Girls face crisis of confidence - TFN
Oct 8, 2024 · Girls are reporting concerningly low levels of confidence and also say that sexism and harassment affect them now more than ever. Some 59% of 13-21-year-olds have seen or experienced sexual harassment, and 85% of girls aged 11-21 say they experience sexism in their daily lives, from sexist comments (53%) to when they’re online (73%).
Exclusive: the "downward spiral" of a Scots conservation charity
Sep 12, 2024 · The JMT’s “ downward spiral”. The dossier states that as a result of the compulsory redundancy programme combined with changes driven by the CEO over several years to reduce the number of staff working on the land, the number of jobs supported by the trust on its properties is among the lowest in Scotland per sq. km.
Testing time done with ease as MSPs highlight ease of health …
Oct 10, 2024 · Registration number SC003558. Testing time done with ease as MSPs highlight ease of health checks for HIV. Campaigners are encouraging more to take HIV tests. MSPs took rapid HIV tests in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to ease the stigma surrounding the virus snd highlight the ease of testing. Waverley Care and Terrence Higgins Trust invited ...
Long-term funding boost for Ayrshire group - TFN
Oct 11, 2024 · Registration number SC003558. Long-term funding boost for Ayrshire group. Charity supports young people to realise their potential. Debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, has just secured three years of funding from The Robertson Trust. This will enable the organisation to expand its current collaboration with North Ayrshire Council to ...
Third Force News
NEWS 8 November 2024 by Niall Christie. Scottish charity honoured by football club with commemorative strip. Queen’s Park FC presented the top to Epilepsy Scotland. NEWS 8 November 2024 by Niall Christie. Swinney calls for third sector exemption from NI hike. FM warned that charities face a £75million bill.
Charity moves to four day week with no loss in pay - TFN
4 October 2024 by Niall Christie. It follows a successful pilot phase. Brook – the sexual health charity - has announced it will work a four day week with staff receiving the same salary as previously. It effectively means staff will work 20% less hours than before. Not all staff have been able to take advantage of the move; however the ...
Organisations across Scotland unite to challenge poverty - TFN
Oct 7, 2024 · The annual drive to highlight the ‘injustice of poverty in wealthy Scotland’ runs from Monday 7 to Sun 13 October. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has launched its Poverty in Scotland 2024 report, showing that the number of people living in very deep poverty has risen to 40% of all of those in poverty, up from 26% in the mid 1990s.
New fundraising mentoring scheme launched in Scotland - TFN
Sep 27, 2024 · A new mentoring scheme has been announced by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Scotland. The scheme, launched at the CIoF’s two-day conference in Glasgow this week, will have Flutura Shala, head of funding development with the Scottish Refugee Council, at the helm. The pilot programme will match mentors and mentees to share trust ...
Arts festival reaches across Scotland to tackle mental health
Sep 16, 2024 · Scotland's Mental Health Arts Festival, led by the Mental Health Foundation, has launched its full 2024 programme, with events happening across Scotland from 10-27 October. The 2024 theme is In/Visible, which looks at what it means to be ‘visible’ or ‘invisible’ when thinking about our mental health. The diverse multi-artform programme ...
Revealed: the scale and scope of Scotland's charity sector
May 10, 2024 · The report shows that 53%of charities have an income of less than £25,000 and around a third of Scottish charities (31%) have an income below £5,000. Meanwhile, there are 181,258 charity trustees across all Scottish charities and charities employ 218,323 people as paid staff. However, 69% of charities employ no paid staff and are run entirely ...