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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.

October 2024

How trustees can help improve their organisation’s cyber resilience

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Almost one in three charities experienced some form of cyber security breach/attack in the last twelve months. Cyber resilience is a vital part of your overall business resilience and risk management. Is your...
2 October Online

Child Protection Lead

Children in Scotland
Overview of child protection lead roles and responsibilities in Scotland. For those who oversee a team working with children & young people.
3 October Online Families & young people

Guide to good governance: defining strategy, culture and values

SCVO
During this interactive course you will explore what is required when defining strategy, culture and values within your organisation, and by the end of the session you will:       understand the purpose of...
3 October Online

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

SCVO
This interactive online 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...
7 October Online

Delay or deficit? Assessing children's development after lockdown

Children in Scotland
Gain confidence in recognising whether a child’s development is delayed or needs further assessment through exploring current research
8 October Online Families & young people

Peer Connects Webinar: embedding a peer workforce

Scottish Recovery Network
Are you interested in growing and embedding a peer support workforce in Scotland?In response to your enthusiasm about her session at The Future is Peer events, we’re delighted to announce that Mel Ball...
8 October Online Health & social care

Introduction to equity, diversity and inclusion within charities

SCVO
Session 1Purpose of both sessions and introduction to session 1 ContractingBrief introduction to definitionsWhat is privilege?What are microaggressions?Where is the sector at? Some stats and quotes from the...
9 October Online

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

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 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 Online