By Euan Black Street fundraisers have reacted furiously to reports of “chuggers” being untrustworthy. A mystery shopper survey of 50 fundraisers, by charity watchdog Intelligent Giving, found many of them were breaking the law and their own code of conduct by lying about their wages, pressuring uninterested shoppers and changing information on direct debit forms. The survey [...]
By Cara Liddle National launch of Scottish charity “Living Streets” will take place this morning in Holyrood to celebrate success as government funding has allowed the organisation to open a permanent base in the capital city. “Living Streets” is a charity campaigns for improvements to public spaces and better streets for people on foot. Using [...]
By Edmund Brown Four of Scotland’s top private schools are under threat of losing their charitable status after it was found that the schools are not giving anything back to the community. Private schools were first given charitable status back in the 17th century based on a law that states the schools must give “relief [...]
Scottish fans dismayed by their countries failure to beat Norway can console themselves with the fact that they did their bit for charity. Around 50,000 supporters at Hampden neglected their obligatory pie and Bovril at half-time to take part in a recording of 1982 World Cup hit, “We Have a Dream”, shown in this YouTube [...]
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