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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.

January 2026

Re-thinking digital wellbeing in the workplace

SCVO
We leverage ideology, methodologies, frameworks, and tools from the tech sector to empower the voluntary sector. Our aim is to enable the sector to seamlessly integrate digital practices as a fundamental core...
20 January Online

Peer Connects: evaluating peer support - tools tips and taking next steps

Scottish Recovery Network
If you’re involved in peer support and looking for meaningful, practical ways to evaluate your impact, this event is for you.OverviewHow do we know if peer support is making a difference? If you’re involved in...
20 January Online Health & social care

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...
21 January Online

Service design for charities

SCVO
22 January - session 1: understand the problem - discover & defineBefore we can improve a service, we need to understand what’s really going on. This session focuses on the foundations of good service...
22 January Online

Pension-age claimants - income maximisation

CPAG in Scotland
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income. The course covers...
26 January Online Social justice & poverty

Effective minute taking virtually and beyond

SCVO
What’s the big deal with minutes anyway? Minutes are a record of what takes place at a meeting and ensures nothing is lost or forgotten - you will learn how to take, prepare and present minutes.No need to write...
26 January Online

Introduction to Intersectional Youth Work

YouthLink Scotland
This training will explore intersectionality and how it fits with your youth work practice. We will look at why intersectionality is important for us as youth workers and how we can include it in our work. This...
27 January Caledonian Exchange Families & young people

Tackling Sectarianism CPD Training

YouthLink Scotland
The Tackling Sectarianism CPD training will provide youth workers with the tools they need to engage young people on the topic of sectarianism, prejudice and hate in Scotland.
27 January Online Families & young people

Universal credit and tactics

CPAG in Scotland
Universal credit (UC) changes all the time, as the law is updated, tribunals and courts interpret the law, and it is implemented in practice. This course is an opportunity for experienced advisers to get up to...
28 January Online Social justice & poverty

Care-experienced young people and the benefits system

CPAG in Scotland
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules. Some are excluded from universal credit and instead the local authority is responsible for...
28 January Online Social justice & poverty