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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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Give £30 a week back to cancer patients
Janice Preston explains why Macmillan is making the voices of cancer patients heard to fight for their right to have £30 a week in benefits reinstated
OPINION 13 October 2017 Guest post
 
Cervical cancer smear test could save your life
Activist Suzanne Fernando was recently invited back to The Scottish Parliament and hosted a drop-in event for MSPs
OPINION 13 October 2017 Guest post
 
Is violence just part of the job in social care?
POLL 21 September 2017 by TFN
 
Real Lives: I’m running my way clear of cancer
Chris Marks on being inspired by Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr to take up running in his 40s
OPINION 18 September 2017 Guest post
 
I’m fighting fit and will Stand Up To Cancer
Shiela Laramore, 33, has battled back from Hodgkin Lymphoma, and is backing Stand Up To Cancer
OPINION 14 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Named person legislation isn’t transparent
Lesley Scott believes Scottish ministers are not being open about Named Persons legislation
OPINION 11 September 2017 Guest post
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Real lives: volunteering helped me connect with others with MS
Craig Herbert, 44, is a dad-of-four who lives with MS and volunteers for the MS Society to help others learn how to live well with the condition
OPINION 30 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
SDS isn’t working for people with mental health issues
Carolyn Lochhead explains why SDS isn't working for people with mental health issues and what needs to be done to change that
OPINION 28 August 2017 Guest post
 
Help everyone benefit from social care choices
Keith Robson on why more needs to happen so older Scots can have more choice and control over their own social care
OPINION 25 August 2017 Guest post
 
Do secure units punish or protect?
Ellen Maloney questions society's approach to care when it uses secure units against the young
OPINION 24 August 2017 Guest post
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.

Read it here
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