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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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Dignity, fairness and respect
Morna Simpkins, director of MS Society Scotland, and Tanith Muller, chair of Neurological Alliance of Scotland have penned an open letter highlighting how cruel the 20m rule is
OPINION 7 September 2021 by Morna Simpkins
 
Charities call for change of direction in Scottish social security
Two charities have called on the Scottish Government to scrap a “cruel” disability assessment rule
NEWS 7 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity for older people marks milestone anniversary
LifeCare Edinburgh was initially founded as The Edinburgh and Leith Old People's Welfare Council
NEWS 7 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Chris Hoy leads the way to support homeless
Hundreds of cyclists raise over £700,000
NEWS 6 September 2021 by Robert Armour
 
New research lays bare recruitment issues in social care
The vast majority of organisations are facing recruitment issues, and staff absences have increased
NEWS 3 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity slams NHS bureaucracy as support service fails to reach most in need
Call for bureaucratic barriers in the NHS to be removed and data sharing to be improved
NEWS 3 September 2021 by Robert Armour
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Fundraiser this weekend to support north east charity
Public are being urged to take part
NEWS 2 September 2021 by Robert Armour
 
#ChristiePlus10: Children and families must become the centre of re-imagined public services
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.
OPINION 1 September 2021 by Mary Glasgow
 
Vital that children with additional needs have greater support at school
Inaugural report exposes areas where schools needs to improve
NEWS 1 September 2021 by Robert Armour
 
Mental health charity names replacement for long serving chief executive
Mike Burns will replace Nigel Henderson at Penumbra
NEWS 31 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
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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