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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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Accessible toilet campaign to expand
Funding has been secured to help create more portable accessible toilets, which allow families to attend events they wouldn't otherwise be able to
NEWS 1 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Cheaper and better homes – co-ops can empower Scottish tenants
Scotland has just 11 housing co-ops at a time when 150,000 people are on council house waiting lists
NEWS 1 March 2019 by Susan Smith
 
Doddie Weir MND research fund hits £2m target
The former rugby star has pledged to help find a cure for the degenerative condition by funding groundbreaking research
NEWS 1 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 1 March 2019
A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland
LIST 1 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Scots fear Brexit will wreck health and wellbeing
As Brexit day gets closer, a report from the Health and Social Care Alliance highlights widespread fear about how it will impact on people's lives
NEWS 1 March 2019 by Susan Smith
 
Hollywood star backs charity walks
Dougray Scott has urged people to Walk for Parkinson's after seeing his father battle the illness
NEWS 28 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Major conference to tackle childhood trauma
Experts from around the world are to come together to discuss developments in the treatment for children who have experienced trauma
NEWS 26 February 2019 by Susan Smith
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Talks ongoing over Fife Gingerbread funding
A grant of £60,000 from Fife Council has been confirmed, as Fife Gingerbread continues to discuss other funding opportunities
NEWS 26 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Funding confirmed for transgender charity
The National Lottery Community Fund has confirmed it will provide funding for Mermaids after carrying out a review
NEWS 25 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Call for a ban on booze adverts in sport
Young people exposed to alcohol marketing are more likely to start drinking, more likely to drink heavily and more likely to develop a problem
NEWS 22 February 2019 by Susan Smith
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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