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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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Money woes adding to cancer patients’ misery
Cancer charity launches guide to help patients access financial support
NEWS 18 July 2017 by Rab Armour
 
Charity hails move to ban prisoners from smoking
Smoking will be outlawed in Scotland's prisons by next year
NEWS 17 July 2017 by Rab Armour
 
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 Rab 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 Rab 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 Rab 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 Rab Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a special look at what it’s like to work in Scotland’s voluntary sector, featuring the results of in-depth research. It contains a wealth of advice and analysis from experts in their field.

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