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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 
A 96-year-old fundraiser has been gifted a new wheelchair six months after breaking his neck and back in a fall in his Edinburgh home

 
Edinburgh fundraisers pulled on their woolly hats and gloves to spend the night on the city's streets to show solidarity for youth homelessness

 
The shocking extent of child poverty afflicting Scotland has been revealed

 
Scottish children’s charities the Archie Foundation and Friends of the Special Nursery (FOTSN) have announced a merger

 
Maria McGill, chief executive of Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), explains how her charity managed to secure a significant funding boost

 
Jackie Brock believes the third sector can work with schools to boost confidence and resilience outside the classroom and attainment within it

 
Scottish Youth Hostel Association's newest membership campaign aims to dispel old-fashioned perceptions of its 60 hostels

 
Its base in the city carried out 33,753 counselling sessions last year

 
All charities, not just children's organisations, will be able to benefit from next year's Kiltwalk events

 
Rhona Cunningham explains why she is campaigning for a better child maintenance system as too many absent parents are able to shirk responsibility