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Charity run is inspiring me to get fit after the death of my mum, dad and grandmother
Mandy Allan of East Lothian has set her sights on running the River Ness 5K to raise money for charity after the loss of her mum, dad and grandmother to cancer
OPINION 24 January 2017 Guest post
 
Care sector is on the brink of crisis
Brian Logan, chief executive of Bield says care sector faces fight of our generation as funding cuts and an ageing population take their toll
OPINION 11 January 2017 Guest post
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How will bairns fair in 2017?
Jennifer Davidson reflects on what 2016 has meant for the children’s sector and what the year ahead will bring
OPINION 10 January 2017 Guest post
 
Real Lives: a kidney is a small price to pay, says wife
Gill Redmond donated a kidney to her husband Mark just six months ago, now they are doing the Etape Loch Ness to prove that life goes on after organ donation
OPINION 9 January 2017 Guest post
 
Social care: the nanny state must retreat
Martin Sime says social care must be completely rethought
OPINION 15 December 2016 by TFN
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Laying the foundations of a housing programme for disabled
Pennie Taylor on why we must address the crisis in disabled housing
OPINION 6 December 2016 Guest post
 
Mind, Body and Facebook – do you want eternal life in the cloud?
Jacklyn Calvard encourages a good digital death to make sure you don't live on in the cloud long after you are sitting on a cloud
OPINION 5 December 2016 Guest post
 
How the social care sector can stay strong and weather the storm
Theresa Shearer says the social care sector can emerge stronger, despite the problems which beset it
OPINION 25 November 2016 Guest post
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Scottish Older People’s Assembly helps raise voices
SOPA seeks to represent the issues that directly affect older people
OPINION 16 November 2016 Guest post
 
The value of the personal touch
​Gerry O'Sullivan says that the most valuable part of his time at Bield was seeing the difference the charity has made first hand
OPINION 16 November 2016 Guest post
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.

Read it here
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