Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sector funding models are not up to the job - radical change is needed

NEWS 23 August 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

"There needs to be an urgent and radical rethink about the way the third sector is funded and the Scottish Government’s relationship with them"

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-funding-models-are-not-up-to-the-job-radical-change-is-needed

Charities and unions unite to press for tax reform to tackle poverty

NEWS 16 May 2024 by Graham Martin

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

"The money is there, now the first minister must show that the political will is too and prioritise investment in our public service and communities”

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-and-unions-unite-to-press-for-tax-reform-to-tackle-poverty

Backlash from charities as Scottish Government unveil 'misguided' support package

NEWS 11 February 2022 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

On Thursday the Scottish Government announced a package of support, including a payment to some households across Scotland to tackle the rising cost of energy.

https://tfn.scot/news/backlash-from-charities-as-scottish-government-unveil-misguided-support-package

Radical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government ‘key to post-Covid renewal’

NEWS 18 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

A report has called for the Scottish Government to introduce wellbeing budgeting to improve lives for children as part of a radical systems change in the wake of the coronavirus

https://tfn.scot/news/radical-wellbeing-focused-redesign-of-scottish-government-key-to-post-covid-renewal