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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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Autism awareness month: why research is key to supporting neurodivergent young people
Salvesen Mindroom Centre’s Founder, Sophie Dow, calls for more funding and research to improve understanding of neurodiversity in children and young people as Scotland marks Autism Awareness Month.
OPINION 27 April 2022 by Sophie Dow
 
Youth advisory group is launched to help tackle suicide in Scotland
Young people will meet regularly for an initial period of 11 months
NEWS 26 April 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Make leisure facilities more inclusive
Call comes from young people with sight impairment
NEWS 26 April 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Time for local authorities to prioritise sight loss
Sight Scotland's chief executive on the organisation's Local Authority Election Manifesto. 
OPINION 25 April 2022 by Craig Spalding
 
Alliance warns of "lost generation" of children with support needs
Perfect storm of issues has led to crisis
NEWS 25 April 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Glasgow Kiltwalk raises £3m for charities
Huge turnout as sun shines on the city
NEWS 25 April 2022 by Robert Armour
 
Council elections: Scotland's voluntary sector makes its demands
TFN's guide to charity council election manifestos
NEWS 21 April 2022 by Graham Martin
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Local Vision: RNIB Scotland's manifesto for May's local authority elections
RNIB Scotland is calling for a new post-covid deal for blind and partially sighted people following the local authority elections.
OPINION 21 April 2022 by James Adams
 
An imperfect plan: women's and child poverty must be explicitly linked
OPINION 21 April 2022 by Ruth Boyle
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New data shows Scotland has worrying trend of child abuse and neglect
Neglect remains the most reported incident
NEWS 21 April 2022 by Robert Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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