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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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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
 
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
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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