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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Should the DWP be sanctioned?
Martin Johnstone points out that when benefits claimants lie they get sanctioned, yet the DWP got away with hoodwinking the public with fake case studies
OPINION 2 September 2015 Guest post
 
Support for dealing with our last taboo
Melanie Hyndland runs a support group providing pastoral care to people and families who are dealing with terminal illness
OPINION 2 September 2015 Guest post
 
Scots wardrobes full of clothes they’ve never worn
​BHF Scotland wants unused clothing to help boost sales of their charity shops and fight heart disease
NEWS 2 September 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Alzheimer Scotland’s £250,000 shopping bill windfall
Scotmid Co-operative to raise a quarter of a million pounds for the charity
NEWS 1 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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RNIB Scotland now managed from London
The management of RNIB Scotland has been taken over by Action for Blind People, despite criticism
NEWS 1 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Chief encounters: Mo Usman talks facing pro-Russian militia to battling social media
​From challenging an armed pro-Russian militia soldier to toiling with Facebook – life has been varied for the head of Recovery North
FEATURE 1 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Diabetes patients being failed by health boards
Treatment for diabetes varies significantly depending on health board report finds
NEWS 31 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Help for Heroes expands its work in Scotland
Mary Wilson has been appointed as the first Help for Heroes Band of Brothers and Sisters coordinator for Scotland in a bid to raise awareness of the charity
NEWS 31 August 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Work starts on charity holiday home for kids with cancer
The building of a £1m holiday home gifted to families who have children with cancer has started following the fundraising success of a small Edinburgh charity
NEWS 28 August 2015 by Graham Martin
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DWP reveals 2,400 died after being deemed fit for work
Eighty claimants a month are dying despite being deemed fit for work
NEWS 27 August 2015 by Robert Armour
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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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