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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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Volunteers needed to help blind people get online
RNIB wants those with a couple of spare hours a month to visit a blind person in their local area to help them use the internet
NEWS 24 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Ebola charity worker in hospital for a third time
Pauline Cafferkey was re-admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Hundreds complain about charity TV advert
British Heart Foundation advert was the sixth most complained about last year
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Robert Armour
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Self-management is at the heart of new health strategy
Ian Welsh welcomes the prominence of self-management in the government's new clinical health strategy
OPINION 23 February 2016 Guest post
 
Record year for cancer charity fundraiser
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning raised £27.6m last year
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Mental health groups set out rights manifesto
​Leading mental health charities launch manifesto for rights ahead of Scottish Parliament election
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Music websites are excluding disabled people
​Disabled people say they are discouraged going to gigs because websites don't offer information on disabled access
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Robert Armour
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The brutal reality of prostitution in Scotland: part 2
An Edinburgh prostitute reveals the brutal reality of the sex industry.
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Amazing Grace serves up breakfast to help charity fight cancer
Cancer Research UK launches its latest fundraising campaign with the help of Scot’s school girl
NEWS 19 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Eating disorders are top concern for girls as young as 11
Girls as young as 11 worry about eating disorders reports Girlguiding Scotland and two thirds of those up to age 21 know someone who has one
NEWS 19 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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