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“Lip-service”: charities and voluntary groups wanted more from Scottish budget

NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie

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Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector warned that ministers in Holyrood had paid “lip-service” to charities by not reforming a “broken public funding landscape” in today’s budget

https://tfn.scot/news/lip-service-charities-and-voluntary-groups-wanted-more-from-scottish-budget

TFN poll: should the UK take in migrant children?

POLL 18 June 2015 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

TFN poll: should the UK provide a home to unaccompanied migrant children stranded in the Mediterranean?

https://tfn.scot/polls/tfn-poll-should-the-uk-take-in-migrant-children

Funding to strengthen Malawi links

NEWS 6 November 2017 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

The Scottish Government has announced a new round of funding for projects in the African nation

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-to-strengthen-malawi-links

Consultation launched on Scottish charity law

NEWS 3 January 2019 by Graham Martin

Management

Have your say on Scottish charity law

https://tfn.scot/news/consultation-launched-on-scottish-charity-law

Scottish Ethnic Minority Women’s Network created

NEWS 21 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

Social Justice & Poverty

The next event will focus how ethnic minority women influence the Scottish Government strategy on gender based violence

https://tfn.scot/news/ethnic-minority-womens-network-seeks-to-tackle-violence-against-women-in-sc

Third sector workers should be given the living wage

NEWS 14 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest

Management

A government report has outlined recommendations for workers in private and public industries to strive for better practice

https://tfn.scot/news/government-welcomes-living-wage-for-charity-workers

Despair as new figures show rising homelessness

NEWS 29 January 2019 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Statistics show the problem is increasing despite increased measures and tightened legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/new-stats-show-scotland-is-failing-to-tackle-homelessness

The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail

OPINION 20 March 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

John Low from the Charities Aid Foundation says there were positives for charities in the budget, but the government needs to provide more detail

https://tfn.scot/opinion/budget-gift-aid-pledge-lacks-detail

Cycling scheme which became a web hit to go nationwide

NEWS 9 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

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Cycling Without Age encourages cyclists to take older people along for a ride

https://tfn.scot/news/cycling-scheme-which-became-a-web-hit-to-go-nationwide

The likely impact of the budget on UK charities

OPINION 14 March 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

Nick Sladden of Baker Tilly expects to see more measures to prevent charities being used for tax avoidance in Wednesday's budget

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-likely-impact-of-the-budget-on-uk-charities

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“Lip-service”: charities and voluntary groups wanted more from Scottish budget

TFN poll: should the UK take in migrant children?

Funding to strengthen Malawi links

Consultation launched on Scottish charity law

Scottish Ethnic Minority Women’s Network created

Third sector workers should be given the living wage

Despair as new figures show rising homelessness

The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail

Cycling scheme which became a web hit to go nationwide

The likely impact of the budget on UK charities

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