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		<title>What does the future hold?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/what-does-the-future-hold-for-scottish-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/what-does-the-future-hold-for-scottish-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Scotland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We asked six organisations to tell us their vision for the sector in 10 years’ time]]></description>
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		<title>Working together to get it right for every child</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/working-together-to-get-it-right-for-every-child/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/working-together-to-get-it-right-for-every-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Spotlight on Holyrood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improvement Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Ann Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voluntary Action Scotland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all got a role to play in giving Scotland’s children the best start in life says Sally Ann Kelly, operations director at Barnado's Scotland]]></description>
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		<title>Discover the dark side of sight loss</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/discover-the-dark-side-of-sight-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/discover-the-dark-side-of-sight-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Proactivist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Blind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Blind Week]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Blind Week is challenging  people to find out what it’s like to be blind for a day and to support services for visually impaired Scots]]></description>
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		<title>More homes need CO alarms</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/more-homes-need-co-alarms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/more-homes-need-co-alarms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With severe weather on the horizon this week, families across the UK will likely take shelter from the cold indoors and turn their heating up – leaving them exposed to increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty appliances. The Carbon Monoxide – Be Alarmed! campaign is imploring Scots to ensure they are protected from [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Still need bedroom tax repeal</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/still-need-bedroom-tax-repeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/still-need-bedroom-tax-repeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I welcome the move by the Scottish Government to provide £35 million to fully mitigate the effects of the bedroom tax. This will help improve the situation of many of our tenants who have suffered financial and emotional distress at the hands of this policy. However, a full repeal of the bedroom tax remains the [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Breast cancer breakthrough</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/breast-cancer-breakthrough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/breast-cancer-breakthrough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BRCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breakthrough Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study published this week has looked at the effect a double mastectomy may have on survival in women that carry the BRCA gene. The question of whether or not to have a double mastectomy is a daunting one for any woman to face, especially given how worrying a time a breast cancer diagnosis [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging the health inequalities gap</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/bridging-the-health-inequalities-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/bridging-the-health-inequalities-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Podium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Alliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish people are healthier than ever before unless they are poor says head of the Alliance]]></description>
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		<title>Backing the change that works</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/backing-the-change-that-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/backing-the-change-that-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[TFN view]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audit Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NOBODY really expected the £300 million Change Fund, which makes up just 1.5% of our spending on older people’s care, to transform the way we care for our elderly overnight. This week’s Audit Scotland report, however,  is a warning that must be heard and considered in the final debate on the bill the government hopes [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>MSP suffers racial abuse when selling the Big Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/msp-suffers-racial-abuse-when-selling-the-big-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/msp-suffers-racial-abuse-when-selling-the-big-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Equalities & human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INSP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MSP Humza Yousaf got more than he bargained for while acting as a guest seller of the Big Issue in Glasgow last week when a racist passer-by told him to “fuck off back home”. Yousaf, 28 who was born in Glasgow, was rudely interrupted by the abuse while selling the paper as part of its [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Teen provides the building blocks of Red Cross’s new campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/teen-provides-the-building-blocks-of-red-crosss-new-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/teen-provides-the-building-blocks-of-red-crosss-new-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News..]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEGO is one of the hottest trends of 2014, and now a Scottish teenage fan is helping a charity get in on the act. The 65-year-old construction toy has been adorning the celebrity gossip pages recently after David Beckham confessed to playing it to unwind and Warner Bros released the first ever feature film made [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish court takes the wind out of Trump’s case</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scottish-court-takes-the-wind-out-of-trumps-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scottish-court-takes-the-wind-out-of-trumps-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment & animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News..]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSPB]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CONSERVATIONISTS have welcomed a judge’s rejection of a legal challenge to a planned offshore wind farm which could be seen from the Donald Trump golf resort in Aberdeenshire. The American businessman, described by one charity as a “billionaire bully” claims the £230 million European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre would spoil the view from his Menie [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland’s first rural parliament announced</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotlands-first-rural-parliament-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotlands-first-rural-parliament-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Hutchison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oban]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE first Scottish Rural Parliament is to be staged in Oban in November this year, it has been confirmed. The three-day event will bring together 400 people from rural communities, decision-makers and organisations from across the country. It will develop and agree a way forward for rural Scotland while celebrating the achievements of rural Scottish [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>A lotto good work in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/a-lotto-good-work-in-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/a-lotto-good-work-in-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Lottery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MORE than £156 million of National Lottery funding was invested in Scotland last year, figures released this week show. Across the country, 3,152 grants were given out, providing a vital cash boost to local arts, sport and heritage and community groups. One of the most high profile grants north of the border was a £463,270 [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Scots give  £5.5m to Philippines via DEC</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scots-give-5-5m-to-philippines-via-dec/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scots-give-5-5m-to-philippines-via-dec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[DEC Appeal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCOTLAND has contributed almost £5.5 million towards the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Typhoon Haiyan appeal. The appeal began just over three months ago following the typhoon  in the Philippines. Overall the appeal has raised £90m, the third highest for an appeal in the DEC’s 50-year history. Aid has been delivered to four million people by [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland should ban the use of wild animals in circuses</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotland-should-ban-the-use-of-wild-animals-in-circuses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotland-should-ban-the-use-of-wild-animals-in-circuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Environment & animals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AN ANIMAL protection charity has called for strong Scottish legislation on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses that would withstand a challenge from “the powerful European circus industry.” OneKind has welcomed a Scottish Government public consultation examining the possibility of a ban. It claimed the consultation acknowledged public opinion had turned against the [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Victim Support  champion passes away</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/victim-support-champion-passes-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/victim-support-champion-passes-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORMER national vice chair of Victim Support Scotland (VSS) and present chair of the Renfrewshire Victim Support service Drew Dempster has died after a short illness. Dempster, an MBE recipient, had been a volunteer with VSS since 1991. During that time he served as a member of the national council from 1996 and the executive [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Three new board members for SCCS</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/three-new-board-members-for-sccs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/three-new-board-members-for-sccs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Page]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CHARITY aiming to improve care for people living with skin conditions has appointed three members to its board. Skin Conditions Campaign Scotland (SCCS) has elected Sheila Hannay as its chair. She is experienced in project management in the voluntary sector. Also appointed were Barbara Page, a Fife dermatology liaison nurse, and Catherine O’Hara representing [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Rangers and SAMH tackle mental health</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/rangers-and-samh-tackle-mental-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAMH and the Rangers Charity Foundation are clubbing together to promote mental health and wellbeing to football fans. The year-long partnership will see SAMH harness the appeal and media reach of Rangers FC to increase awareness of the charity’s work in suicide prevention through programmes such as the Get Active campaign and Open Up initiative. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Landscape artists supports Royal Blind</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/landscape-artists-supports-royal-blind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/landscape-artists-supports-royal-blind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTTISH artist John Lowrie Morrison – known as Jolomo – has donated a painting to raise funds to support blind and visually impaired people. Jolomo, synonymous with Scottish landscape painting, has donated a work of art worth £2,000 to Scottish charity Royal Blind. It will be sold at an art exhibition during the charity’s fundraising [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladeshi groups celebrate identity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/bangladeshi-groups-celebrate-identity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGLADESH Samity Edinburgh and the Council of Bangladeshis in Scotland are to celebrate Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day later this month. The awareness days represent the sacrifice made by the people of Bangladesh in February 1952 to establish the rights of their mother tongue. That sacrifice created a sense of national identity [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Dramatic rise in diabetes patients</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/dramatic-rise-in-diabetes-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/dramatic-rise-in-diabetes-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has increased to more than 3.2 million in 2013, according to figures released by Diabetes UK. That’s an increase of more than 163,000 compared to 2012, the biggest single year increase since 2008 – and worryingly does not include people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Folk concert backs Clutha Appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/folk-concert-backs-clutha-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/folk-concert-backs-clutha-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CELTIC Music Radio 1530AM and St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow’s Centre for Scottish Culture, have raised £3,350 at two Folk for the Clutha shows staged in response to the Clutha helicopter tragedy in November. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Family Support Trust, the Scottish Police Benevolent Fund, The Scottish Ambulance Service Benevolent Fund [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Edinburgh drops plans for education cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/edinburgh-drops-plans-for-education-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/edinburgh-drops-plans-for-education-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE Scottish Children’s Services Coalition, a collaboration of third and independent sector children’s service providers, has welcomed a move by Edinburgh City Council to reject proposals to reduce its budget for additional support needs by £106,000. It said it found it “extremely concerning” cuts were being proposed to already overstretched services. It welcomed the council’s [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Burned baby could be in Scotland in 24 hours</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/burned-baby-could-be-in-scotland-in-24-hours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CHARITY campaign to bring a seriously-burned baby from Pakistan to Scotland for treatment has raised £10,000. Three-month-old Mohammad Sudais was injured in a gas explosion at his Peshawar home, where his parents and 13-month-old brother died. His uncle is a member of Glasgow’s Afghan community and contacted Positive Action in Housing for help. The [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Celebs doodle for epilepsy charity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/celebs-doodle-for-epilepsy-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/celebs-doodle-for-epilepsy-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A HOST of big celebrity names have been busy “doodling” in the hope their squiggles can raise money for charity. Famous faces including comedian John Bishop, Sir Michael Parkinson, Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy and Jackie Collins have put pen to paper for this year’s National Doodle Day on 7 March. The celebrities’ scribbles will feature [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>£300m Change Fund failing to reshape care</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/300m-change-fund-failing-to-reshape-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/300m-change-fund-failing-to-reshape-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HEALTH funds need to move from hospitals to communities much faster if Scotland is to stave off the rising cost of care for older people, Audit Scotland has said. Continuing to plough in billions of pounds into hospitals and care homes is unsustainable according to a new report from the financial watchdog. The cost of [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Credit unions are benefitting from payday loan distrust</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/credit-unions-are-benefitting-from-payday-loan-distrust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/credit-unions-are-benefitting-from-payday-loan-distrust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYDAY lenders are “a financial cancer” and people are flocking to credit unions in a bid to avoid them. This was claimed as new figures revealed thousands have been signing up to credit unions as an “ethical and affordable alternative” to high-interest money lenders. Scotland has seen an influx of new members across the country. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Foodbank crisis accelerates as welfare system fails more families, says CAS</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/foodbank-crisis-accelerates-as-welfare-system-fails-more-families-says-cas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/foodbank-crisis-accelerates-as-welfare-system-fails-more-families-says-cas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE growing need for foodbanks is a “crisis” that needs to be addressed urgently according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Last month its network of Citizens Advice Bureaux reported its busiest month to date with over 400 people requesting referral for a crisis food parcel. At the same time major foodbank charity the Trussell Trust [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Festival launched to celebrate naturalist John Muir</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/festival-launched-to-celebrate-naturalist-john-muir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/festival-launched-to-celebrate-naturalist-john-muir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CYCLISTS and walkers are getting ready for this year’s John Muir Festival which takes place 17–26 April]]></description>
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		<title>Sturgeon was in the house at One Parent Families</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sturgeon-was-in-the-house-at-one-parent-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sturgeon-was-in-the-house-at-one-parent-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A toddler kept deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon company when she visited a drop-in centre in Maryhill, Glasgow, run by the One Parent Families Scotland charity]]></description>
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		<title>Sport Relief challenge leads to tears and fears for star’s safety</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sport-relief-challenge-leads-to-tears-and-fears-for-stars-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sport-relief-challenge-leads-to-tears-and-fears-for-stars-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For TV presenter Davina McCall the Sport Relief Challenge has been one that at times has left her in tears]]></description>
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		<title>A passion for history helps build a new friendship</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/a-passion-for-history-helps-build-a-new-friendship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/a-passion-for-history-helps-build-a-new-friendship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A NEW Glasgow project which provides older people on the autism spectrum with company and friendship has been hailed a hit. ]]></description>
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		<title>Guardianship and Powers of Attorney &#8211; Edinburgh 4th March 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/guardianship-and-powers-of-attorney-edinburgh-4th-march-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A free workshop on Guardianship and Powers of Attorney for parents and cares of disabled children, organised by Contact a Family Scotland in partnership with Gillespie Macandrew LLP, Tuesday, 4th March 2014, 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 8EJ, 10am to 12:30pm, followed by a light lunch No related content found]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol and the Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/alcohol-and-the-workplace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alcohol Focus Scotland was involved in a pan-European wide study of alcohol and the workplace and will share the results of this as well as a toolkit for alcohol-related interventions in workplaces. Having a clear policy on alcohol and drugs in the workplace ensures a company complies with appropriate legislation, minimises the health and safety [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>World Development Movement Scotland Gathering</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/world-development-movement-scotland-gathering-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/world-development-movement-scotland-gathering-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our Scotland gathering will be in Glasgow and will focus on our new campaign: the corporate take over of African agriculture in the name of tackling hunger, and the role our government is playing in facilitating this take over. Heidi Chow, food campaigner for WDM, will be up in Glasgow to introduce the new campaign. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Self Directed Support Training for people with learning disabilities by people with learning disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/self-directed-support-training-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-by-people-with-learning-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/self-directed-support-training-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-by-people-with-learning-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SSmith]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self Directed Support Training for people with learning disabilities living in Edinburgh designed and delivered by people with learning disabilities. From 10am to 3.30pm. The training is free but there are only 20 places. No related content found]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Abuse and BME Women, Children and Young People training</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/domestic-abuse-and-bme-women-children-and-young-people-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/domestic-abuse-and-bme-women-children-and-young-people-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The course is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of issues facing Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women, children &#38; young people affected by domestic abuse. Our training runs over a day &#38; a half, and is open to all statutory &#38; voluntary staff, community workers and interested individuals. No related content found]]></description>
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		<title>Is online bullying the fault of individuals or social media companies?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/is-online-bullying-the-fault-of-individuals-or-social-media-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/is-online-bullying-the-fault-of-individuals-or-social-media-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gathering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 770 - 14 February 2014]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TFN is hosting a debate at the Gathering in Glasgow on 19 February on the impact of citizen journalism and digital media. It will examine issues around control of the internet, freedom of speech and online bullying, among other things. Other forms of communication, such as newspapers and television have legal limits. Yet social media [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>2014 Matters: Poverty, power and inequality in a changing world</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/2014-matters-poverty-power-and-inequality-in-a-changing-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/2014-matters-poverty-power-and-inequality-in-a-changing-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SSmith]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[independence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[2014 Matters is a series of events in the run-up to the independence referendum. Their aim is to give people the chance to get informed about the important issues of social, economic and environmental justice and to debate them in the context of possible constitutional change. The events bring together thinkers, writers, campaigners and politicians. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>If not the bedroom tax, then what?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/if-not-the-bedroom-tax-then-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/if-not-the-bedroom-tax-then-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeless Action Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welfare reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked six key commentators how we should address housing problems]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte Bray &#124; Where’s my jetpack?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charlotte-bray-wheres-my-jetpack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charlotte-bray-wheres-my-jetpack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Bray: Tea & Cake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Futurist Tom Cheesewright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gathering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you work in the charity sector you are used to looking into a crystal ball. Sometimes our work involves crisis response and fire fighting, but more often than not we’re thinking about the outcomes of a project before we’ve even started the thing. We’re used to planning and projecting several years into the future. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Paterson, ChildLine volunteer, Aberdeen</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sarah-paterson-childline-volunteer-aberdeen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sarah-paterson-childline-volunteer-aberdeen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Backchat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aberdeen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ChildLine]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My role as a ChildLine volunteer counsellor involves answering calls and online messages from children and young people in desperate need of support, protection and advice. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sarah-paterson-childline-volunteer-aberdeen/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Spotlight on Holyrood</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/spotlight-on-holyrood-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/spotlight-on-holyrood-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spotlight on Holyrood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Green MSP Alison Johnstone (pictured) asked the Scottish Government: “How it will support credit unions in 2014?”]]></description>
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		<title>On yer bike!</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/on-yer-bike-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/on-yer-bike-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cycling organisations are aiming to get every pre-school child in Glasgow on a bike and there are plenty of opportunities to help out! ]]></description>
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		<title>Interns are not comparable with volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/interns-are-not-comparable-with-volunteers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/interns-are-not-comparable-with-volunteers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Martha Caddell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteering]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks for highlighting the growing and beneficial role of paid internships across Scotland’s third sector and the work of Third Sector Internships Scotland (TFN 31/1/14). We would, however, like to correct an inaccuracy in your report that suggests a comparison between the calibre of interns and volunteers. Our work, which focuses on how internships [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>People with post polio syndrome need recognition</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/people-with-post-polio-syndrome-need-recognition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/people-with-post-polio-syndrome-need-recognition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[British Polio Fellowship]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year the British Polio Fellowship mark its 75th Anniversary. While joining our members in celebrating this milestone, our birthday is also a reminder that seven decades on, we still have a fight to see post polio syndrome (PPS) widely recognised as a medical reality. Despite over 120,000 people living with PPS, this devastating neurological [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>The people have power, but will they use it?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-people-have-power-but-will-they-use-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-people-have-power-but-will-they-use-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin Sime]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The third sector can help people change the future, says SCVO head]]></description>
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		<title>The tables have turned</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-tables-have-turned/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-tables-have-turned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE decision of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel to uphold St Margaret’s adoption agency in Glasgow’s appeal against the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) this week was a significant moment in the story of Scottish charity law. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden departure of Quarriers&#8217; boss leaves school future in doubt</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sudden-departure-of-quarriers-boss-leaves-school-future-in-doubt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/sudden-departure-of-quarriers-boss-leaves-school-future-in-doubt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SSmith]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE chief executive of a Renfrewshire social care charity, which less than a month ago announced it was proposing to close a school and two children’s homes with the potential loss of up to 69 jobs, has quit his post unexpectedly. Paul Moore (below) is said to have left his post at Quarriers “to pursue [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland celebrates same-sex marriage victory</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotland-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-victory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/scotland-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-victory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT represented a milestone moment in Scottish history and was described as “a momentous day for equality.” A Scottish Parliament vote on gay marriage legislation, an issue that divided opinion and faced widespread opposition among religious bodies including the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland, has set up the prospect of the first [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea Clinton addresses Postcode Lottery gala to celebrate green funding</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/chelsea-clinton-addresses-postcode-lottery-gala-to-celebrate-green-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/chelsea-clinton-addresses-postcode-lottery-gala-to-celebrate-green-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chelsea Clinton]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE VISION of a cleaner energy future for Scotland is becoming more of a reality thanks to the public supporting the People’s Postcode Lottery. Friends of the Earth Scotland, the environmental campaign charity, has received £50,000 towards their community power work which aims to encourage renewable energy projects across the country. Community power is a [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Charity condemns move against capital&#8217;s saunas</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charity-condemns-move-against-capitals-saunas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charity-condemns-move-against-capitals-saunas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CHARITY dedicated to the promotion of sex workers’ rights and health has expressed disappointment at  a decision by Edinburgh councillors to scrap a controversial policy for licensing saunas and massage parlours. Neil McCulloch, a board member at Scot-Pep, claimed the move would “further erode the already shaken trust that women working in these premises [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>More calls to stop cuts  and increase £1.67 an hour Carers Allowance benefit</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/more-calls-to-stop-cuts-and-increase-1-67-an-hour-carers-allowance-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANOTHER care organisation has added to growing calls for carers struggling financially to be given better support from the government. A 12-month investigation by Carers UK found spiralling costs of caring, coupled with devastating cuts to support, are leaving families caring for loved ones in serious hardship. The charity’s Caring and Family Finances Inquiry shows [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing loss charities launch investigation into tinnitus</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/hearing-loss-charities-launch-investigation-into-tinnitus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/hearing-loss-charities-launch-investigation-into-tinnitus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTS with the hearing condition tinnitus are being invited by a charity to share their views about support they have used or would like to see provided. The call came from Action on Hearing Loss Scotland during Tinnitus Awareness Week (3 – 9 February). Tinnitus is a condition which people experience as a sound – [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Ban pesticides that harm bees, says SWT</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/ban-pesticides-that-harm-bees-says-swt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/ban-pesticides-that-harm-bees-says-swt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conservation charity is calling for a pesticide to be permanently banned from use on crops in Scotland after evidence pointed to it harming bumblebees. The Scottish Wildlife Trust says new research shows bumblebees have difficulty collecting pollen when exposed to the chemical – causing them to bring back over a third less pollen than [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Food giant rewards housing association</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/food-giant-rewards-housing-association/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/food-giant-rewards-housing-association/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A SERIES of dining events giving dementia sufferers and their carers the chance to eat together in a safe and familiar environment has won an award from a leading food company. The Mary’s Kitchen project, created by staff at the Bield charity’s Whitehill Court in Kirkintilloch, has been presented with an outstanding award of achievement [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>MSPs examine blue badge scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/msps-examine-blue-badge-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/msps-examine-blue-badge-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Holyrood committee is to examine proposals to tackle the misuse of parking badges for the disabled. A members’ bill designed to strengthen enforcement of the blue badge scheme will be examined by the local government and regeneration committee. The scheme provides parking concessions for people with restricted mobility who have difficulty using public transport. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>New ambassador for autism charity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/new-ambassador-for-autism-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/new-ambassador-for-autism-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCOTS actor Kevin Guthrie who featured in the recent film Sunshine on Leith has become the first ambassador of the Scottish autism charity Speur-Ghlan (Gaelic for blue skies). Paisley-born Guthrie became aware of  the opportunity after reading about it on Twitter. The charity offers early therapeutic interventions for children who are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Funding opportunities for play projects</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/funding-opportunities-for-play-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/funding-opportunities-for-play-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARITIES with innovative play ideas for children are invited to apply to a new fund. Inspiring Scotland’s Go2Play – Play Strategy Fund, follows on from the Scottish Government’s recently published Play Strategy for Scotland. The small focused fund is offering up to £15,000 for 12 months of ongoing development support for turning great ideas into [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Charity air ambulance proves its metal</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charity-air-ambulance-proves-its-metal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charity-air-ambulance-proves-its-metal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCOTLAND’S first charity-funded air ambulance service has completed its 200th mercy mission just eight months after being launched to extend life-saving cover across the country. The so-called people’s air ambulance, based at Perth Airport, took off  last May to improve clinical care in communities and supplement the pilots and paramedics of the Scottish Ambulance Service [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>New social impact tool will attract investment</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/new-social-impact-tool-will-attract-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/new-social-impact-tool-will-attract-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A RANGE of tools to help charities and social enterprises attract social investment have been created.Social Investment Business and The Good Analyst say it’s critical organisations know how to demonstrate their social impact. The tools bring together expertise and advice from social investors and social enterprises, and follow a New Philanthropy Capital survey which revealed [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>The Spark is found in Scottish Marriage Care</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-spark-is-found-in-scottish-marriage-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-spark-is-found-in-scottish-marriage-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RELATIONSHIP charity Scottish Marriage Care has re-launched itself as The Spark. The 48-year-old charity provides counselling for anyone in a relationship but chose to rebrand to reflect the diversity of modern relationships. The Spark has 18 regional centres across Scotland and also provides telephone and online counselling. Its services range from immediate crisis support and [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>The giving heart of UK’s estate agents</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-giving-heart-of-uks-estate-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/the-giving-heart-of-uks-estate-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESTATE agents may not be the most loved professionals but across the UK they raised £13 million for charity last year. The Estate Agency Foundation, a charity dedicated to helping eliminate the causes of homelessness, revealed the figure in its latest research. It said nearly 60% of estate agency branches give cash directly to good [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel poverty advice line extended</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/fuel-poverty-advice-line-extended/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/fuel-poverty-advice-line-extended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CITIZENS Advice Scotland has decided to keep its helpline and website open for the next few weeks because of the success of its week-long fuel poverty campaign. Both facilities offer advice on how to save money on fuel bills. Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) said tens of thousands of people had used them during the campaign. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Murray is top Scot according to charity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/murray-is-top-scot-according-to-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/murray-is-top-scot-according-to-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANDY Murray who became the first men’s Wimbledon champion for 77 years is the runaway winner in the Scot of the Year 2013 Award run by Scotscare, the charity for Scots in London. He picked up 54% of the vote. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was in second place with 15% and singer [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Internet drinking game is more than a pain in the neck</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/internet-drinking-game-is-more-than-a-pain-in-the-neck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/internet-drinking-game-is-more-than-a-pain-in-the-neck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STRICTER controls over the promotion of alcohol on social networking sites are needed to protect young people from the dangers of drinking to extreme excess, a national alcohol awareness charity has demanded. Alcohol Focus Scotland chief executive Dr Evelyn Gillan made the call after a recent online drinking game, known to be popular in Scotland, [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Improved child poverty rates in jeopardy</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/improved-child-poverty-rates-in-jeopardy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHILD poverty in Scotland could be on the rise again despite numbers having fallen twice as fast as they did in England over the decade up to 2012. A new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report is the first of three referendum papers by the New Policy Institute. It warned that, despite the success, recent changes to [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Can digital media drive social change?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/can-digital-media-drive-social-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/can-digital-media-drive-social-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Third Force News debate on digital media at The Gathering next week, Susan Smith, editor of TFN explores the ethics of embracing citizen reporting. PHONES beep and computers flash breaking news every minute of every day and by the time the morning paper comes out, news is no longer news. What’s more, [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Scotland for European Tree of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/vote-scotland-for-european-tree-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/vote-scotland-for-european-tree-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Niel Gow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River Tay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Niel Gow’s oak on the bank of the River Tay is Scotland’s entry to the competition and, to mark the launch, Caledonia singer Dougie MacLean performed his interpretation of 18th century fiddler Gow’s Farewell to Whisky underneath it. ]]></description>
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		<title>Canine capers to raise funds for kids’ charity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/canine-capers-to-raise-funds-for-kids-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/canine-capers-to-raise-funds-for-kids-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aberlour mascot Alfie took Sainsbury’s Bank’s real-life four-legged mascot Dougal for walk on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to promote the charity’s fundraising event the Woof Walk. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bounce into World Autism Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/bounce-into-world-autism-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/bounce-into-world-autism-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alasdair Kent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THREE young supporters of the National Autistic Society Scotland spring into action to support the charity’s sponsored Bounce for Autism event. ]]></description>
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		<title>Poppy Scotland’s pedal power rallying call</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/poppy-scotlands-pedal-power-rallying-call/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/poppy-scotlands-pedal-power-rallying-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WOULD-be fundraisers can now cycle to raise money for Poppy Scotland. The ex-servicemen and women’s charity has launched its own cycling team Cycling 4 Comrades which aims to bring together cyclists of all ages and abilities who want to raise funds for armed forces’ veterans]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Disaster Island</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/welcome-to-disaster-island/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/welcome-to-disaster-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[British Red Cross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Morgan, 14, has created the YouTube game being used for the British Red Cross’ latest campaign]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the little things</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/its-the-little-things/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/its-the-little-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Time to Change explains the things you can do to support someone experiencing a mental health problem]]></description>
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		<title>Political beliefs can be grounds for a discrimination claim</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/political-beliefs-can-be-grounds-for-a-discrimination-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/political-beliefs-can-be-grounds-for-a-discrimination-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harper Macleod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsay Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referendum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the independence referendum looms, charities should be aware of the dangers of discriminating against staff members for political beliefs, says Lindsay Martin, a solicitor at Harper Macleod]]></description>
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		<title>Funding surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/funding-surgery-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/funding-surgery-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event listings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an opportunity for representatives from registered charities to come and have a one to one appointment with a member of the Foundation to discuss funding needs and find out if the Foundation may be able to help. Appointments must be booked in advance. No related content found]]></description>
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		<title>Henry Duncan Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/henry-duncan-awards-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/henry-duncan-awards-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Henry Duncan Awards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Henry Duncan Awards programme supports grassroots charities operating in Scotland with an income of less than £500,000 which are delivering programmes or services clearly focused on improving the quality of life for people who are disadvantaged. No related content found]]></description>
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		<title>Student Volunteering Scotland AGM</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/student-volunteering-scotland-agm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/student-volunteering-scotland-agm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event listings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teviot Row House]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Student Volunteering Scotland (SVS) invite members and stakeholders to attend our AGM, where we will consider a proposal to dissolve the organisation, as well as other possible options. Please join us on Friday 21st February 2014 at Teviot Row House, Edinburgh, from 2pm to discuss the future of the organisation over a bite to eat. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>OSCR decision on catholic charity overturned</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/oscr-decision-on-catholic-charity-overturned/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/oscr-decision-on-catholic-charity-overturned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SSmith]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCOTLAND’S charity regulator has been taken to task over an attempt to strip a Glasgow adoption agency of its charity status. The St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society, until recently the only voluntary body of its kind in the West of Scotland, would likely have closed if it had lost an appeal against an [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Applications open for Scottish Charity Awards 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/applications-open-for-scottish-charity-awards-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/applications-open-for-scottish-charity-awards-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Culture & leisure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cracking Campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perfect Partnership]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCOTTISH charities and community groups are being urged to enter the 2014 Scottish Charity Awards. Applications have now opened for the awards, which will honour up to seven organisations and people that have made significant achievements over the past year. In special recognition of this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the event will also include [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Should charities close services that don’t make money?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/should-charities-close-services-that-dont-make-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/should-charities-close-services-that-dont-make-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social care giant Quarriers recently announced it is to close Seafield School in Ardrossan, which supports children with complex social needs, because local authorities aren’t placing as many children there, meaning it is running at a deficit. Quarrier’s chief executive Paul Moore argued in a recent TFN podium that more charities must face up to [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Charities welcome an end to the bedroom tax in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charities-welcome-an-end-to-the-bedroom-tax-in-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/charities-welcome-an-end-to-the-bedroom-tax-in-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SSmith]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & regeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bedroom Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizens Advice Scotland]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARITIES have welcomed a Scottish Government bid to end the bedroom tax in Scotland. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged the UK Government to scrap a cap on the amount of support that can be provided to tenants who have seen their housing benefit cut. Sturgeon said scrapping the cap would enable it to [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>On Board Leadership Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/on-board-leadership-breakfast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/02/on-board-leadership-breakfast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Napier University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Napier University and YTiS cordially invite you to the On Board Edinburgh Leadership Breakfast. YTiS is a student run organisation which aims to motivate, educate, develop and mentor the next generation of leaders. Edinburgh Napier University recently launched a governance course to help YTiS members understand governance practice. The On Board Edinburgh Leadership Breakfast [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Go2Play &#8211; Play Strategy Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/go2play-play-strategy-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/go2play-play-strategy-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inspiring Scotland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This small focused fund, delivered by Inspiring Scotland, is offering up to £15,000 for 12 months of on-going development support for turning great ideas into a reality, positively impacting upon the lives of children and supporting the development of play in Scotland. Applications should demonstrate how they support at least one of the outcomes listed [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Ten-step referendum guide for charities</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/ten-step-referendum-guide-for-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/ten-step-referendum-guide-for-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Cardwell]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[independence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 769 - 07 February 2014]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARITIES are being encouraged to join in the independence debate and be ready for any changes that may occur following the referendum vote. Carnegie UK Trust and The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO) have released a 10 step guide for charities to follow, aimed at helping make sure they have the [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>They huff and they puff but don’t blow over the bedroom tax</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/they-huff-and-they-puff-but-dont-blow-over-the-bedroom-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/they-huff-and-they-puff-but-dont-blow-over-the-bedroom-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFNadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TFN 768 - 31 Jan 2014]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT’S official: the bedroom tax is unworkable, probably costs more than it sets out to save from the welfare budget and hits the most vulnerable hardest. So says the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee after listening to months of evidence and first-hand accounts from those most affected. What’s most striking about the committee’s finding is [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>MSPs demand an end to “inhumane” bedroom tax</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/msps-demand-an-end-to-inhumane-bedroom-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/msps-demand-an-end-to-inhumane-bedroom-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AN influential committee of MSPs has demanded an immediate end to the bedroom tax saying if the UK government won’t abolish it, Westminster should give Scotland the power and resources to do so. The Scottish Parliament’s welfare reform committee made the call as part of its long-awaited report on the bedroom tax this week, concluding [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Community kicks</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/community-kicks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/community-kicks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more clubs are turning to community ownership, a trend that could save local football in Scotland ]]></description>
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		<title>Is this power to the people?</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/is-this-power-to-the-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/is-this-power-to-the-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can legislation really help to empower communities? Ian Cooke,  director of the Development Trusts Association Scotland, believes so
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		<title>Football fans are getting FFIT</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/football-fans-are-getting-ffit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/football-fans-are-getting-ffit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is  helping the nation’s sport loving men get off their arm chairs and shed some pounds ]]></description>
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		<title>Anne Frank shines in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/anne-frank-shines-in-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/anne-frank-shines-in-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Anne Frank Trust is an educational organisation that has branches all over the United UK. At this moment we are especially pleased with the Scotland office. Our mission is to increase young peoples’ awareness of the Holocaust through education workshops and presentations in schools, and in turn battle racial hatred and prejudice in the [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;and justice for all</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/and-justice-for-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/and-justice-for-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week’s news story about the Human Rights Consortium Scotland wrongly reported that we wanted public sector workers to be “forced to take an oath to respect human rights”. In fact our conclusion was that we need to reflect and explore the issue in more detail. The published report is designed to encourage informed discussion [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Charities face hard decisions over closures</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/charities-have-to-face-hard-decisions-over-closures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/charities-have-to-face-hard-decisions-over-closures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Quarriers’ decision to close a school comes in the face of a rising deficit, says chief executive ]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland’s half a million carers demand more support</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/scotlands-half-a-million-carers-demand-more-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/scotlands-half-a-million-carers-demand-more-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE rights of unpaid carers could be strengthened under a new law being proposed by the Scottish Government. The government launched a consultation this  week seeking views on how to establish consistency for Scotland’s 657,000 known unpaid adult carers and up to 100,000 young carers across Scotland. One proposal is for local authorities to follow [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Social care charity leader honoured in name of Burns</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/social-care-charity-leader-honoured-in-name-of-burns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/social-care-charity-leader-honoured-in-name-of-burns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CHARITY worker who has dedicated over 50 years of her life to helping people with learning disabilities has won a global humanitarian award. Blanche Nicolson, board director and practice development director at Hansel, was named the 2014 recipient of the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award at a ceremony on Saturday 25 January. Like Burns, Nicolson [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Unique programme to help employers understand autism</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/unique-programme-to-help-employers-understand-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/unique-programme-to-help-employers-understand-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A NEW approach to training is to tackle workplace discrimination against people with autism head-on. For the first time adults on the autism spectrum will train Scotland’s employers and employees from a broad range of sectors, including business, leisure and entertainment, further and higher education, health and social services as well as local authorities. Ask [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Lobbying bill gets Lords approval despite over-ruled amendments</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/lobbying-bill-gets-lords-approval-despite-over-ruled-amendments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/lobbying-bill-gets-lords-approval-despite-over-ruled-amendments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A VOTE by peers to accept the lobbying bill will have grave consequences for democracy, say campaigners. Despite inflicting two defeats on the government during the bill’s passage through the House of Lords, peers narrowly voted to accept government plans to reform lobbying and charity campaign spending by one vote. It means the bill will [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>OSCR staff survey shows dip in happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/oscr-staff-survey-shows-dip-in-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/oscr-staff-survey-shows-dip-in-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[STAFF at Scotland’s charity regulator have less faith in the organisation’s management than they did 12 months ago and are less proud to work there. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator’s (OSCR’s) results from the Civil Service People survey show that its 50 staff are generally less happy than they were a year ago. [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t over regulate text giving, says institute</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/dont-over-regulate-text-giving-says-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/dont-over-regulate-text-giving-says-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/?p=35099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW European rules to enhance security when paying for goods using mobile phones could impact on text giving, fundraisers warned this week. The Institute of Fundraising has raise concerns over the potential impact of the European Central Bank recommendations. They suggest that stronger customer authentication should be introduced to protect people who pay for goods [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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		<title>You snooze, you lose cash to charity</title>
		<link>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/you-snooze-you-lose-cash-to-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thirdforcenews.org.uk/2014/01/you-snooze-you-lose-cash-to-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GETTING up on winter mornings can be a challenge, but those addicted to their snooze button may soon be able to rest easy, knowing their laziness is helping a good cause.  A new app that donates to charity every time a person presses snooze is being developed by a 19-year-old Ronan Finnegan. WakeOrDonate is currently [&#038;hellip]]></description>
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