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Fair Funding and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network

Sheghley Ogilvie

22 August 2023

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Ensure that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the Real Living Wage and annual

https://scvo.scot/p/61666/2023/08/22/fair-funding-and-fair-work-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-tsi-scotland-network

Public services demand a radical shift to the social economy

OPINION 9 July 2026 by Duncan Thorp

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

As the new Scottish Parliament term gains momentum, Duncan Thorp asks what Scotland can do differently with the urgent challenge of public service reform

https://tfn.scot/opinion/public-services-demand-a-radical-shift-to-the-social-economy

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

New employment programme will lead to private sector profits feast

NEWS 11 October 2017 by Gareth Jones

Management

£76.6m worth of employment contracts going to companies based outside of Scotland or working in partnership with international bodies

https://tfn.scot/news/new-work-programme-set-to-be-dominated-by-large-employability-organisations

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

It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work

OPINION 1 February 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work

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

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Fair Funding and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network

Public services demand a radical shift to the social economy

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

New employment programme will lead to private sector profits feast

Playing fair

It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work

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

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