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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.

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World’s top golfers support Scots charities
Some of the world’s top golfers sported a flash of Scottish fashion when Tartan Friday came to the Scottish Open – all in support of good causes
NEWS 14 July 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Chief Encounters: Katie Rafferty
​Katie Rafferty, just three months in post as director of Respect Me, loves getting on a bike and heading out of town
FEATURE 12 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Third sector pilot project to beat period poverty
Third sector groups are behind a groundbreaking project aimed at combating period poverty
NEWS 11 July 2017 by Graham Martin
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Calming creativity: the charity helping children cope with hospital
Art therapists helping children cope with hospital
NEWS 10 July 2017 by Gavin Stuart
 
Cancer: now Scots’ most common life-changing event
​Report shows how the disease has become commonplace in everyday life
NEWS 10 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Businesses urged to employ disabled people
​Companies urged to make reasonable adjustments and employ more disabled people in Scotland
NEWS 6 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Cyclist with epilepsy first Brit to complete indoor ultra marathon
Katie Ford has become the first British rider to complete a 12-hour indoor track ultra marathon.
NEWS 3 July 2017 by Gavin Stuart
 
Rail staff training key in preventing suicide
Intervention by rail employees shown to combat track suicides
NEWS 3 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Techno homes will transform disabled people’s lives
Housing group plans to roll out more innovative homes across the country
NEWS 3 July 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Alzheimer Scotland’s new social care offshoot opens
Caledonia Social Care launch on Employee Ownership Day is welcomed by cooperative movement
NEWS 30 June 2017 by Susan Smith
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TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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