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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.

February 2025 (ongoing)

Cyber Scotland Week 2025: Keeping children safe online webinar

Parenting across Scotland
Want to know more about how to keep children and young people safe in an ever-increasing digital world? In partnership with Police Scotland’s Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team, Parenting Across Scotland is...
25 February Online Families & young people
March 2025 (ongoing)

Bowel cancer awareness talks

Bowel Cancer UK
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a brilliant opportunity to learn about the disease by joining one of our free online awareness talks.Delivered by a volunteer with a personal connection to bowel cancer...
1 April Online Health & social care
April 2025

Introduction to welfare rights

CPAG in Scotland
This is essential training if you are starting out as a welfare rights adviser in Scotland or need a good understanding of the benefits system. It introduces you to the social security system and gives you a...

Take action: charting your organisations journey to net zero and beyond

SCVO
Do you want to save costs, and do the right thing at the same time? Are you feeling overwhelmed with sustainability and unsure where to start but know it’s important? Then this workshop is for you! In this two...
23 April Impact Hub Inverness

DigiShift 89: a new AI playbook for charities

SCVO
Edd and Suzanne have decades of experience working both within charities and alongside them as consultants. Across AI, design, strategy and digital transformation they’ve worked with the likes of RNIB, CRUK...
23 April Online

Better regulation: what improvements do our organisations need?

SCVO
SCVO has long argued that the voluntary sector in Scotland requires an independent, holistic, and comprehensive review of charity regulation that avoids gaps and overlaps in accountability, and results in a...
23 April Online

Introduction to data protection and the GDPR

SCVO
The intended objective of the course is for you to leave with a clearer understanding of the principles of data protection and the GDPR and provide sufficient knowledge to better navigate the path toward...
24 April Fully booked Online

Fair Funding and procurement: re-energising our asks before 2026

SCVO
Over several years, SCVO has developed and advocated for a package of asks and principles that we know would drastically improve the funding landscape for voluntary organisations in Scotland – Fair Funding...
24 April Online

Good Ideas: Camp

The Melting Pot
Good Ideas: Camp offers a more detailed dive into Design Thinking Methodology to help turn your good idea into a social business.Are you passionate about creating change? Whether you're an early-stage...
25 April The Melting Pot 15 Calton Rd Edinburgh EH8 8DL Funding & finance

Introduction to people management: essentials for team leaders, supervisors and managers

SCVO
This interactive course covers tools and techniques to get the best out of your people including delegation skills, team engagement and holding people to account. You will learn active listening and good...
29 April Fully booked Online