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Triple hit as charities and third sector projects announce closure

NEWS 18 December 2023 by Niall Christie

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#RunningCostsCrisis

Funding challenges have contributed to the closures, which will come into effect next year.

https://tfn.scot/news/triple-hit-as-charities-and-third-sector-projects-announce-closure

Protecting children from criminal exploitation

NEWS 26 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Action for Children’s service to help children coerced into exploitative criminal activity in Edinburgh launched in November 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/protecting-children-from-criminal-exploitation

No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

NEWS 30 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Failure to support contact impacts the family, who have not committed an offence but nevertheless suffer the consequences

https://tfn.scot/news/no-easy-journey-families-punished-by-barriers-to-prison-visits

New charity launched to protect Scottish rainforests

NEWS 16 February 2023 by Niall Christie

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Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Regeneration & Housing

The new charity has raised funds from a number of private donors to acquire Couldoran House.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-charity-launched-to-protect-scottish-rainforests

Charity banking system still causing chaos - now there are calls for an inquiry

NEWS 8 July 2025 by Graham Martin

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Cancer charity tells TFN it can't access £25k it has promised a hospice

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-banking-system-failure-still-causing-chaos-now-there-are-calls-for-an-inquiry

Campaign launches to help charity bridge huge shortfall in funds

NEWS 7 August 2025 by Rab Armour

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Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Running costs rocket but demand for services is at all time high

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-launches-to-help-charity-bridge-huge-shortfall-in-funds

Children in Need chair quits after launching tirade at CEO over funding to Scots charity

NEWS 21 November 2024 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Management

Funding & Finance

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She claims child abuse revelations ruined CEO's enjoyment of Bruce Springsteen concert

https://tfn.scot/news/children-in-need-chair-quits-after-launching-tirade-at-ceo-over-funding-to-scots-charity

Edinburgh charities still in limbo amid questions over IJB funding cuts

NEWS 29 November 2024 by Niall Christie

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Regeneration & Housing

Experts warned hundreds of third sector jobs were at threat if a proposal to pull funding went ahead.

https://tfn.scot/news/edinburgh-charities-still-in-limbo-amid-questions-over-ijb-funding-cuts

Accounts reveal continued financial trouble at Scottish health charity

NEWS 1 May 2026 by Niall Christie

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Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

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MND Scotland lost over £800,000 in the year to March 2025

https://tfn.scot/news/accounts-reveal-continued-financial-trouble-at-scottish-health-charity

Care services could be hit as frontline charity staff vote on strike

NEWS 22 June 2026 by Graham Martin

Management

Health & Social Care

Unite says there have been huge discrepancies between pay awards to senior management and other staff

https://tfn.scot/news/care-services-could-be-hit-as-frontline-charity-staff-vote-on-strike

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Triple hit as charities and third sector projects announce closure

Protecting children from criminal exploitation

No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

New charity launched to protect Scottish rainforests

Charity banking system still causing chaos - now there are calls for an inquiry

Campaign launches to help charity bridge huge shortfall in funds

Children in Need chair quits after launching tirade at CEO over funding to Scots charity

Edinburgh charities still in limbo amid questions over IJB funding cuts

Accounts reveal continued financial trouble at Scottish health charity

Care services could be hit as frontline charity staff vote on strike

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