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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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Cancer survivor Shannon fronts major charity campaign
Scots mum chosen to launch Stand Up To Cancer
NEWS 19 October 2023 by Graham Martin
 
New premises needed as demand for emergency food surges
As winter closes in the charity fears it can't meet demand
NEWS 19 October 2023 by Rab Armour
 
Homeless losing their best friends due to restrictive housing policies
Call for pet-friendly policies
NEWS 19 October 2023 by Rab Armour
 
Co-designing the National Care Service: aspiration rather than reality?
Sara Redmond says progress on the NCS should not be lost to expediency and fear of sharing power
OPINION 19 October 2023 by Sara Redmond
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From counting the time to making time count: 'waiting well' for NHS treatment 
Alan McGinley on the challenges and progress made to ensure people are 'waiting well' for NHS treatment
OPINION 19 October 2023 by Alan McGinley
 
Warm words won’t cut it for a sector already stretched to the limit 
Allan Faulds: "the longer we wait for fair funding, the greater the risk it will be stretched to breaking point"
OPINION 18 October 2023 by Allan Faulds
 
TFN magazine's October edition is out now - read it here!
New mag looks at the creative sector and how far charities have to go on anti-racism
NEWS 17 October 2023 by Graham Martin
 
MSPs back campaign to increase charity’s funding
The Yard, in Kirkcaldy, Fife, has warned of increasing pressure on the services they can offer.
NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie
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The door is open - now we need to push it a bit further 
CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett reflects on the disappointments and successes of the 4 Steps to Fair Work campaign – and what its emerging movement can do next in its fight for social justice
OPINION 13 October 2023 by Rachel Cackett
 
“I truly love my job”: Hospice Care Week celebrates the staff and volunteers who make hospice care so special 
This week is Hospice Care Week, and will focus on workforce, under the theme: ‘We are hospice care’.
OPINION 9 October 2023 by Helen Malo
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
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