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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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Turning up the volume on kinship care
Allan Young explains why over 10,000 children in Scotland living in kinship care are being let down by a system which fails to recognise their needs
OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post
 
#ministroke – not just a funny turn
Elspeth Molony explains why it's so important to recognise the symptoms of a mini-stroke
OPINION 7 May 2014 Guest post
 
What’s exciting about self-directed support?
Personal assistant Joanne Liversidge explains why she is excited about self-directed support.
OPINION 28 March 2014 Guest post
 
It’s important to listen to people living with dementia
Ellen Hudson, associate director at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland, on the You Can Make A Difference campaign
OPINION 27 March 2014 Guest post
 
What’s behind the #nomakeupselfie?
The #nomakeupselfie rides the social media zeitgeist wave to perfection
OPINION 26 March 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Are we dying well yet?
The head of policy and public affairs at Marie Curie Cancer Care on why now is the time for a national conversation on death and dying.
OPINION 3 March 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
A new lease of life | Adi Newman, Auldhouse Hutters
Adi Newman felt dejected after losing his job but now the voluntary group he set up is a big part of the community.
OPINION 3 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Backing the change that works
Third sector organisations want to see a much bigger role for the sector
OPINION 17 February 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Bridging the health inequality gap
Scottish people are healthier than ever before, unless they are poor, argues Ian Welsh, chief executive of the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
OPINION 17 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
 
From dependency to empowerment
Out of the ashes of the welfare state, a more modern enabling state is emerging, suggests Jenny Brotchie, policy officer at the Carnegie UK Trust.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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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