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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Is this charity’s Christmas advert better than the John Lewis one?
Alzheimer Scotland has made its own Christmas advert this year promoting the charity and its work
NEWS 15 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Quality Scotland appoints Andy Kerr as new chairman
Quality Scotland has announced charity chief Andy Kerr is to replace Sir Andrew Cubie, who is standing down as chair after 15 years in post
NEWS 15 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Veterans charity ordered to suspend fundraising
A veterans charity has been ordered to suspend fundraising activities following a BBC Scotland investigation
NEWS 15 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Top cop to head major charity
Turning Point Scotland has appointed one of the country’s most senior police officers as its new chief executive
NEWS 15 November 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Hero charity workers saved injured cop left for dead following hit and run
Marie Curie workers Angela Morris and Beverley Masson were working a nightshift visiting terminally ill patients when they came across an abandoned car
NEWS 14 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Smarter investment could improve lives of diabetics
Smarter investment in diabetes care could improve the lives of people with the disease and cut health spending by millions of pounds, a charity has said
NEWS 14 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
100 years of Erskine
Jolene Campbell finds out why Erskine, set up in 1916 to help injured WW1 soldiers, is still one of Scotland’s most important veteran’s charities 100 years on
NEWS 10 November 2016 Guest post
 
Listening well is vital for young people’s wellbeing
​Maureen Wilson on the importance and value of listening and the aims of mental health charity Listen Well Scotland
OPINION 9 November 2016 Guest post
 
Chief encounters: Mark Bibbey on why the Poppy is still important
Mark Bibbey is chief executive of Poppyscotland and believes public support for the Poppy Appeal is as important today as ever
FEATURE 8 November 2016 by Alex Turnbull
 
Meals on wheels falls victim to council cuts
The amount of Scottish local authorities providing a meals on wheels service has dropped to below 60%
NEWS 8 November 2016 by Graham Martin
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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