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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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Charities invited to apply for funding to be part of child mentoring scheme
£1 million is available to voluntary organisations as part of the first phase of a charity led programme that will support looked after children
NEWS 29 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Disability housing research on the Horizon
Housing association Horizon and Stirling University are carrying out research into adapted housing in a bid to find solutions to a major shortfall
NEWS 28 July 2016 by Susan Smith
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Famous faces in Glasgow to open new Teenage Cancer Trust ward
A duchess, a music icon and a comedy favourite met young Scots fighting cancer at the opening of Glasgow's Teenage Cancer Trust unit
NEWS 28 July 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Ice bucket craze raises real hope for deadly disease cure
Scientists say cash raised by the charity ice bucket challenge craze may have opened a new front in the fight against a devastating illness
NEWS 28 July 2016 by Graham Martin
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Supreme Court rules against Named Person
The UK's highest court has said the Scottish Government's Named Person scheme would be in breach of European human rights laws
NEWS 28 July 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Scotland needs a review into social care
​Heather Fisken on the urgent need for a review of the funding and structure of social care support in Scotland
OPINION 27 July 2016 Guest post
 
Depressed at 13, Terri’s battle to get the right support is the norm for young Scots
​Terri Smith has spent seven years struggling with severe mental health problems, she says mental health services are failing young Scots
OPINION 27 July 2016 Guest post
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Social care sector risks cracking under the strain
A coalition of charities is calling for a wholesale review of the social care system to prevent it cracking under increasing pressures
NEWS 27 July 2016 by Susan Smith
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Chief Encounters: Robbie Norval, a sloth loving flamingo!
Robbie Norval heads up social enterprise Lingo Flamingo and believes Life is Beautiful - just don't ask him to make you a cup of tea
FEATURE 26 July 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Charities must merge and curb senior management pay to weather funding storm
A whirlwind of closures is about to engulf care charities – which must make a choice between paying senior management salaries and providing services
NEWS 26 July 2016 by Graham Martin
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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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