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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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Emergency treatment saved my life
Robert Baldock, 53, has backed a charity campaign to ensure pioneering stroke treatment is used in Scotland, after having a thrombectmony saved him
OPINION 30 August 2018 Guest post
 
Are cuts crippling our communities?
Iris Quar argues that cuts to community services get pushed through at our peril
OPINION 27 August 2018 Guest post
2 comments
 
Our tea parties mean the world to people
Morna O'May on the work of Contact The Elderly
OPINION 21 August 2018 Guest post
 
Drug deaths should be preventable
Marlene Taylor reflects on statistics which showed that drug-related deaths are on the rise
OPINION 13 August 2018 Guest post
 
Is it discriminatory to label people as brain damaged?
Dan Mushens examines whether it is correct to use the term alcohol related brain damage
OPINION 13 August 2018 Guest post
2 comments
 
Families pay a huge emotional toll fighting asbestos
Phyllis Craig says companies defending asbestos-related claims are putting families through untold distress
OPINION 8 August 2018 by Rab Armour
1 comment
 
Heroin isn’t cool – why teens are turning to cocaine
Andrew Horne on why Addaction is hearing from younger and younger cocaine users and how charities need to use innovative ways to reach them
OPINION 19 July 2018 by Alex Turnbull
 
Recovery can create real change for those battling alcohol addiction
Dan Mushens speaks to Eric, who is living with the effects of alcohol related brain damage
OPINION 19 July 2018 Guest post
 
Mixed feelings about social care sleep-over ruling
Edel Harris is relieved not to be facing a crippling back-pay bill but says social care workers must be valued more highly
OPINION 17 July 2018 Guest post
 
TFN Poll: Should all schools stay open over the summer?
POLL 5 July 2018 by Susan Smith
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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