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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Charities must enlist skills at board level
Rebecca McFaulds had no idea about the care sector when she joined AbleCarers Rothes - but she has helped it go from strength to strength
OPINION 28 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Community services improve lives and save money
Susan Smith argues the Scottish Parliament report into loneliness highlights the need to ramp up preventative health spending
OPINION 28 October 2015 by Susan Smith
 
BHF teams up with fire brigade to save a life
Every fire station in Scotland is now equipped to act as a CPR training centre
NEWS 27 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Parents of disabled forced to choose which day centre to axe
Council consultation pits two daycare centres for the disabled against each other
NEWS 27 October 2015 by Robert Armour
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Playlist For Life trustees all singing the same tune
Ahead of Trustees Week, Paul Cardwell met Sally Magnusson, founder of Playlist For Life, which has been developed by its tight-knit group of six trustees
NEWS 27 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Diabetes charity says more emotional support is needed
Depression and stress are daily occurrences for diabetes patients but support is lacking
NEWS 23 October 2015 by Robert Armour
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QUIZ: Which charity should you donate to?
Find out which charity you should donate to based on your personality
NEWS 22 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Disabled Scots losing millions in benefit payments
​Disability charity says more disabled Scots need to know what benefits they're entitled to
NEWS 20 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
New charity created to promote end of life care
​Charity aims to support end of life care in hospitals
NEWS 20 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Number of Scots dying in winter is indefensible, blast charities
Charities blast politicians after new statistics suggest more than 4,000 Scots died last winter because their homes were too cold
NEWS 20 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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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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