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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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Technology can have real benefits
Dan Mushens examines the benefits of using assistive technology to support those with alcohol related brain damage
OPINION 6 June 2019 Guest post
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Young people can create positive change
Amal Azzudin examines how young people in Scotland are taking action to make the world a better place
OPINION 6 June 2019 Guest post
 
Scots back junk food ad ban
Almost three quarters of people believe that TV adverts for unhealthy food should not be shown until after 9pm
NEWS 6 June 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Scots over 50s must cut back on drink
Most age groups are curtailing alcohol except over 50s
NEWS 5 June 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Fuel poverty forces people to switch off power and heating
A majority of housing association tenants have had to disconnect power or turn off heating because they can’t afford it
NEWS 4 June 2019 by Graham Martin
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Breast cancer not increased by working shifts
Charity publishes new research dispelling shift work and cancer myth
NEWS 30 May 2019 by Robert Armour
 
New research aims to improve Self-directed Support for all
Ian Welsh on a powerful new body of data about the implementation of social care in Scotland
OPINION 28 May 2019 Guest post
 
Supporting residents in social housing to walk and cycle
Kath Brough encourages social housing providers to apply for a fund that will support walking and cycling
OPINION 27 May 2019 Guest post
 
Social prescribing to take off in Scotland
SPRING Social Prescribing was officially launched in Glasgow earlier this year
NEWS 24 May 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Third sector cannot go on plugging gaps in public services
Sheghley Ogilvie says a UN expert’s scathing summary of poverty in the UK should act as a wake-up call for those in power
OPINION 23 May 2019 Guest post
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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