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New Bill has power to increase trust and confidence in Scotland’s charities

OPINION 19 April 2023 by Helen Kidd

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The new Charities Bill working its way through the Scottish Parliament offers opportunities for third sector organisations to strengthen their reputations, says legal expert Helen Kidd

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-bill-has-power-to-increase-trust-and-confidence-in-scotlands-charities

Crisis is no distant threat

OPINION 13 July 2021 by Anna Fowlie

Environment & International

Anna Fowlie says the climate catastrophe is not a nightmare – it's our waking reality and we must act urgently

https://tfn.scot/opinion/crisis-is-no-distant-threat

Good ideas catalyst: take the next step in business development

OPINION 13 June 2017 Guest post

Management

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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

Investing in people and ideas

OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

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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

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

We are the vulnerable sector

OPINION 21 February 2019 Guest post

Funding & Finance

We are the vulnerable sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-are-the-vulnerable-sector1

Jimmy McIntosh MBE 11 November 1939 – 30 May 2014

FEATURE 3 June 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Jimmy McIntosh, disability rights campaigner and Scottish Charity Champion 2010, has died aged 74

https://tfn.scot/features/jimmy-mcintosh-11-november-1939-31-may-2014

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

Fundraising: sins of the few must not taint the many

NEWS 29 September 2015 by Graham Martin

Management

Clara Govier on the state of the funding sector

https://tfn.scot/news/fundraising-sins-of-the-few-must-not-taint-the-many

“Insufficient”: North Lanarkshire charities facing council funding black hole

NEWS 6 February 2023 by Niall Christie

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A number of organisations who received funding in 2022/23 saw their applications rejected for the coming year.

https://tfn.scot/news/insufficient-north-lanarkshire-charities-facing-council-funding-black-hole

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New Bill has power to increase trust and confidence in Scotland’s charities

Crisis is no distant threat

Good ideas catalyst: take the next step in business development

Investing in people and ideas

Chief Encounters: Elaine C Smith

We are the vulnerable sector

Jimmy McIntosh MBE 11 November 1939 – 30 May 2014

Food charities struggle with fresh, healthy produce

Fundraising: sins of the few must not taint the many

“Insufficient”: North Lanarkshire charities facing council funding black hole

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