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Scottish hospices warn of uncertain future amid “insurmountable funding gap”

NEWS 25 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
The chief executive of a Scottish hospice has joined calls for more financial help amid a funding crisis in the sector. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-hospices-warn-of-uncertain-future-amid-insurmountable-funding-gap

Disability charity could be forced to cut workforce by 72%

NEWS 25 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Glasgow Disability Alliance warn government funding uncertainty may force charity to make staff redundant. 

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-charity-could-be-forced-to-cut-workforce-by-72

Scottish charities hit out at Starmer over plans to “crack down” on benefits

NEWS 25 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The Labour Government have unveiled plans for cuts worth £137billion.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-hit-out-at-starmer-over-plans-to-crack-down-on-benefits

Bold tax reforms are needed to tackle poverty and inequality in Scotland

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Civil society campaign says radical measures are needed to fix the country's broken public finances

https://tfn.scot/news/bold-tax-reforms-are-needed-to-tackle-poverty-and-inequality-in-scotland

Step change needed in third sector engagement to reap benefits from public service reform

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Such partnerships are seen as essential to designing reform that responds to local needs and supports meaningful change.

https://tfn.scot/news/step-change-needed-in-third-sector-engagement-to-reap-benefits-from-public-service-reform

Scottish charity warns Labour’s NI increase will cost it £100,000

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
Mark Bevan of Leuchie House said the announcement would result in an "increase in suffering for families". 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-warns-labours-ni-increase-will-cost-them-100000

Community wealth building centre for excellence launched

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Economic Development Association Scotland partners with the Scottish Government to help create fairer, wealthier communities, with politicians poised to consider game-changing legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/community-wealth-building-centre-for-excellence-launched

Government told to prioritise child poverty targets in budget

NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
The End Child Poverty Coalition (ECP) in Scotland has set out five key asks for ministers.

https://tfn.scot/news/government-told-to-prioritise-child-poverty-targets-in-budget

Scottish Government told to cover rising third sector costs

NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
A critical enabler of this should be the introduction of multi-year finance settlements - including for third sector organisations - Prosper said.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-told-to-cover-rising-third-sector-costs-in-budget

Volunteering in decline as numbers hit historic low

NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Less than 850,000 adults in Scotland participated in formal volunteering in 2023.

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-in-decline-as-numbers-hit-historic-low

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.