Third Force News

Step towards a career in money advice - TFN As exam results come out, Abbey Fleming introduces a series of blogs about an exciting career path with the chance to drive real change.

Step towards a career in money advice

As exam results come out, Abbey Fleming of @moneyadvicescot.bsky.social introduces a series of blogs about an exciting career path with the chance to drive real change

New members appointed to the Scottish Human Rights Commission - TFN The new commissioners include those with third sector experience.

New members appointed to the Scottish Human Rights Commission.

Mapping the future of vision impairment services in Scotland - TFN Susan Shippey on exciting new developments in vision impairment services

Mapping the future of vision impairment services in Scotland: Susan Shippey on exciting new developments in vision impairment services

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@sightscotland.bsky.social

CEOs of UK NGOs sign solidarity statement a year after the UK race riots  - TFN 43 leaders have joined together to mark the anniversary.

CEOs of UK NGOs sign solidarity statement a year after the UK race riots. 43 leaders have joined together to mark the anniversary.

Senior arts charity figure in row over “ableist” slur - TFN Charity CEO and finance manager Steven Thomson has been criticised by campaigners

Senior arts charity figure in row over “ableist” slur.

Charity CEO and finance manager Steven Thomson has been criticised by campaigners for his social media activity.

Good news on the fight to tackle scourge of council tax debt   - TFN Myles Fitt sees positive progress being made

Good news on the fight to tackle scourge of council tax debt: Myles Fitt of @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social sees positive progress being made

Why learning is the key to change - TFN Craig Tomlinson on an innovative partnership between BBC Children in Need and The Hunter Foundation that works with communities to improve people’s lives from the inside out

Why learning is the key to change: Craig Tomlinson on an innovative partnership between BBC Children in Need and The Hunter Foundation that works with communities to improve people’s lives from the inside out

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#WM2U

So many sessions, so little time – but volunteers are in all of them - TFN Derek Yarnell looks ahead to the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Scottish Fundraising Conference and Awards

So many sessions, so little time – but volunteers are in all of them

Derek Yarnell looks ahead to the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Scottish Fundraising Conference and Awards

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@ciofundraising.bsky.social

Community wealth building and the wellbeing economy: routes to a better future - TFN Lukas Bunse reflects on this year's community wealth building summit

Community wealth building and the wellbeing economy: routes to a better future.

Lukas Bunse reflects on this year's community wealth building summit

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@dr-lukas-bunse.bsky.social
@weallscotland.bsky.social
#WellbeingEconomy
#CommunityWealthBuilding

We must do better  - TFN Voluntary sector lags behind public sector in pay and pay equality, writes Ilse Mackinnon

A new analysis from @scvo.scot shows that voluntary sector lags behind public sector in pay and pay equality.

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#VoluntarySector #GenderPayEquality

Support for extending VAT relief for business donations of goods to charity - TFN The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has published their thoughts.

Support for extending VAT relief for business donations of goods to charity.

Network of community-led coastal conservation groups in Scotland becomes independent charity - TFN The Coastal Communities Network has been granted charitable status.

Network of community-led coastal conservation groups in Scotland becomes independent charity. The Coastal Communities Network has been granted charitable status.

ICO fines charity following destruction of irreplaceable personal records - TFN Handwritten letters and photographs from birth parents amongst items destroyed.

ICO fines charity following destruction of irreplaceable personal records.

Handwritten letters and photographs from birth parents amongst items destroyed.

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we report on #ScotlandDemandsBetter a major new cross-civil society campaign involving
@povertyalliance.org
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
@oxfamscotland.bsky.social
and many more.

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#WeDemandBetter

A route out of crisis - TFN Emma Jackson on a new model of advice for those in the most complex circumstances

A route out of crisis - Emma Jackson of Citizens Advice Scotland on a new model of advice for those in the most complex circumstances

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@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social
@mrsemmajacko.bsky.social

A brave new context? - TFN A new government covenant for the UK sector is welcome but how does it affect Scotland, asks Anna Fowlie

A brave new context?

A new government covenant for the UK sector is welcome but how does it affect Scotland, asks Anna Fowlie, chief executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) @scvo.scot

TFN Magazine

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

In the current magazine: with #RememberACharityWeek a couple of months away, we hear from @myelomauk.bsky.social about their work to encourage #LegacyGiving

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Don’t let the summer heat fool you - energy debt is a year-round problem  - TFN The volume of people needing help with energy debt is worrying, says Matthew Lee

Don’t let the summer heat fool you - energy debt is a year-round problem.

The volume of people needing help with #EnergyDebt is worrying, says Matthew Lee of @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social

Why debt is everyone's concern - TFN Money Advice Scotland's new chief executive writes on the challenges ahead amid the cost-of-living crisis

Why debt is everyone's concern: Money Advice Scotland's new chief executive writes on the challenges ahead amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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Why debt is everyone's concern: Money Advice Scotland's new chief executive writes on the challenges ahead amid the cost-of-living crisis.

@moneyadvicescot.bsky.social

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TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month Claire Cook of @sciaf.bsky.social on the work the charity is doing to tackle #PeriodPoverty in the global south.

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TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month a fascinating account from Jonathan Mitchell of @mndscotland.bsky.social on their current campaign to ensure that no one in Scotland should face the unknown alone.

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TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

On this month’s opinion pages, @alliancescot.bsky.social chief officer Sara Redmond on leading courageously: “Behind policy documents are real people for whom change is a must”.

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TFN Magazine

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we report on #ScotlandDemandsBetter a major new cross-civil society campaign involving
@povertyalliance.org
@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social
@scottishtuc.bsky.social
and many more.

Read it all here: buff.ly/BOdM5ZJ

#WeDemandBetter

TFN Magazine

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month: a landmark new report – led by leading charities – sets out a vision for a #MinimumIncomeGuarantee – with expert input from @therobertsontrust.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk and more

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The importance of getting social security right

Jonathan Boyd of Citizens Advice Scotland on making sure free, confidential and impartial advice is accessible to everyone.

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@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social
#WelfareReform

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

On the opinion pages this month, Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians on the #HousingEmergency – “We are in all honesty not building houses but homes and communities.”

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@ewanaitken.bsky.social
@cyrenians.bsky.social

PM set to reshape how government works with communities to tackle Britain’s biggest challenges - TFN Charities, faith groups, social enterprises and impact investors recognised as essential partners.

PM set to reshape how government works with communities to tackle Britain’s biggest challenges with Civil Society Covenant launch.

Exclusive: UK Government failed to carry out impact assessment ahead of £6billion international aid cuts - TFN Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office also fails to answer questions on aid target u-turn.

TFN exclusive: Campaigners have described the UK Government’s failure to carry out an impact assessment on the effects of its massive cuts to international aid funding as “unthinkable”.

Watchdog warns UK refugee costs could absorb one-fifth of reduced aid budget - TFN New report highlights need for improved cross-government coordination to make the most of reduced funding.

UK asylum costs could continue to absorb a significant portion of the reduced aid budget if they are not brought under control, leaving as little as 0.24% of national income for overseas development, the UK's aid watchdog reports.