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Charity director meets with prison inmates

NEWS 16 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

A charity’s director has met inmates at Shotts Prison as he asks people to “go the extra mile” to fight poverty and injustice.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-director-meets-with-prison-inmates

SCIAF launches this year’s Wee Box Lent appeal

NEWS 10 February 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Scots celebrities get behind the annual appeal for Lent

https://tfn.scot/news/sciaf-launches-this-years-wee-box-lent-appeal

Learning disabled kept in hospitals because they can’t get care

NEWS 24 February 2016 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

People with learning disabilities struggle to leave special hospital units as they lack appropriate accommodation and support

https://tfn.scot/news/learning-disabled-kept-in-hospitals-because-they-cant-get-care

Inheritance tax changes will hit charities hard

NEWS 4 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Funding & Finance

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The threshold before people benefit from tax breaks by leaving money to charity is jumping from £325,000 to £425,000

https://tfn.scot/news/inheritance-tax-changes-will-hit-charities-hard

Scottish social enterprises to work with African counterparts

NEWS 12 September 2017 by Gareth Jones

Management

A new collaboration has been launched to boost working between Scotland and Malawi

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-social-enterprises-to-work-with-african-counterparts

OAPs missing out on pension credit

NEWS 15 September 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Age Scotland is urging older people to claim pension credit, following new figures showing 104,000 entitled Scots are not claiming it

https://tfn.scot/news/oaps-missing-out-on-pension-credit

Children’s charity cuts workforce after crippling funding cuts

NEWS 16 August 2018 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Action for Children has reduced its fulltime staff as a result of losing millions of pounds in local authority funding

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-charity-cuts-workforce-after-crippling-funding-cuts

Embezzlement charge dropped against former foodbank boss

NEWS 6 February 2019 by Rab Armour

Management

Controversial foodbank boss was charged in 2015

https://tfn.scot/news/embezzlement-charge-dropped-against-former-foodbank-boss

Social enterprises can lead Scotland’s recovery

NEWS 9 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Management

A social enterprise model be embraced by businesses could help Scotland better recover from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/social-enterprises-can-lead-scotlands-recovery

Social letting agency unveils all-female management team

NEWS 11 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

Homes for Good leases 500 properties to people on low incomes or benefits.

https://tfn.scot/news/social-letting-agency-unveils-all-female-management-team

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Charity director meets with prison inmates

SCIAF launches this year’s Wee Box Lent appeal

Learning disabled kept in hospitals because they can’t get care

Inheritance tax changes will hit charities hard

Scottish social enterprises to work with African counterparts

OAPs missing out on pension credit

Children’s charity cuts workforce after crippling funding cuts

Embezzlement charge dropped against former foodbank boss

Social enterprises can lead Scotland’s recovery

Social letting agency unveils all-female management team

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