This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

Third Force News

TFN

The voice of Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector
Get updates
Third Force News
Get TFN updates
Sign in Sign up
The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

Third Force News
Get Health & social care updates Get Health & social care updates

Health & social care

Latest stories
 
Michael’s Way to raise £15,000
Michael Anderson, 75, is deafblind but won't let that stop him hiking 200 miles across Scotland over 16 days to raise money for a good cause
OPINION 4 May 2016 Guest post
 
Cancer campaign is getting its message across by targetting men
Alison Day, communication director at Prostate Cancer UK, tells TFN about the success of her charity's latest campaign
NEWS 3 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Over £175,000 raised in memory of hero soldier who died during London Marathon
The money has been donated to Help for Heroes in memory of Captain David Seath who died taking part in the 2016 London Marathon
NEWS 2 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
A dementia diagnosis isn’t the end of your life
Kate Swaffer is an Australian activist with dementia who challenges the comon belief that the only thing left to do after diagnosis is prepare to die
OPINION 2 May 2016 Guest post
 
New possibilities for a fairer Scotland?
Disabled people can swing the Scottish election vote to create a fairer Scotland says Tressa Burke of Glasgow Disability Alliance
OPINION 2 May 2016 by TFN
 
US poverty group targets Glasgow - because it’s so poor
US Christian activists are raising cash to spread the word in Glasgow – because they reckon it’s so poor and deprived
NEWS 29 April 2016 by Graham Martin
1 comment
 
Cautious welcome as e-cigs backed by top doctors
Vaping should be promoted as a way of quitting cigarettes says doctors' body
NEWS 28 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Holyrood election 2016 - the main parties pitch to the third sector on health
Every week until the 5 May Holyrood poll, we are asking the five main parties to spell out what they offer Scotland’s third sector.
NEWS 28 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Top 10 excuses for not going to the gym
...but they don't excuse you from being active says British Heart Foundation Scotland
NEWS 27 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Project helps pregnant women avoid fatal illness
Pioneering research aims to tackle fatal diseases among pregnant mothers
NEWS 27 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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.

Read it here
LATEST NEWS  LATEST FEATURES  LATEST LISTS  LATEST OPINION  LATEST POLLS  PREMIUM