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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

September 2025 (ongoing)

Fife Climate Festival

Fife Climate Hub
Fife Climate Festival is a celebration of community climate action across Fife, rooted in culture, creativity and connection. Now in its third edition, the festival runs from 20 September to 19 October 2025 and...
20 September Across Fife Environment & international
October 2025

The unequal risk: an equality and human rights lens in housing and homelessness

Homeless Network Scotland
A half-day course giving you an awareness of entrenched inequalities and practical actions we can take to design a more accessible, inclusive and equitable approach to ending homelessness in Scotland.

Peer Connects: going the distance - making peer support sustainable

Scottish Recovery Network
Peer support is most effective when the right conditions are in place. What does it take to make peer support sustainable within your group, service or community?This participative event will explore the key...
7 October Online Health & social care

Making the most of LinkedIn

SCVO
You don’t need to be a social media expert to use LinkedIn. This online course will incorporate group discussion and activities to help you learn the channel’s best practices to use it in a way that makes sense...
8 October Fully booked Online

Trauma-informed approaches; beyond buzzwords to better outcomes

Homeless Network Scotland
A practical course giving you the tools and tips you need to create trauma–informed services, teams and relationships with people experiencing homelessness.

UNCRC and Children's Right to Family - Preserving Sibling Relationships

Clan Childlaw
Article 3 of UNCRC says that in all decisions about children the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration. In Scotland, the importance of sibling relationships is recognised in law and policy...
9 October Online Families & young people

Homelessness stigma: a conversation

Homeless Network Scotland
A half-day course giving you the skills and confidence you need to challenge the pervasive stigma around homelessness.

Embedding children and young people’s voices in your organisation

Children in Scotland
This session will be an opportunity to explore approaches to embedding children and young people's voices in decision-making. Children in Scotland staff will share examples of their work and will focus on...
9 October Online Families & young people

SCVO policy network: meet the UK Government's Scotland Office

SCVO
At this session, SCVO’s Policy Network will be joined by members of the Scotland Office’s Policy and Stakeholder Engagement teams. The Network will learn more about what the Scotland Office does, their current...
9 October Online

Anxiety and Resilience

Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution
Are you a professional, practitioners or volunteer who works with young people and families? Or a parent or carer of a young person?We have created a series of conflict resolution training based on our normal...
9 October Online Families & young people