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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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System to help disabled into work sidelines mental health problems
Toni Giugliano explains why the Access to Work system for disabled Scots is failing people with mental health problems
OPINION 6 November 2015 Guest post
 
Poll: Should children be forced to exercise at school?
POLL 5 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
3 comments
 
Befriending saves lives
Doreen Graham explains how important local befriending services are to tackling loneliness and improving people's health
OPINION 3 November 2015 Guest post
 
Tackling loneliness crucial for Scotland’s future health
The third sector plays a vital role in fighting the devastating effects of loneliness. Now the issue must take centre stage says Margaret McCulloch MSP
OPINION 29 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Should Jobcentre staff be housed in foodbanks?
POLL 29 October 2015 by Robert Armour
3 comments
 
Charities must enlist skills at board level
Rebecca McFaulds had no idea about the care sector when she joined AbleCarers Rothes - but she has helped it go from strength to strength
OPINION 28 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Community services improve lives and save money
Susan Smith argues the Scottish Parliament report into loneliness highlights the need to ramp up preventative health spending
OPINION 28 October 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Scots are taking charge of public funds through participatory budgeting
Communities across Scotland are having a say in how public money is spent through participatory budgeting
OPINION 20 October 2015 Guest post
1 comment
 
We will win the fight against abusers
​Carol Barnridge campaigns for justice for the thousands of survivors of historic sexual abuse in Scotland
OPINION 14 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Real people’s stories can transform health care
Audrey Birt's own blog reveals the challenges of facing cancer and through it she has also has discovered the power of storytelling in healthcare
OPINION 12 October 2015 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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