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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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Charity carer stays on register despite attacking man
​Carer grabbed and swore at vulnerable man
NEWS 22 August 2017 by Robert Armour
 
New nursing service to support every young Scot with cancer
​Teenage Cancer Trust is looking for donations to help recruit specialist nurses for every young person with cancer in Scotland
NEWS 22 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
Top Fringe promoter inspired by his son to fundraise for brain cancer charity
​Ed Bartlam's young son suffered from a brain tumour, leading him to put on the Big Brain Benefit to raise money and awareness
NEWS 22 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
Rugby star encourages support for Motor Neurone Disease Scotland
NEWS 21 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
UN is told UK government is violating the rights of disabled
Campaigners tell UN committee rights are being routinely ignored
NEWS 21 August 2017 by Robert Armour
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Top author calls for more books for people with sight loss
Graeme Macrae Burnet is joining RNIB Scotland at the Edinburgh Book Festival to call for more books to be made available for people with sight loss
NEWS 18 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
 
Former football manager joins fight against dementia
Jimmy Calderwood has been praised for going public about his Alzheimer's diagnosis
NEWS 16 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Most Scottish carers feel lonely and isolated
Most Scottish carers say they feel lonely and socially isolated, according to a new round of research
NEWS 16 August 2017 by Graham Martin
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Hip hop filmmaker takes on unjust care tax
Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi, 23, is the director and star of a music video campaigning against the so-called care tax.
OPINION 15 August 2017 Guest post
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Real Lives: Katy Sutherland was inspired by her mum’s approach to brain cancer
​Katy Sutherland has gathered a team of 35 runners to complete the River Ness 10k in September in memory of her mum Jackie
OPINION 15 August 2017 by Georgina Harris
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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