Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO announces new Convener for Board of Trustees

Press release

5 October 2023

for Scotland’s Board of Trustees, as well as working for East Lothian Council and the Scottish Government,SCVO is governed by a board of trustees.

https://scvo.scot/p/62856/2023/10/05/scvo-announces-new-convener-for-board-of-trustees

An enforceable right to a healthy environment: Now is the time for Scotland to deliver

OPINION 8 August 2023 by Benjamin Brown

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Regeneration & Housing

The right to a healthy environment could be transformative for communities and campaigners fighting for a fairer and greener future – but only if new rights have ‘teeth’ and are enforceable against public bodies and polluters.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/an-enforceable-right-to-a-healthy-environment-now-is-the-time-for-scotland-to-deliver

Budget plans could see charities lose out on billions

NEWS 18 November 2022 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined spending plans for Britain in Westminster.

https://tfn.scot/news/budget-plans-could-see-charities-set-to-lose-out-on-billions

Hospices may have to turn dying people away as running costs crisis grips

NEWS 14 November 2024 by Graham Martin

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#NIHike

Sector leaders make dire warning after UK Government NI hike

https://tfn.scot/news/hospices-may-have-to-turn-dying-people-away-as-running-costs-crisis-grips

Small donations Gift Aid scheme failing

NEWS 7 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Gift Aid small donations scheme is failing to produce income for small charities

https://tfn.scot/news/gift-aid-scheme-failing

Benefits system is failing says Scottish Government report

NEWS 16 May 2014 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

Child poverty charity says Westminster and Scottish governments need to do more to help poor families who can't survive on benefits

https://tfn.scot/news/benefits-system-is-failing-says-scottish-government-report

£100m Integrated Care Fund to promote third sector

NEWS 9 July 2014 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government's new £100m fund to speed up health and care integration stresses the role of the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/100m-integrated-care-fund-to-promote-third-sector

Women don’t have to pay for austerity

OPINION 1 May 2015 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Jill Wood says women shouldn't have to bear the brunt of the burden of welfare reform any longer

https://tfn.scot/opinion/women-dont-have-to-pay-for-austerity

Autumn statement analysis: Scotland faces the prospect of a lost generation of vulnerable children

OPINION 24 November 2016 Guest post

Families & Young People

Stuart Jacob, director Falkland House School, says the autumn statement does nothing to allay fears of a lost generation of children who need additional support

https://tfn.scot/opinion/autumn-statement-analysis-scotland-faces-the-prospect-of-a-lost-generation

Social care recruitment concerns

NEWS 25 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

The Scottish Government has warned Brexit will make recruitment issues within health and social care worse

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-recruitment-concerns

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SCVO announces new Convener for Board of Trustees

An enforceable right to a healthy environment: Now is the time for Scotland to deliver

Budget plans could see charities lose out on billions

Hospices may have to turn dying people away as running costs crisis grips

Small donations Gift Aid scheme failing

Benefits system is failing says Scottish Government report

£100m Integrated Care Fund to promote third sector

Women don’t have to pay for austerity

Autumn statement analysis: Scotland faces the prospect of a lost generation of vulnerable children

Social care recruitment concerns

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