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Charities warned against profiteering awards company

NEWS 28 November 2017 by Graham Martin

Management

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Charities have voiced their unease over a private company which is targeting Scotland’s third sector, setting up an awards ceremony to generate cash

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-targeted-by-profits-raking-awards-ceremony

Personalisation is just not working, third sector tells MSPs

NEWS 30 November 2017 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

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Third sector bodies said the failure of Self Directed Support is infringing people's human rights

https://tfn.scot/news/personalisation-is-just-not-working-third-sector-tells-msps

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

Council funding cuts threaten Edinburgh family centre

NEWS 29 November 2016 by Jolene Campbell

Health & Social Care

An Edinburgh support centre that works with some of the city's most vulnerable families is cutting services after losing council funding

https://tfn.scot/news/council-funding-cuts-threaten-edinburgh-family-centre

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

Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull

Social Justice & Poverty

Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foodbanks-much-more-than-a-hill-of-beans

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

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty

OPINION 16 May 2024 by Duncan Thorp

Families & Young People

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Social Justice & Poverty

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The new first minister has stated that one of his top priorities is eliminating child poverty. This is certainly a central aim on the journey towards a practical, real-world, wellbeing economy that impacts our daily lives

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-start-a-better-economy-and-tackling-child-poverty

35 years of vital support

OPINION 4 September 2020 Guest post

Families & Young People

Kate Wallace reflects on how Victim Support Scotland has changed as the charity marks a milestone anniversary

https://tfn.scot/opinion/35-years-of-vital-support

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

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Charities warned against profiteering awards company

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Unlocking hidden income in Scotland’s community venues

Council funding cuts threaten Edinburgh family centre

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans

Black History Month and beyond

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