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Current system places a reliance on emergency food aid

Survey reveals kindness is more important than money

Second year design student has published the quirky calender

Bill will help disabled young people into adulthood

Charity formed after Park Inn hotel tragedy

Critics warn proposals are muddled and unnecessary

Campaigners warn young people can’t get access to facilities

Work on new oilfield has been halted

Online ceremony celebrated country’s top directors

New report looks at the state of the sector across the continen

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However, around 9% of donors say they increased donations or started giving for the first time

RNLI stands firm in face of far right onslaught

Petition launched calling for action to hold public bodies and polluters to account

Funds will purchase 50 properties for people unable to access social housing, or who are at risk of homelessness

Brian Cox urges Scots to support dying children and their families by making a donation this Christmas

“No longer simply the understudy for physical events”, finds analysis

Enable Scotland now pays £10.40 per hour, going beyond the Scottish Government-funded pay increase

People face a perfect storm this winter, with rising bills following the increase of the energy price cap

Campaigners say Boris Johnson must join in calls for waiving of intellectual property rights to beat vaccine inequality

Environmentalists say the work of campaigners made the petrochemical giant think twice

Charity enlists Bruce Willis – sort of – to launch festive campaign

Due to Covid, the Eric Liddell Centre has had a difficult and challenging time

Lone parents, black and minority ethnic families, and families with a disabled parent or child the most impacted

Cyrenians launches its winter appeal

Age Scotland has found that more than 105,000 older people in Scotland expect to feel lonely this Christmas

Voluntary groups have dug deep to meet the ongoing challenges of the pandemic

The social enterprise supports vulnerable people to live independently in their own homes

Populations in freefall include familiar species in Scotland, such as swifts, house martins and greenfinches

The move, known as a translocation, was carried out by the Beaver Trust

The pair are backing a major charity campaign

Public urged to glam up and gift

Candidate sought to champion carers’ views and interests

Public are flocking to charity shops once again

New rate will be introduced from April

Important new series of articles launched

Managed by Social investment Scotland, the fund will provide loans to successful applicants starting from £10,000

Foundation Scotland has distributed more than £130 million to organisations

Medically-assisted treatments expanded

Social enterprise wants folk to give to those most in need

Scotland faces rising tide of poverty

Vital funding needed more than ever

Glasgow’s Golden Generation is working with Won Connect CIC

The Tiphereth community video has gained thousands of views online

Event Cycle and Spruce help ensure large scale events can have a lasting impact

Rob Holland has appointed as director of National Autistic Society Scotland on an interim basis

Unique program for young folk who have been in the care system

Ecclesiastical Insurance is once again giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas

But those who do give have been giving more

Apply for funding of up to £100,000

Child Disability Payment opens for new applications across the country

UK public digs deep yet again

Crippling cost of pandemic revealed in new study

The Share the Warmth campaign is collecting new and pre-owned jackets, sweaters, gloves, hats and scarves

Huge legal costs involved

Songs from the Other Side will premiere as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

Virgin Money Giving has raised £900m for organisations across the UK

Brilliant initiative by a Glasgow community

Organisations say the pandemic has led to changing drinking patterns

Nearly three quarters of university students surveyed in Scotland have low wellbeing

Group plans to open branch in Edinburgh

Call comes ahead of Scottish Budget

Projects that support their communities have been recognised

Advice Direct Scotland is providing support and advice

CHAS has been accredited as a real Living Wage employer

Housing groups may get items first

Low-cost food offered to residents

A thousand Scots gave up their time to support the summit

John Lewis dismissed the claim

The line will be operated by charity We Are With You

Plans which aim to secure better outcomes for young disabled people are

Emma and Sophie Thompson have backed Mary’s Meals

Survey reveals long-term worries for low income families in Scotland

Donation ensures the charity’s running for the next year at least

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Transport day looms

Mass fundraiser will return to full-on physical events – but there will be an online version too

A discussion on how organisations can support the transition to net zero took place as part of COP26

Amazon people visit Argyll

An independent review of the Glasgow Communities Fund has been published

Socail enterprise sector promotes fair work for all

The shortlist for this year’s IoD Scotland Awards has been unveiled

Over 90% have good experience of Social Security Scotland, a new report has said

Time is running out for COP26

Payout for teenager

Activists have called on the First Minister to intervene after ‘numerous incidents of abuse of powers’

The Edinburgh Guarantee is looking for organisations to be paired with people who are keen to gain work experience

Arrests as protesters storm energy HQ

Fife Gingerbread has unveiled its Heat and Eat campaign

New survey shows boards are responding to male pale and stale image

Urgent financial help is a must says charity

Staff at the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association will work reduced hours on a Wednesday

Wave of protests welcome world leaders

MS Society Scotland wants to see better support for those with long term conditions

Activist group says the system is to blame – and the media is complicit

There are plans to teach the Social Enterprise Schools programme at every school in the country

The app aims to bring firefighters together to ensure they feel supported

They celebrate diversity – but could put people at risk

No more excuses, no more delays

Survey reveals the increasing stress unpaid carers are facing