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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

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.
2 September Online Social justice & poverty

Creating Hope with Peer Support in Edinburgh: workshop

Scottish Recovery Network
Want to build confidence and skills providing peer support to people affected by suicide? Make a real impact and create meaningful connections!We’ll start with an exploration of peer support and why it has a...
2 September Cornerstone Centre St John’s Health & social care

Universal credit - an introduction

CPAG in Scotland
niversal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK. It was intended to simplify the social security system and provide an incentive to work, but its...
3 September Online Social justice & poverty

Universal credit - an introduction

CPAG in Scotland
niversal credit is the main working age, means-tested benefit for people in Scotland and throughout the UK. It was intended to simplify the social security system and provide an incentive to work, but its...
3 September Online Social justice & poverty

Introduction to safeguarding

SCVO
This online course will help you understand key safeguarding issues within the sector. Practical and applied in nature, we will use a range of interactive techniques to build your confidence to make a positive...
3 September Fully booked Online

Lobbying Transparency: Impacts and Improvements

Transparency International UK
Join TI-UK to consider how we might better understand the influencing which holds back progress on some of the key issues of our time, with a focus at this event on climate change. Although there is an inherent...
3 September The Scottish Parliament

Artificial Intelligence Ethics Communities and Climate

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
The rise in the use of AI across sectors has also given rise to ethical dilemmas surrounding the technologies, such as bias and discrimination, lack of transparency, privacy concerns, potential job displacement...

Appeal to the Upper Tribunal

CPAG in Scotland
This course is essential for welfare rights advisers in Scotland who want to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively. It will help you navigate the separate appeals procedures for benefits...
9 September Online Social justice & poverty

SCVO comms network: charity reporting guides

SCVO
Charities are often the experts in their field, but are often an untapped resource for journalists. Knowing how to talk about complex and sensitive issues—while respecting lived experience—can make all the...
9 September Online

Be report writing ready

SCVO
This online course with John Bonnar covers all you need to plan, structure and write effective and informative reports. You will gain the skills and confidence to produce reports for today’s demanding workplace...
10 September Fully booked Online