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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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We will help your lonely older neighbour says charity
Contact the Elderly is urging the public to refer older people to attend a monthly tea party with their peers
NEWS 12 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
More than 80,000 children started school obese in last decade
More than 80,000 Scottish children have started primary school overweight or obese since 2005, new research has found
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Write to Recovery project receives £214,000 award
A project that helps people with long-term mental health conditions share their stories has been awarded £214,000 from a national fund
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
How the NHS and the third sector can work together
Working together to reduce health inequality
OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post
 
Let users design care services to tackle rising costs
Ian Welsh argues ordinary service users and their families could help create more cost effective social care services
OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post
 
Scots urged to look after their mental wellbeing on World Mental Health Day
A quarter of Scots never take time to look after their mental health, despite nine in ten saying it is just as important as physical wellbeing
NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
World leaders debate disability empowerment in Scotland
Royalty, politicians and disability rights campaigners from around the world will be in Edinburgh later this month for a major event
NEWS 10 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Schools are key to reducing suicides in Scotland
Jen Gracie explains why the Scottish Government's mental health strategy must go further to help young people stay mentally healthy
OPINION 5 October 2016 by Molly Millar
 
Dad turned fundraiser wins top award
Dean Widd, whose son has Muscular Dystrophy, is just one of the top Scottish fundraisers honoured at this year's Fundraising Scotland Awards
NEWS 5 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Real Lives: I’ve raised £100,000 for MND Scotland
Calum Ferguson has cycled over 5000km since he was diagnosed with MND in 2010
OPINION 4 October 2016 Guest post
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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