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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, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

May 2024 (ongoing)

How do you know if you are making a difference? A practical approach to understanding and tracking your impact

Matter of Focus
If you’re struggling to bring together and evidence the story of how your work makes a difference to people and communities, this webinar that will introduce a practical and meaningful approach that helps you...
14 May Online
October 2024

Introduction to Being a Board Member

Culture & Business Scotland
Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career.C&BS Head of Board Development, Catriona...
9 October Online Management

Introduction to Individual Giving

Culture & Business Scotland
Are you interested in developing an individual giving programme? David Nelson provides insight and advice into this increasingly invaluable income stream. This short course will explore the key role individual...
10 October Online Funding & finance

Universal credit - managed migration

CPAG in Scotland
This course focuses on the transitional issues for claimants who are moving from legacy benefits and tax credits to universal credit (UC). It is expected that the majority of claimants in Scotland will be moved...
10 October 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...
10 October Online

Flexible Work Leave Sickness and Absence

Culture & Business Scotland
This session provides an outline of changes within the law, and practical guidance for enacting the law within culture sector organisations.
10 October Online Management

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...
15 October Fully booked Online

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

SCVO
This online course is packed full of content to help you identify and understand what is required to manage your finances effectively.BudgetingWhy we need a realistic budgetThinking about the different types of...
22 October Fully booked Online

Transferring to Scottish disability benefifts

CPAG in Scotland
A new system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland. Child disability...
22 October Online Social justice & poverty

Living Your Best Life!

Values Into Action Scotland
This event for people with learning disabilities and/or autism will focus on health! We will be taking a look at fun ways to improve health and live longer! Come and enjoy a day of activity, chat and hopefully...
22 October The Boardwalk Culture & leisure