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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, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

Latest Opinion
 
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

 
Fiona Duncan on the rebranding of the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland

 
John Downie, director of public affairs for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, wants the sector to pull together

 
Sally Hall pays tribute to the founder of Avondale Community Beekeepers, who passed last week

 
Carolyn Lochhead explains why SDS isn't working for people with mental health issues and what needs to be done to change that

 
Keith Robson on why more needs to happen so older Scots can have more choice and control over their own social care

 

 
Ellen Maloney questions society's approach to care when it uses secure units against the young

 
Susan Smith believes the time has come to remove charitable status from private schools and council run bodies

 
Graham Findlay, 50, is registered blind, a regular runner, and will take on the Great Aberdeen Run with colleagues from North East Sensory Services