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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Charity reveals cost of living cutbacks forced on households
The charity is running Big Energy Saving Winter, a campaign encouraging people worried about energy bills and the cost of living to seek advice.
NEWS 30 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Sci-Fi Convention stars will raise cash for CHAS
Game of Thrones' James Cosmo will join Lord of the Rings' Bernard Hill
NEWS 30 January 2023 by Graham Martin
 
£1 million funding up for grabs as charity marks World Cancer Day
Making a difference for a quarter of a century
NEWS 30 January 2023 by Robert Armour
 
Cross party group calls for better links between mental health services to avoid “dead ends”
The report, written by SAMH, heard directly from people with experience of mental health problems.
NEWS 27 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Lived experience is shaping Scotland’s upcoming self-harm strategy
A Self-Harm Strategy Design group was set up to ensure that people with lived experience would be involved in shaping the strategy
OPINION 26 January 2023 by Tina Koenig
 
Campaigners fight to save tower blocks from demolition
Three hundred homes will be built on the site
NEWS 26 January 2023 by Robert Armour
 
Thousands of disabled people’s jobs and careers at risk, charity warns
“We are calling on the Department of Work and Pensions to take decisive and comprehensive action to cut the backlog urgently."
NEWS 26 January 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Health experts say under threat charity must be saved
Food Train Glasgow faces closure within weeks unless a new way can be found to finance its operations
NEWS 25 January 2023 by Graham Martin
 
Can PE at nursery help children become better learners?
Research project looks at physical activity and physical education in early years
OPINION 25 January 2023 by Grant Small
 
Sensory charity recruits fundraising co-ordinator
They will report directly to the chief executive and will be expected to plan and develop a range of fundraising activities and events.
NEWS 24 January 2023 by Niall Christie
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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