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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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How to make sure people living longer live better
Never before have older people made up as large a proportion of our population as they do today says chief executive of Age Scotland, Brian Sloan
OPINION 10 November 2014 Guest post
 
Fury over sexy smoking advert
​Anti-smoking charity hits out at advert which sexualises e-cigarette use
NEWS 10 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
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Controversial anti-suicide app ditched by Samaritans
Samaritan's bins controversial anti-suicide app over data protection fears
NEWS 9 November 2014 by Robert Armour
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NHS Orkney and council tensions stall health reform
The integration of health and social care in Orkney is struggling because of tensions between the NHS and local authority, says Accounts Commission
NEWS 6 November 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Invention set to transform lives of disabled people
​Perthshire couple's invention could help wheelchair users and wider society
NEWS 5 November 2014 by Robert Armour
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New health and care system can cut homelessness
Homeless charity says health and social care professionals should start focusing on adults with physical and mental health problems
NEWS 5 November 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Privacy concerns over charity’s anti-suicide app
Charity under fire over privacy settings on new app
NEWS 4 November 2014 by Robert Armour
 
£10m in five days raised for DEC Ebola appeal
Public respond generously to west African Ebola crisis
NEWS 3 November 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Lonely this Christmas: older people’s isolation revealed
The scale of Christmas lonlieness among over-75s revealed
NEWS 3 November 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Council moves to transfer care to new organisation
​Borders Council plans to transfer care to arms-length body to save cash
NEWS 30 October 2014 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.

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