Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Use budget to unlock millions for charities, urges People’s Postcode Lottery

NEWS 19 November 2025 by Niall Christie

Funding & Finance

Chancellor urged to lift outdated sales cap and release £132 million for good causes – at zero cost to taxpayers

https://tfn.scot/news/use-budget-to-unlock-millions-for-charities-urges-peoples-postcode-lottery

Revealed: how the Iran war is impacting the charity sector

NEWS 16 April 2026 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

MPs told rising fuel costs are hitting voluntary groups hard

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-how-the-iran-war-is-impacting-the-charity-sector

"Families abandoned" as dementia care in Scotland fails to meet basic needs

NEWS 23 April 2026 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Carers having to “fight for every single thing” from pre-diagnosis to end-of-life

https://tfn.scot/news/families-abandoned-as-dementia-care-in-scotland-fails-to-meet-basic-needs

Big oil profits set to soar as climate crisis worsens

NEWS 28 July 2026 by Rab Armour

Management

Environment & International

Profit but at what cost?

https://tfn.scot/news/big-oil-profits-set-to-soar-as-climate-crisis-worsens

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 1 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector

Social care reform too slow says watchdog

NEWS 24 August 2017 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Audit Scotland's new report into social care personalisation has found progress has moved too slowly despite a 10 year strategy and major funding

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-reform-too-slow-says-watchdog

Named Person: nanny state or safety net?

NEWS 7 April 2016 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

2 comments

TFN looks at the arguments for and against the Named Person policy

https://tfn.scot/news/named-person-nanny-state-or-safety-net

No vaccine, no entry to the workplace?

OPINION 17 February 2021 Guest post

Management

Mandy Laurie of Burness Paull looks at where employment law stands as the covid vaccine is rolled out

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-vaccine-no-entry-to-the-workplace

How the view changes from Aberdeen to London

OPINION 4 August 2020 Guest post

Management

Edel Harris moved south just weeks before Covid-19 struck and reflects on the difference between leading a social care body in England and Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-the-view-changes-from-aberdeen-to-london

The answer to Scotland’s drug crisis lies in its communities

OPINION 5 August 2019 Guest post

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Eddie Nisbet calls for support for social enterprises who are delivering local public health services to exorcise Scotland’s drug-related demons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-answer-to-scotlands-drug-crisis-lies-in-its-communities

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Use budget to unlock millions for charities, urges People’s Postcode Lottery

Revealed: how the Iran war is impacting the charity sector

"Families abandoned" as dementia care in Scotland fails to meet basic needs

Big oil profits set to soar as climate crisis worsens

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

Social care reform too slow says watchdog

Named Person: nanny state or safety net?

No vaccine, no entry to the workplace?

How the view changes from Aberdeen to London

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