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What does the new action plan mean for our social enterprise community?

OPINION 9 April 2021 by Duncan Thorp

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Duncan Thorp looks at bold pledges and initiatives to enhance and build our social enterprise movement.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-does-the-new-action-plan-mean-for-our-social-enterprise-community

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

OPINION 9 February 2023 by Sarah Latto

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

The resilience of volunteers is under strain like never before

https://tfn.scot/opinion/funding-cuts-and-volunteering

Playing fair

FEATURE 1 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones visits a small Scottish social enterprise which is aiming to spread the use of fairtrade footballs, and hears about the challenges of taking on the biggest sporting brands in the world

https://tfn.scot/features/playing-fair

Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American foodbank culture

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

Keeping the sector's vital heartbeat going

NEWS 30 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Management

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#EssentialSector

New campaign highlights how charities are essential for communities to thrive

https://tfn.scot/news/keeping-the-sectors-vital-heartbeat-going

Charities must merge and curb senior management pay to weather funding storm

NEWS 26 July 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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A whirlwind of closures is about to engulf care charities – which must make a choice between paying senior management salaries and providing services

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-must-merge-and-curb-senior-management-pay-to-weather-funding-stor

Urgent change needed to create safer roads for everyone

OPINION 2 April 2024 by Denise Hamilton

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Serious injuries and deaths on our roads are unacceptable and preventable says Cycling Scotland’s Denise Hamilton

https://tfn.scot/opinion/urgent-change-needed-to-create-safer-roads-for-everyone

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty

OPINION 16 May 2024 by Duncan Thorp

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

The new first minister has stated that one of his top priorities is eliminating child poverty. This is certainly a central aim on the journey towards a practical, real-world, wellbeing economy that impacts our daily lives

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-start-a-better-economy-and-tackling-child-poverty

Ukraine crisis: how you can help

NEWS 1 March 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

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Work is being done across Scotland and beyond to support those on the ground in Ukraine

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-appeals-launched-as-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-continues

Scotland’s child poverty targets “destined for failure” unless employability schemes are overhauled, charities warn

NEWS 21 April 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

One Parent Families Scotland and Oxfam Scotland have said parents and carers need better support

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-child-poverty-targets-destined-for-failure-unless-employability-schemes-are-overhauled-charities-warn

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What does the new action plan mean for our social enterprise community?

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

Playing fair

Surplus food or the right to food?

Keeping the sector's vital heartbeat going

Charities must merge and curb senior management pay to weather funding storm

Urgent change needed to create safer roads for everyone

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty

Ukraine crisis: how you can help

Scotland’s child poverty targets “destined for failure” unless employability schemes are overhauled, charities warn

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