Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Older people suffer as they don’t claim benefits

NEWS 2 October 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Hundreds of thousands of older people in Scotland are missing out on social security money they are entitled to because they are not claiming it

https://tfn.scot/news/older-people-suffer-as-they-dont-claim-benefits

Call for tougher hunting laws after dogs rip fox apart

NEWS 21 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Animal charities have called for hunting laws to be strengthened amid claims a fox was killed by dogs in Renfrewshire

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-tougher-hunting-laws-after-gruesome-death-of-fox

Conference to examine impact of loneliness on health

NEWS 21 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

Third sector bosses are to investigate ways to tackle loneliness and social isolation

https://tfn.scot/news/conference-to-examine-impact-of-loneliness-on-health

Charity makes peace with ousted chief executive

NEWS 5 December 2016 by Graham Martin

Management

A leading charity has reached a settlement with its ousted chief executive

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-makes-peace-with-ousted-chief-executive

Greenpeace boat barred from Leith

NEWS 7 November 2016 by Susan Smith

Environment & International

Greenpeace's Esperanza is due in the Forth this week to support a campaign against plastic litter in the sea but it's been told it can't dock in Leith

https://tfn.scot/news/greenpeace-boat-barred-from-leith

New investment service for charities

NEWS 11 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Management

An investment service for charities has gone live, offering access to more than 4,000 funds at the touch of a button

https://tfn.scot/news/new-investment-service-for-charities

Smarter investment could improve lives of diabetics

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

Smarter investment in diabetes care could improve the lives of people with the disease and cut health spending by millions of pounds, a charity has said

https://tfn.scot/news/smarter-investment-could-improve-lives-of-diabetics-says-charity