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Warm words won’t cut it for a sector already stretched to the limit

Allan Faulds: "the longer we wait for fair funding, the greater the risk it will be stretched to breaking point"

OPINION 18 October 2023 by Allan Faulds

TFN magazine's October edition is out now - read it here!

New mag looks at the creative sector and how far charities have to go on anti-racism

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Graham Martin

Coastal community fight to stop Scotland’s largest fish farm

Long Live Loch Linnhe is now in the process of launching a petition with the Scottish Parliament.

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie

Call for government to reduce poverty and inequality through reformed taxation

The commissions said tax is an important part of the way society can reduce inequality.

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie

MSPs back campaign to increase charity’s funding

The Yard, in Kirkcaldy, Fife, has warned of increasing pressure on the services they can offer.

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie

Climate campaign publishes a landmark manifesto

From farming to transport and from energy to our seas, the Climate Manifesto is the biggest collection of climate policies ever gathered by Scottish civil society

NEWS 13 October 2023 by Graham Martin

The door is open - now we need to push it a bit further

CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett reflects on the disappointments and successes of the 4 Steps to Fair Work campaign – and what its emerging movement can do next in its fight for social justice

OPINION 13 October 2023 by Rachel Cackett

Volunteers as human rights defenders?

Sarah Latto on Volunteer Scotland's response to the Human Rights Bill

OPINION 12 October 2023 by Sarah Latto

The largest poverty indicator that nobody's talking about

Engender's Jade Stein explores the need to make visible how poverty and economic inequality are experienced at higher rates by women and marginalised groups across our society

OPINION 11 October 2023 by Jade Stein

Homelessness crisis: charity sees a surge in demand for support

More than 100 people are estimated to be rough sleeping each night in Scotland’s two biggest cities

NEWS 10 October 2023 by Graham Martin

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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.

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