 comment
 
Councils have closed a quarter of public toilets
South Lanarkshire Council has closed all 19 public toilets it operated in 2010 while other councils have also made dramatic reductions
NEWS 4 September 2018
Health & Social Care
 
TFN spotlight on charity status: Is the charity brand tarnished?
When even bankers are charities, is it time to rethink charity status?
FEATURE 28 August 2018
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