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Scotland's only third sector news outlet dedicated to sharing news from charities and voluntary organisations. Got a story? Email [email protected]
TFN's annual Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise is out now, with a focus on the workplace.

It is available to all at buff.ly/JS2pQBH and features expert input from:
@ethicalproperty.co.uk
@cfgsocial.bsky.social
@advicedirectscot.bsky.social
... and many, many more!
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month Ross Ahlfeld of @the-trust.bsky.social has written for us about how community organising at a grassroots level can overcome division.

@rossahlfeld.bsky.social

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we visit @homelessnetwork.scot's conference to hear about sector efforts to combat the #HousingEmergency; input from: Maggie Brünjes, @floellabenjamin.bsky.social @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social and more

Read it here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
TFN is @scvot.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

Powerful words this month from Sara Redmond of @alliancescot.bsky.social: “What we need is a shift in thinking; multi-year investment, real commitment to social infrastructure...”

Read it all here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
TFN is @scvotweet's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month, Ewan Aitken of @cyrenians.bsky.social on listening to the voices of lived experience: "I am seeing signs that we are understanding what it takes to ‘do prevention’ and doing it"

Available for all to read here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month, recent UK #AI100 winner John Fitzgerald of SCVO gives his insight on developing an AI policy for your organisation.

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z

@johnfitzg.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
TFN's annual Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise is out now, with a focus on the workplace.

It is available to all at buff.ly/JS2pQBH and features expert input from:
@charityleadscot.bsky.social
@volunteerscotland.bsky.social
@firstportscotland.bsky.social
... and many, many more!
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 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
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we hear the powerful – and shocking – testimony of humanitarian workers on the frontline in #Gaza, with:
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
@actionaiduk.bsky.social
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social
and many more

Read it here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month we hear the powerful – and shocking – testimony of humanitarian workers on the frontline in #Gaza, with:
@doctorswithoutborders.org
@christianaiduk.bsky.social
@decappeal.bsky.social
and many more

Read it here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

In this month's magazine Emma Bracegirdle of The Saltways provides a practical guide to making terrific #VideoContent using only your smartphone.

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY

@thesaltways.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.”
This month's opinion piece from chief officer of @alliancescot.bsky.social Sara Redmond

Available for all here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

In this month's magazine: with recent news about volunteer participation increasing, Debbie Maltman and Bethany Sikes of @volunteerscotland.bsky.social dig into the numbers

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October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month Graham Martin takes a deep dive into sector responses to the rise of the far-right with:
@scvo.scot
@justrightscotland.org.uk
@talatyaqoob.bsky.social
And many more

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY
October 17, 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
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

With next year’s crucial #Holyrood #elections moving ever closer, we report on the launch of @scvo.scot's manifesto and examine its key demands.

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/ntybgci
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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

In this month's magazine we hear the fascinating story of how #volunteering helped rebuild #Yugoslavia after the #SecondWorldWar.

Available for all to read, share and enjoy here: buff.ly/ntybgci
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This has been the deadliest period on record for #humanitarian workers – with over 400 killed since October 2023 in #Gaza alone, read our report in this month’s mag.

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September 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

With next year’s crucial #Holyrood #elections moving ever closer, we hear about a report published by Engender urging reform to enable more women to become politicians

Available to read here: buff.ly/ntybgci

@engenderscot.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

In this month's packed magazine, we report on Scottish Government failings on #DigitalInclusion, with a fascinating case-study from Red Chair Highland.

Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/ntybgci
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

Weaving a community: a tapestry of belonging, creativity and love – the inspiring story of how The Action Group literally stitched together community cohesion.

Available to read, share & enjoy here: buff.ly/ntybgci

@theactiongroup.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month, the inspiring story of a group of friends who cycled #LandsEndtoJohnOGroats to raise funds for cancer charities: “Every mile in the rain was an act of defiance”

Read it here: buff.ly/wzU1w3m

#fundraising
August 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

Essential reading this month’s: with data breaches in the news of late, Melissa Hall of Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP gives the low down on data governance

Available to read share here: buff.ly/wzU1w3m

#DataGovernance
August 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector

This month @walkthewalk.bsky.social Founder and Chief Executive Nina Barough CBE reflects on the legacy of #TheMoonWalk and looks to the future ahead of its final Edinburgh event.

Read it all here: buff.ly/wzU1w3m
August 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM