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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Ade Neill: volunteer counsellor
Ade Neill took up counselling after the death of his friend. He now volunteers with Highland Recovery to help others with mental health problems
OPINION 16 July 2014 Guest post
 
Third sector’s role in £100m integrated care fund is vital
Claire Stevens, chief executive of Voluntary Health Scotland, believes stressing the role of the third sector will improve Scotland's health and wellbeing
OPINION 9 July 2014 Guest post
 
A new way to help loved ones with addiction
Christine Duncan believes a new training method can give family members a way to help loved ones battling substance misuse
OPINION 3 July 2014 Guest post
 
Caring about the best services
Nigel Henderson considers what the third sector is doing right as Care Inspectorate results show it's leading in care home provision
OPINION 25 June 2014 Guest post
 
Demanding recognition: carers’ voices must be heard in the independence debate
Sandra Webster says that carers must be listened to in the independence debate
OPINION 19 June 2014 Guest post
 
Time for a social enterprise NHS?
Duncan Thorp questions whether our health service should continue to be run by the state
OPINION 13 June 2014 Guest post
 
Turning up the volume on kinship care
Allan Young explains why over 10,000 children in Scotland living in kinship care are being let down by a system which fails to recognise their needs
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
 
#ministroke – not just a funny turn
Elspeth Molony explains why it's so important to recognise the symptoms of a mini-stroke
OPINION 7 May 2014 Guest post
 
What’s exciting about self-directed support?
Personal assistant Joanne Liversidge explains why she is excited about self-directed support.
OPINION 28 March 2014 Guest post
 
It’s important to listen to people living with dementia
Ellen Hudson, associate director at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland, on the You Can Make A Difference campaign
OPINION 27 March 2014 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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