#VoluntarySector
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

Mel Graham is a Renfrewshire nurse who put her life on the line to help the dying and injured in #Gaza working with UK-Med – read her experiences in this month's mag here: buff.ly/yE0a8JQ

@uk-med.bsky.social
@fcdoinclusion.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Did you hear that Companies House has opened an identity verification service, which will be a new legal requirement from Autumn 2025? Charities that are also companies will be affected by this change.

Follow our bulletin for news updates affecting the #VoluntarySector

www.gov.uk/guidance/ver...
Verifying your identity for Companies House
You need to prove who you are to set up, run, own or control a company in the UK.
www.gov.uk
May 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

Essential reading this month: there have been big changes with the introduction of the Disclosure (Scotland) 2020 Act - Kirsty Barrett from @volunteerscotland.bsky.social brings us up to speed.

Available for all here: buff.ly/ntybgci
September 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month, Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians on Jock Tamson's bairns:
"It’s an expression of solidarity, not just with our neighbour but the stranger and even those whom we see as our enemy"

Read it all at buff.ly/5ZSAqnY

@cyrenians.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Join @ctsi.org.uk and Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise for an In-Person #FinanceForum for the #VoluntarySector! A great opportunity for networking and staying up to date with the latest financial developments.

📆 Thu 15th May
⏱ 2-4pm
📌 Dumyat Centre
🎟 bit.ly/ClacksStirFF
March 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Now live.

@scvo.scot 2025 Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey.

Share your experience of working in Scotland's vital #VoluntarySector.

tfn.scot/news/survey-...
Survey will explore what it's like to work in Scotland's voluntary sector in 2025 - TFN
It will ask: what do you enjoy and value? What is less satisfying? How could you be better supported?
tfn.scot
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
E-Portal-Essex is your online hub for supporting Essex’s #voluntarysector. From starting out to refining policies, we offer expert guidance and resources tailored to your needs

e-portal-essex.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📢 Got questions about submitting an abstract to #VSVR2025? Join our Abstract Drop-in Session today! 🗓️ 6 May | 🕧 12:30–1:30pm BST. An informal space to ask about writing abstracts for papers, panels, workshops & more. 👉 tinyurl.com/vsvrdropin #VSSN #VoluntarySector #CallForPapers
VSVR conference 2025 Call for Papers – Drop in session on the 6th May – VSSN
tinyurl.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Due to subsidence, caused by badgers excavating under our building, we’ve had to demolish part of our community hub. It’s a sad loss of delivery space but we will do all we can to replace it asap. The medieval moat of Weoley Castle is in the background of the video #Birmingham #voluntarysector
November 24, 2024 at 10:40 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we report on #ScotlandDemandsBetter a major new cross-civil society campaign involving
@povertyalliance.org
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
@oxfamscotland.bsky.social
and many more.

Read it all here: buff.ly/BOdM5ZJ

#WeDemandBetter
July 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

On this month's opinion pages: Christine Carlin, chair of @vhscotland.bsky.social, on the challenges of #AccessibleTravel

Available to all to read here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Contribute to Clinks' 'State of the Sector' #survey by this Friday 7th #November, which examines the experiences of #voluntarysector organisations working in #criminaljustice .
Clinks State of the Sector Survey 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
TFN is @scvo.scot 's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

On the opinion pages this month, @ewanaitken.bsky.social of @cyrenians.bsky.social on the need for decisive action on the #Edinburgh housing emergency.

You can read it all here: buff.ly/KnDxuwg
May 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
NCVO’s The Road Ahead 2025 is here with key insights into the year ahead for the voluntary sector. From funding pressures to digital innovation, explore the trends shaping the future.

www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-ins...

#RoadAhead2025 #VoluntarySector #NCVO #CharitySector
May 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
From psychological safety to high-performing teams, she's bringing this learning back to help empower others.

At Cumbria CVS, leadership means lifting each other up. 🙌

#Leadership #VoluntarySector #TeamGrowth #LeaderToLeader #PsychologicalSafety
June 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#SpendingReview includes little recognition of the #VoluntarySector, despite UK government ambitions to work in partnership with the sector and sector’s significant contribution to the UK economy and the government’s ambitions for growth.

@scvo.scot #SCVOPolicy

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SCVO response to UK Government Spending Review   - SCVO
Responding to Wednesday’s Spending Review,  Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said:     “Today’s announcement includes little recognition of the volunt...
scvo.scot
June 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Witnesses to Social Justice&Social Security Committee
highlighted issues present within #VoluntarySector for decades

Despite this, Government discussed increases to National Insurance contributions as reason for lack of #FairerFunding progress

Great SPICe blog.
spice-spotlight.scot/2025/01/27/s...
Scottish Government responses to pre-Budget scrutiny: all smiles, no substance?
This blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2025-26.
spice-spotlight.scot
January 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thanks to Mairi Spowage @fraserofallander.org & Mirren Kelly @cosla.gov.uk for joining @scvo.scot to discuss the Implications of the Scottish Budget for the #VoluntarySector.

Catch-up here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHmEA3A9tlY

#ScotBudget #SCVOPolicy #FairFunding
January 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

In the current magazine: with #RememberACharityWeek a couple of months away, we hear from @myelomauk.bsky.social about their work to encourage #LegacyGiving

Available for all to read and share here:
TFN Magazine
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July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A new analysis from @scvo.scot shows that voluntary sector lags behind public sector in pay and pay equality.

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#VoluntarySector #GenderPayEquality
We must do better  - TFN
Voluntary sector lags behind public sector in pay and pay equality, writes Ilse Mackinnon
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August 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Cross-border collaboration starts with trust and clarity. Learn how to build solid foundations that will carry your project forward – join our guided course with expert facilitators. For more information, visit crossborder.ie/.../pro.../o...
#collaboration #trust #voluntarysector #communitysector
September 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot’s media outlet for the vibrant #VoluntarySector in #Scotland and beyond.

This month, @ewanaitken.bsky.social of @cyrenians.bsky.social on the oncoming storm "The third sector is not a nice to have, it’s a fundamental part of our society."

Available to all at: bit.ly/3EWYhIQ
February 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
We were filming yesterday and wanted to remind local voluntary groups you can hire our video and camera equipment for your own projects or events.

Get in touch to find out more: www.cvsce.org.uk/camera-socia...

#VCFSE #CheshireEast #Community #VoluntarySector #Charity
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month Claire Cook of @sciaf.bsky.social on the work the charity is doing to tackle #PeriodPoverty in the global south.

Available for all to read share here: buff.ly/BOdM5ZJ
July 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM