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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Four in 10 pensioners live in fuel poverty in Scotland

 
A sea change in direction is required

 
Calls for long-term fair funding

 
Asset transfer took seven years and a seven-figure sum

 
Third sector joins with public sector to create opportunities for lone parents

 
The chancellor has confirmed there will be no exemptions or reimbursements for charities

 
Less than 850,000 adults in Scotland participated in formal volunteering in 2023.

 
A critical enabler of this should be the introduction of multi-year finance settlements - including for third sector organisations - Prosper said.

 
Two new programmes, Community Action and Fairer Life Chances, are aimed at helping communities to tackle poverty, disadvantage and discrimination

 
Launch coincides with Adoption Week