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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.

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One in four terminally ill don’t get care they need
Leading health charity calls for more support for cancer patients
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Renewed calls to close Dungavel after death
​Campaigner calls Dungavel a human rights violation
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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Sturgeon meets charities to support refugee crisis
First minister gives immediate aid to help those fleeing ethnic violence in south east Asia.
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
UK’s first cycle outreach team tends to the homeless
Rough sleepers who have chosen to avoid Glasgow city centre are to be supported by a charity whose volunteers will be able to reach them by bicycle
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Graham Martin
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Welfare effect fund open for applications
The third phase of the Community Capacity and Resilience Fund has opened
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
A decade of doing good business: 10 social enterprises over 10 years
Firstport's decade of social enterprise
FEATURE 19 September 2017 by TFN
 
Chief Encounters: Mark O’Donnell on the highs and lows of his career so far
Mark O'Donnell is excited about his new job at Royal Blind but don't replace his phone with a dashchund
FEATURE 19 September 2017 by TFN
 
Amount of people who will suffer strokes on the rise
The Stroke Association has called for action to prevent a crisis
NEWS 19 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Calls for Universal Credit Christmas truce
A festive season of misery faces those receiving the controversial benefit
NEWS 19 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Carer calls for free travel after being forced to foodbank
Petition launched to help carers support loved ones
NEWS 19 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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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