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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.

 
Adi Newman felt dejected after losing his job but now the voluntary group he set up is a big part of the community.

 
Scottish researchers have made a controversial claim that the taller you are the higher your IQ is likely to be.

 
Scotland's leading oncology centre targets more funds from donors.

 
Some admit to struggling to manage their child's behaviour

 
Evoc takes an inclusive approach on how money for older people is spent.

 
A landmark law passed this week to transform healthcare in Scotland does not include a big enough role for charities, care bodies have said.

 
The Samaritans is to undertake one of the most ambitious projects in its 60-year history by looking into the role the internet plays in suicide.

 
Hundreds of kinship carers are expected to protest outside Holyrood this week in opposition to new kinship care orders

 
Third sector organisations want to see a much bigger role for the sector

 
Scottish people are healthier than ever before, unless they are poor, argues Ian Welsh, chief executive of the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland