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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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Views sought on fund for disabled
The Scottish Independent Living Fund was formed four years ago
NEWS 16 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Thousands take part in Edinburgh Kiltwalk
Charities will gain a combined benefit of £1.7 million from the final fundraising walk of the year
NEWS 16 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”
Age Scotland has said the amount of patients who die while waiting for discharge shows the need for urgent action in social care
NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
First Minister kicks off Oor Wullie’s farewell
Nicola Sturgeon marked the start of a series of goodbyes to Scotland's favourite son for another year
NEWS 13 September 2019 by Yasmin Hackett
 
No-deal Brexit could lead to bleak winter for charities in Scotland
Social care suppliers could collapse within months of departure from the EU, with food prices and drug shortages hitting vulnerable communities
NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
EXCLUSIVE: Sense Scotland quits partnership with Enable
Hailed as reshaping care in the third sector, Sense has left just six months into the partnership
NEWS 13 September 2019 by Robert Armour
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Charities urge no cuts for learning disabled
​Coalition call on all Scottish councils
NEWS 12 September 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Cinemas failing deaf children
Seven in 10 cinemas failed to show subtitled versions of the top films for kids this summer
NEWS 12 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Golf tournament leads the way
The Solheim Cup has embraced volunteers and accessibility, with calls for other sporting events to follow suit
NEWS 12 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
JK Rowling makes huge charitable donation
The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic will benefit from £15m to boost its groundbreaking research
NEWS 12 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
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