This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

Third Force News

TFN

The voice of Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector
Get updates
Third Force News
Get TFN updates
Sign in Sign up
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.

Third Force News
Latest News
 
Rape Crisis group faces funding threat
Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis is understood to have lost funding over concerns it does not do enough for men
NEWS 8 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
1 comment
 
Tech giant joins charity in bid to create life-saving map
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has joined forces with Microsoft and the NHS to collate details of the UK's defibrillators
NEWS 8 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Study reveals number of charity shops in the UK
First study of its kind
NEWS 8 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Charities demand action in face of hothouse Earth disaster
Humanity may have pushed the environment to the threshold of a disastrous “hothouse Earth” scenario say scientists
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Graham Martin
1 comment
 
Charity app launched to report modern slavery
​By developing the app a charity says people can report modern slavery in confidence
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Fears over rising tranquiliser deaths in Scotland
Prescription drugs are being bought on the internet to fuel addictions
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Link between football and domestic violence is a myth
Academics have said football is often used as an excuse for unacceptable behaviour, with abuse often ongoing in nature
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
MND drug trials described as historic
Charity MND Scotland has said the first clinical trials in more than 20 years represent a milestone in the fight to cure the condition
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Top comedians get ready for charity Fringe show
The winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent will appear alongside some of television’s favourite comedians to help raise funds for Barnardo's
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Welfare issues in salmon farms exposed
Scottish salmon farms breaching welfare standards
NEWS 7 August 2018 by Robert Armour
3 comments
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

Read it here
LATEST NEWS  LATEST FEATURES  LATEST LISTS  LATEST OPINION  LATEST POLLS  PREMIUM