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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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Being active is great and takes my mind off the pain
Michael Mellon speaks of the support he has received from Help for Heroes, as he prepares to be Scotland's only representative at the Invictus Games
OPINION 16 October 2018 Guest post
 
Living with Endometriosis
Katy Johnston shares her personal fight with the illness, and why it's time to make the invisible visible, as Standard Life partners with Endometriosis UK
OPINION 12 October 2018 Guest post
 
Mental health in schools: we need to make it count
Mark Rowland argues that mental health should be a priority in education
OPINION 10 October 2018 Guest post
 
It’s not just your liver that alcohol destroys
Gary Peebles talks about living with alcohol-related brain damage and his hope for the future thanks to support from Penumbra
OPINION 4 October 2018 Guest post
1 comment
 
Diageo is failing to provide latest guidelines on their products
​Alison Douglas attended the Diageo AGM to question the alcohol consumption guidelines on their labelling
OPINION 3 October 2018 Guest post
 
Should employers be required to provide vegan meals?
POLL 28 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
3 comments
 
Living with alcohol related brain damage
Regular TFN blogger Dan Mushens speaks to David Wilson about his recovery from alcohol addiction and living with peripheral neuropathy
OPINION 26 September 2018 Guest post
2 comments
 
Don’t confuse your path with your destination - a mother’s story for Suicide Prevention Week
Fiona Drouet on dealing with the aftermath of suicide following the death of her daughter
OPINION 18 September 2018 Guest post
 
My life was developing like a Polaroid picture until I received support
Charity worker Andy Weir talks of his experiences of the care system - good and bad
OPINION 17 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Should pudding be banned from school dinners?
POLL 6 September 2018 by TFN
1 comment
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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