Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Keeping your charity out of the news

OPINION 27 January 2015 Guest post

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Tracey Bird explains how charity trustees can avoid their organisations hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keeping-your-charity-out-of-the-news

Proud to be a fundraiser with integrity

OPINION 20 July 2015 Guest post

Management

Fraser Hudghton welcomes the review into fundraising in Scotland and calls on fundraisers to make their case for why self-regulation works

https://tfn.scot/opinion/proud-to-be-a-fundraiser-with-integrity

Let charities speak up for vulnerable, says UK public

NEWS 12 July 2016 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

The majority of people in the UK think charities are in the best position to speak up for vulnerable citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/let-charities-speak-up-for-vulnerable-says-uk-public

Scots children waiting over a year for mental health care

NEWS 6 June 2017 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Just 0.5% of NHS budget goes to support children and young people with mental health problems despite thousands waiting for treatment

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-slam-nhs-for-failing-children-with-mental-health-problems

Charities savage May’s shared society ‘crocodile tears’

NEWS 10 January 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Scottish charities have savaged Theresa May – accusing her of shedding “crocodile tears” as she unveiled her so-called “shared society" vision

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-mays-shared-society-crocodile-tears

Sustainable development can lead the recovery

NEWS 30 July 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Leaders from all parts of Scottish society can drive the sustainable development agenda forward, a new report has asserted

https://tfn.scot/news/sustainable-development-can-lead-the-recovery

A year since the fall of Kabul, Scottish Afghans rally for justice

NEWS 18 August 2022 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

They say they have been left in limbo and abandoned by Westminster

https://tfn.scot/news/a-year-since-the-fall-of-kabul-scottish-afghans-rally-for-justice

New appointments strengthen housing and care group's leadership

NEWS 20 November 2025 by Graham Martin

Management

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

They have joined the board of Blackwood to help shape the next phase of the organisation

https://tfn.scot/news/new-appointments-strengthen-housing-and-care-groups-leadership

Scots join the call to stop trade with illegal Israeli settlements

NEWS 16 September 2025 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Justice & Peace Scotland is endorsing the campaign after witnessing first-hand the impact of settlement expansion on Palestinian lives

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-join-the-call-to-stop-trade-with-illegal-israeli-settlements

The toughest job in politics?

FEATURE 2 February 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity

https://tfn.scot/features/the-toughest-job-in-politics

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Let charities speak up for vulnerable, says UK public

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Charities savage May’s shared society ‘crocodile tears’

Sustainable development can lead the recovery

A year since the fall of Kabul, Scottish Afghans rally for justice

New appointments strengthen housing and care group's leadership

Scots join the call to stop trade with illegal Israeli settlements

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