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Inspiring Scotland to social change

FEATURE 14 May 2015 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Europe’s first venture philanthropy funder is helping Scottish charities learn to meet the needs of private investors

https://tfn.scot/features/inspiring-scotland-to-social-change

Black History Month and beyond

FEATURE 11 November 2020 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER’s) Kirsty McNeill looks back at the events of BHM2020

https://tfn.scot/features/black-history-month-and-beyond

Learning from history

OPINION 6 July 2020 Guest post

Management

Chris Martin believes we must look to the past to help society bounce back from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/learning-from-history

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

NEWS 20 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Members of Scotland’s Childcare Alliance call for all political parties to agree to implement Commission For Childcare Reform recommendations

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-parties-to-take-the-politics-out-of-childcare

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

FEATURE 21 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest

Health & Social Care

Graeme Allison tells Christina O’Neill that an MS diagnosis motivated him to find a creative solution to long-term employment

https://tfn.scot/features/life-in-sharp-focus-living-with-ms

Is this the end of sleepovers?

OPINION 24 October 2017 Guest post

Management

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Annie Gunner Logan says that Living Wage move looks like it will lead to an end to sleepovers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/in-order-to-save-the-sleepover-it-became-necessary-to-destroy-it

Osborne’s budget hammers families and the poor

NEWS 8 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

£12 billion of welfare cuts means Scots will suffer more than other parts of the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/osbornes-budget-hammers-families-and-the-poor

More than 700 organisations share £3m

NEWS 29 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Charities across the country have used funding from the National Emergencies Trust to respond to the coronavirus pandemic #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-700-organisations-share-3m

Unheard voices reshape health and care in pioneering arts research project

NEWS 15 July 2025 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh proposes a redesign of health and care services.

https://tfn.scot/news/unheard-voices-reshape-health-and-care-in-pioneering-arts-research-project

Unlocking hidden income in Scotland’s community venues

OPINION 20 March 2026 by Emily Walker

Management

Culture & Leisure

Charities are being asked to deliver more with less and for many leaders the challenge isn’t ambition, it’s financial sustainability - but there are options, says Emily Walker

https://tfn.scot/opinion/unlocking-hidden-income-in-scotlands-community-venues

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Inspiring Scotland to social change

Black History Month and beyond

Learning from history

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

Is this the end of sleepovers?

Osborne’s budget hammers families and the poor

More than 700 organisations share £3m

Unheard voices reshape health and care in pioneering arts research project

Unlocking hidden income in Scotland’s community venues

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