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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.

 
Nominations are open for the Age Scotland Awards 2017

 
Traditional views of befrienders are being challenged in a bid to recruit more volunteers

 
Bosses in Scotland's third sector care bodies have been accused of failing workers who face horrendous levels of violence while doing their job

 
Anne Grindley says Contact the Elderly's monthly parties can help older people overcome loneliness.

 
People with motor neuron disease (MND) should be able to access certain benefits without assessment for the rest of their lives, a charity has said

 
Cigarettes are trapping Scotland's poorest into poverty because of we're not doing enough to help people quit, says charity

 
Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol

 
Charity hero Lucy Lintott has been shortlisted to become the UK face of #givingtuesday – the global day of giving