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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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It’s agonising hearing my mum cry but it’s 3am and I have two essays to finish
Keith Burns on the often distressing and impossible difficulty of juggling being a student and a carer
OPINION 28 March 2017 Guest post
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Frantic fans shell out at Trainspotting charity auction
The 316 lot charity auction held in Glasgow exceeded all expectations
NEWS 28 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Learning is key to fulfilling later life, conference hears
The benefits of lifelong learning will be the focus of Age Scotland’s annual national conference
NEWS 28 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
17,000 children denied specialist help for mental health problems
The Scottish Government has promised to investigate why so many children have been denied help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Revealed: the emotional and financial suffering of student carers
Student carers are four more times likely to drop out of higher education than other students
NEWS 24 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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Help for Heroes cash for horse riding charity
​Latest funding award for HorseBack UK in Aberdeenshire takes total awarded to over £1 million
NEWS 23 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Spectacular light show to promote Marie Curie appeal
Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square was lit by over 2,100 illuminated handcrafted daffodils to promote the charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal
NEWS 22 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Trainees celebrate turning their lives around
Innovative employment programme sees lives transformed
NEWS 22 March 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Pressure mounts on UK government to halt universal credit
New system is leaving people destitute, renewing calls for its roll-out to be halted
NEWS 22 March 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Why I am making a marathon effort for charity
Michael McGuire is getting ready to take part in his sixth marathon. He took up running after his son was stillborn and has since raised thousands for charity.
OPINION 21 March 2017 Guest post
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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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