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Breakfast for mental health champions

FEATURE 1 February 2021 by Rab Armour

An award-winning project is reaching out further as lockdown increases mental health problems in Aberdeenshire. Robert Armour finds out more.

https://tfn.scot/features/breakfast-for-mental-health-champions

Fast approaching the finishing line of programme taking social enterprises way beyond it

OPINION 23 October 2014 Guest post

Environment & International

Ian Findlay, project manager of Beyond the Finish Line takes us through the first year of the social enterprise accelerator programme

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fast-approaching-the-finishing-line-of-programme-taking-social-enterprises

Food charities struggle with fresh, healthy produce

NEWS 6 July 2016 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

A survey of UK food charities has found they struggle to meet demand during peak times and don't have the resources to distribute fresh produce

https://tfn.scot/news/food-charities-need-help-to-give-out-fresh-healthy-produce

Gizza job - upto 100,000 young job seekers need you

OPINION 16 March 2021 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

#NeverMoreNeeded

Young Person's Guarantee

Community Jobs Scotland

Kickstart

Susan Smith says the voluntary sector is Never More Needed in the Young Person's Guarantee drive to ensure jobs for 18 to 24 year olds after Covid

https://tfn.scot/opinion/gizza-job-upto-100000-young-job-seekers-need-you

Shoppers can help build back better this Christmas

OPINION 11 December 2020 by TFN

Management

Duncan Thorp, of Social Enterprise Scotland, makes the case for the local ethical economy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shoppers-can-help-build-back-better-this-christmas

Bringing museums to life with science

OPINION 9 November 2017 Guest post

Families & Young People

Clare Meakin, science engagement manager for National Museums Scotland, on why the organisation is on tour teaching science and technology to pupils

https://tfn.scot/opinion/bringing-museums-to-life-with-science

Investing in people and ideas

OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

1 comment

Claire Carpenter believes the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland needs to invest in people and ideas to ensure social innovation can thrive in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/investing-in-people-and-ideas

Good ideas catalyst: take the next step in business development

OPINION 13 June 2017 Guest post

Management

1 comment

Claire Carpenter on how the Good Ideas Academy is planning to help established social enterprises take their next big step

https://tfn.scot/opinion/good-ideas-catalyst-take-the-next-step-in-business-development

Chief Encounters: Elaine C Smith

FEATURE 27 February 2015 by Susan Smith

Management

Charity patron Elaine C Smith was at The Gathering 2015 and is our first chief to actually be friends with a Brian Cox

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-elaine-c-smith

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 8 June

FEATURE 8 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Culture & Leisure

News around the country on charities during the crisis

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-monday-8-june

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Breakfast for mental health champions

Fast approaching the finishing line of programme taking social enterprises way beyond it

Food charities struggle with fresh, healthy produce

Gizza job - upto 100,000 young job seekers need you

Shoppers can help build back better this Christmas

Bringing museums to life with science

Investing in people and ideas

Good ideas catalyst: take the next step in business development

Chief Encounters: Elaine C Smith

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 8 June

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