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Not waving but drowning: Scotland's third sector is now in crisis

NEWS 10 June 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
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Outgoing CEO of Scottish SPCA warns of doomsday scenario facing an underfunded third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/not-waving-but-drowing-scotlands-third-sector-is-now-in-crisis

Another charity support service closes as running cost crisis deepens

NEWS 11 June 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
New mums fear they have nowhere to turn

https://tfn.scot/news/another-support-charity-closes-as-running-cost-crisis-deepens

Nature sidelined in new Scottish Government reshuffle

NEWS 11 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
"We call on the first minister to give nature the political voice it urgently needs"

https://tfn.scot/news/nature-sidelined-in-new-scottish-government-reshuffle

Care workers march on Holyrood as demands fall on deaf ears

NEWS 11 June 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Staff "let down" by Scottish ministers

https://tfn.scot/news/care-workers-to-march-on-holyrood-as-demands-fall-on-deaf-ears

Spending review: "little for charities" and "rolling out austerity"

NEWS 13 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Scottish sector responds to the chancellor's financial statement

https://tfn.scot/news/spending-review-little-for-charities-and-rolling-out-austerity

Charity support service for young victims of crime reaches 22 council areas

NEWS 13 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Glasgow sees highest number of referrals to Kibble’s pioneering SAFE Project 

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-support-service-for-young-victims-of-crime-reaches-22-council-areas

Projects across Scotland share millions to help people live well 

NEWS 17 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Supporting mental health with VR and children affected by the pandemic are just two of the projects to get share of almost £2 million

https://tfn.scot/news/projects-across-scotland-share-millions-to-help-people-live-well

Setting a safety net: could a minimum income guarantee help end poverty in Scotland?

NEWS 18 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Landmark new report - led by leading charities - sets out a transformative vision

https://tfn.scot/news/setting-a-safety-net-could-a-minimum-income-guarantee-help-end-poverty-in-scotland

Charity banking system "shambles" leaves voluntary groups shut out of their accounts

NEWS 24 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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CAF Bank admits that an upgrade has not gone as planned

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-bank-system-shambles-leaves-voluntary-groups-shut-out-of-their-accounts

Civil society dismay over the banning of Palestine Action

NEWS 24 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
“Listing a protest group, even one responsible for severe criminal damage, as a terrorist organisation would have very serious implications for protest and activism in the UK"

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-dismay-over-the-banning-of-palestine-action

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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.