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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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Revealed: the scandal of Parkinson’s patients being financially punished
​Living with the illness not only takes a huge physical toll but also impacts financially to the detriment of family and friends
NEWS 20 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Chief Encounters: John Macmillan, Eric Liddell Centre
John Macmillan, chief executive of the Eric Liddell Centre, likes to take to the piste when he's not watching Game of Thrones
NEWS 19 July 2017 by TFN
 
Homeless village will be open for Christmas
Work gets underway on homeless village in Edinburgh
NEWS 19 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Money woes adding to cancer patients’ misery
Cancer charity launches guide to help patients access financial support
NEWS 18 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
See you on the udder side: wacky race team will raise moo-lah for charity
Graeme Donohoe on why he's driving to Mongolia in a car done up as a Highland cow
OPINION 17 July 2017 Guest post
 
Charity hails move to ban prisoners from smoking
Smoking will be outlawed in Scotland's prisons by next year
NEWS 17 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
World’s top golfers support Scots charities
Some of the world’s top golfers sported a flash of Scottish fashion when Tartan Friday came to the Scottish Open – all in support of good causes
NEWS 14 July 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Chief Encounters: Katie Rafferty
​Katie Rafferty, just three months in post as director of Respect Me, loves getting on a bike and heading out of town
FEATURE 12 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Third sector pilot project to beat period poverty
Third sector groups are behind a groundbreaking project aimed at combating period poverty
NEWS 11 July 2017 by Graham Martin
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When no one cares remember that you do
​Ben Samson left care and became a success against all odds. Now he implores other care leavers to do the same
OPINION 10 July 2017 by Robert Armour
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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