There were dire warnings about the impact raising Employers’ #NationalInsurance Contributions would have on charities. In TFN this month we hear from @ncvo.bsky.social, @dsc-charity.bsky.social and others that the impact has been even worse than predicted. Read it here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector Essential reading on the problem page in this month’s TFN magazine: Jemma Forrest of Anderson Strathern examines why managers need better #neurodiversity training Read the mag here:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month, to mark #InternationalDesignDay - but relevant all year round - Katie Carmichael takes a deep dive into the power of design to tell stories and amplify messages in the voluntary sector and beyond Read, share and enjoy here:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month @vhscotland.bsky.social chair Christine Carlin meets veteran #HomeStart volunteer Angela Gowdy BEM who has devoted decades to improving the lives of babies and children Available to read and enjoy here:

Reform leader in Scotland facing questions over charity registration. Lord Malcolm Offord’s Badenoch Trust is not registered with OSCR Full story: tfn.scot/news/reform-...

There were dire warnings about the impact raising Employers’ #NationalInsurance Contributions would have on charities. In TFN this month we hear from @cfgsocial.bsky.social, VCSE Observatory and others that the impact has been even worse than predicted. Read it here:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month’s #ScottishElection special features an op ed from Ollu, a parent supported by @savechildrensco.bsky.social, who shares the reality behind child poverty. Read the mag here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW #NoLimitsToChildhood

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s #ScottishElection special: Everyone needs to be around the table for a better Scottish economy Andy Paterson of @socialenterprise.scot on changing the economic model in Scotland Read it here:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s #ScottishElection special: faith groups unite in a global call ahead of the elections Were hear from: @christianaiduk.bsky.social @sciaf.bsky.social Quakers in Scotland Read the magazine here:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s #ScottishElection special: Sara Redmond of @alliancescot.bsky.social on the need for our sector to have a say in decision-making and lived experience to be at the heart of policy. Read it all:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s #ScottishElection special, Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians says #Holyrood must hear uncomfortable truths embrace the harder, fruitful work of listening. You can read the magazine here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW @cyrenians.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring Graham Simpson of @reformukscotland.bsky.social and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social of @scottishgreens.org and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk of @scotlibdems.org.uk and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring Alexander Stewart of @scottories.bsky.social and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring Claire Baker of #ScottishLabour and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have asked all six major parties (based on polling) to address charities and Scotland’s civil society – featuring @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social of @snp.org and five others Available to all here: buff.ly/xsO9GfW

Scotland’s national children’s charity “attempting to derecognise” trade union. tfn.scot/news/scotlan...

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!

In this month's TFN magazine, we hear about Mission Of Innocents’ mission supporting children and families - from different cultures and backgrounds affected by conflict, climate disaster and political crises - through creative expression. Read it here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Sara Redmond looks back on 20 years of The ALLIANCE and 20 years since the #ScottishGovernment introduced Getting It Right For Every Child #GIFREC You can read all it here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @alliancescot.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector A year has passed since huge cuts to the UK aid budget. In this month's magazine we look at the ongoing impacts with: @plan-uk.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social @sciaf.bsky.social and others You can read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month VHS chair Christine Carlin on life as an unpaid carer: “These battles exhaust my physical energy, and drain my mental reserves” Available to all to read and share here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @vhscotland.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the current edition, Justine Duncan reflects on The ALLIANCE’s 20-year journey and Scotland’s future and speaks to key figures who have been integral in its growth. Read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @alliancescot.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month, Professor Alaa Garad of Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation gives his insights into #OrganisationalLearning and how it can help organisations thrive. You can read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @agarad.bsky.social

In this month's TFN magazine we hear from Symone Hutchison about her incredible musical journey with Sistema Scotland and Big Noise Raploch – from joining as a primary school pupil to being a staff member – via the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI

Recent reports from @civicusalliance.bsky.social and Bond paint a sobering picture of global repression – but also of resistance and hope. In the current TFN mag Graham Martin and Niall Christie take stock, from the Philippines to Bulgaria to the UK. You can read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we speak to John Fitzgerald of SCVO about the #DigitalCallToAction – and how to become digitally confident; with case studies from Path Scotland and Unity Enterprise. Read it here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @johnfitzg.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Charlotte Bray marks #WorldBookDay, celebrating stories for their powers of connection and communication – and their power to bring hope. Available to all to read, share and enjoy here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI

Shock announcement: jobs and services set to go at major Scottish charity

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the current magazine, Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians looks behind the statistics: "It’s important to remind ourselves that every one of them was a real human being" You can read it all here: buff.ly/lxoG6dI @cyrenians.bsky.social

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: @utilityaid.bsky.social @acie-uk.bsky.social @livingwagescotland.bsky.social ... and many, many more!

TFN is @scvot.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we look at how @foundationscotland.bsky.social is powering Climate Action Hubs across Scotland and hear from @scrapantics.bsky.social FEL Scotland and others about these innovative projects You can read it all here: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month @vhscotland.bsky.social chair Christine Carlin on the joys of being an expert on both the #VoluntarySector and #WinterOlympics Available to all to read, share and enjoy in digital format here: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7

#Evaluation need not be about targets or performance dashboards, but about language, confidence and finally having a way to describe what you already know works, writes Iona Mactaggart of @scotrecoverynet.bsky.social in this month’s TFN magazine - which is available at: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7

To mark this year’s Self-Harm Awareness Day on Sunday, 1 March, Tina Koenig of @shnscotland.bsky.social - Scotland’s national self-harm support service - writes on the value of lived experience and one-to-one support.

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector With the passing of the #CommunityWealthBuilding bill in the #ScottishParliament we look at this inspiring concept with Jill Keegan of @scalliance.bsky.social @greatergovanhill.com and many more Read it all here: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the current magazine, marking 30 years since the Dunblane tragedy @ewanaitken.bsky.social of @cyrenians.bsky.social looks back and finds there is a time to be silent and a time to speak You can read it here: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7

Funding crisis for rape crisis centres as services close to new referrals.

Legislative damage to the UK’s civic space is leading to a challenging operating environment for civil society and campaigners, a new report has warned.

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!

A Scottish charity supporting children and young people living with chronic illness is to close.

Chief executive of Scottish legal charity to step down. tfn.scot/news/chief-e...

New government partnership hopes to strengthen the third sector.

In advance of the publication of a major voluntary sector workforce survey from @scvo.scot this month’s mag features a snapshot of the results – with comment from Lucinda Godfrey of @charityleadscot.bsky.social and Anna Fowlie. Available for all here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

"A dyslexia-friendly Scotland is within reach, but only if policy change happens now." Read about the key asks in Dyslexia Scotland's manifesto in TFN: buff.ly/vvRuTI8 #Dyslexia

TFN is @scvotweet's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the latest mag we look at both sides of the #NewYearsHonours: we celebrate those who were awarded one, and we hear why #TressaBurke CEO of #GlasgowDisabilityAlliance turned one down. Read it here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

“Redundancy obligations appear unmet”: fears over handling of CCA closure.

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s edition, The Edinburgh School Uniform Bank - a small #charity with big impact - reflects on a decade of supporting #Edinburgh’s poorest children to stay warm and in school. Read the mag here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

Rape Crisis Scotland chief executive Sandy Brindley is stepping down after 24 years at the organisation. tfn.scot/news/rape-cr...