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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.

November 2025

Interactive In-Person Workshop: Supporting Deaf Women Survivors of Domestic Abus

Scottish Womens Aid
Workshop Aim: Improving deaf women’s experiences of reporting and receiving support for domestic abuseDeaf women are up to three times more likely to experience domestic abuse than hearing women and face...
26 November 132 Rose Street Social justice & poverty

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...
27 November Fully booked Online

Taking a strengths-based approach: superpower your homelessness service

Homeless Network Scotland
A practical course giving you the knowledge and inspiration you need to create strengths–based systems and relationships with people experiencing homelessness.
27 November Online Social justice & poverty

Making online meetings better

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...
27 November Online

SEMINAR - Beyond UC migration - current challenges and future changes

CPAG in Scotland
We’re in the final stages of the migration to universal credit. There are many complex issues that can arise for clients as they get their first UC awards, sometimes involving longstanding errors in legacy...
27 November University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre Social justice & poverty
December 2025

Benefits basics in Scotland

CPAG in Scotland
You do not need to be a benefit expert to make a difference. This course is for anyone working with people in Scotland on low incomes or with additional needs. You will learn the basics of social security and...
1 December Online Social justice & poverty

ESOL For Specific Purposes

Linknet Mentoring Limited
LINKnet’s New “English for Employment” ProgrammeUnder the above programme LINKnet have planned an English course that aims to improve writing and speaking skills, combined with employability skills development...
1 December Online

AI masterclass 1: introducing AI and framing your AI strategy

SCVO
Join our Artificial Intelligence (AI) masterclass to make sense of the latest opportunities in AI for your organisation. In this first session, we will cover an overview of AI, and look at what you will need to...
1 December Online

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 December Online Social justice & poverty

Guide to good governance: board and staff relationships

SCVO
By the end of this course you will: understand governance role of trustees in supporting staff to deliver and holding them accountablelearn how to manage the governance/management relationship and the different...
2 December Online