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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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Living wage saga uncovers cracks in Scotland’s social care system
Moves to pay all social care staff the real living wage have uncovered serious cracks in the system, says one charity that can't pay £8.25 for sleepovers
NEWS 14 October 2016 by Susan Smith
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Pensioners with mental health problems abandoned by their families
Researchers warn older people with mental health problems are becoming isolated because they are unable to depend on family
NEWS 13 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Chief Encounters: David Craig
David Craig, chief executive of Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, on the benefits of Facebook for charities and his short lived acting career
FEATURE 12 October 2016 by TFN
 
We will help your lonely older neighbour says charity
Contact the Elderly is urging the public to refer older people to attend a monthly tea party with their peers
NEWS 12 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
More than 80,000 children started school obese in last decade
More than 80,000 Scottish children have started primary school overweight or obese since 2005, new research has found
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Write to Recovery project receives £214,000 award
A project that helps people with long-term mental health conditions share their stories has been awarded £214,000 from a national fund
NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Scots urged to look after their mental wellbeing on World Mental Health Day
A quarter of Scots never take time to look after their mental health, despite nine in ten saying it is just as important as physical wellbeing
NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
World leaders debate disability empowerment in Scotland
Royalty, politicians and disability rights campaigners from around the world will be in Edinburgh later this month for a major event
NEWS 10 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Dad turned fundraiser wins top award
Dean Widd, whose son has Muscular Dystrophy, is just one of the top Scottish fundraisers honoured at this year's Fundraising Scotland Awards
NEWS 5 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Cancer patients complain about insensitive staff and chaotic systems
A major survey of Scottish cancer patients has uncovered a series of criticisms of NHS staff, systems and treatment plans
NEWS 4 October 2016 by Susan Smith
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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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