Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Not a protest, not a complaint – but a solution.

OPINION 1 June 2020 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/not-a-protest-not-a-complaint-but-a-solution

The Lens is focused on your ideas

NEWS 8 September 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

New charity The Lens aims to encourage staff innovation and entrepreneurship within existing Scottish charities

https://tfn.scot/news/turning-the-focus-on-your-ideas

Deluge of criticism after DWP admits to faking case studies

NEWS 19 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Civil servants used fake studies saying benefit sanctions helped claimants in their search for work

https://tfn.scot/news/deluge-of-criticism-after-dwp-admits-to-faking-case-studies

Revealed: the brutal reality of low paid work in Scotland

NEWS 7 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

The massive gulf between what low paid workers believe is needed for a decent working life and the reality they live with has been laid bare

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-brutal-reality-of-low-paid-work-in-scotland

Yemen on the brink of catastrophe, Oxfam report finds

NEWS 21 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Yemen has been pushed to the brink of catastrophe by 18 months of war, according to a report from Oxfam

https://tfn.scot/news/yemen-on-the-brink-of-catastrophe-oxfam-report-finds

Charities missing out on millions in Gift Aid

NEWS 6 August 2016 by Graham Martin

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Charities recouped a record £1.26 billion in Gift Aid tax relief last year – 20% more than they did five years ago

https://tfn.scot/news/record-amount-gained-from-gift-aid-but-charities-stlll-missing-out-on-billi

Over 52,000 complained about charity fundraising last year

NEWS 7 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

Organisations which consistently ask for money via direct mail top the list of complaints

https://tfn.scot/news/over-52000-complained-about-charities-last-year

Red alert: fight to save squirrels steps up a gear

NEWS 25 May 2015 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

RSPB Scotland has joined the fight to save one of the country’s most iconic mammals from extinction

https://tfn.scot/news/red-alert-fight-to-ave-squirrels-steps-up-a-gear

Private schools should not be charities, says SCVO

NEWS 27 May 2015 by Susan Smith

Management

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Scottish charity law should be reviewed in light of the private school problem, membership body SCVO tells the charity regulator

https://tfn.scot/news/private-schools-should-not-be-charities-says-scvo

Calls made for Scotland versus Qatar football match to be scrapped

NEWS 2 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

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Campaigners highlight “appalling labour abuse” in Qatar

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-made-for-scotland-versus-qatar-football-match-to-be-scrapped

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Not a protest, not a complaint – but a solution.

The Lens is focused on your ideas

Deluge of criticism after DWP admits to faking case studies

Revealed: the brutal reality of low paid work in Scotland

Yemen on the brink of catastrophe, Oxfam report finds

Charities missing out on millions in Gift Aid

Over 52,000 complained about charity fundraising last year

Red alert: fight to save squirrels steps up a gear

Private schools should not be charities, says SCVO

Calls made for Scotland versus Qatar football match to be scrapped

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