New chair for Community Land Scotland.

“Transformative reparations by public bodies” needed to address Tinker Experiment human rights abuses.

Argyll parish confirms accounts are more than two years overdue.

Breaking: CCA Glasgow enters liquidation with all staff let go The arts charity has numerous challenges in recent years, with dozens made redundant.

Girlguiding UK has found itself at the centre of a storm and faces wide-ranging repercussions after a ban on trans women and girls joining the organisation. TFN spoke to legal experts and those involved – you can read the full report in this month’s mag at buff.ly/FBWqGT5

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Sara Redmond looks back on 20 years of @alliancescot.bsky.social and forward to the future: "lasting change happens when people are involved and valued." Available to read and share here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s magazine, TFN rounds up sector responses to the #ScottishBudget with comment from @opfs.org.uk @cpagscotland.bsky.social @shelterscotland.bsky.social and many others... Read it all here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s magazine we ask how organisations can turn the tide as donations have fallen by 30% in real terms since 2018. Available for all to read here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5 #Fundraising #Donations

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Ewan Aitken of @cyrenians.bsky.social finds positives to take into the new year: "Stepping back, taking a breath, and recalling the good things we have achieved is a helpful antidote" Read the magazine here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

Groundbreaking HR project for arts and creative groups to return. Applications are now open for the SCVO-delivered HR for Creatives programme.

Charity launches drug and alcohol support service across West Dunbartonshire.

Scottish Government pledges to create new housing agency

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s magazine, TFN rounds up sector responses to the #ScottishBudget with comment from @alliancescot.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social @childrenfirst.bsky.social and many others... Read it all here: buff.ly/FBWqGT5

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!

The Scottish Government’s budget announcement needed to have more than a “recommitment” to voluntary sector funding reform, leading sector voices said. Full story:

Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector? Sarah Latto of Voluntary Health Scotland asks if a shift to prevention in public services is the long-term cure that we need. buff.ly/hLa5ihf @vhscotland.bsky.social

Only a sustainable, multi-year funding model for Scotland's third sector can address growing pressures on workers across the charity sector, new research has found.

A review into an animal welfare charity has confirmed staff have been allowed to carry a controlled euthanasia drug illegally since at least 2010.

Senior management jobs among those to go at Inverclyde hospice.

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!

A vision for children and young people in Scotland: partnership, prevention and promise: Councillor Tony Buchanan on the COSLA manifesto buff.ly/MerUrse @cosla.gov.uk

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Sara Redmond of @alliancescot.bsky.social on turning hope into action: “Human rights can be achieved – even when it sometimes feels like we are in darker days" Read it all here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

ICYMI - TFN's Long-read exclusive: Girlguiding UK facing wide-ranging repercussions after ban on trans women and girls. Read full story:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month we have an excellent focus on RNIB Scotland’s Tech Hub – an example of where, if things feel gloomy, we remember the transformative effect the sector's services have. Read it all here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5 @rnibscotland.bsky.social

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month’s magazine, we look at the aftermath of last year’s #NIHike in the light of a damning new report from the Charity Finance Group @cfgsocial.bsky.social Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month, Ewan Aitken of @cyrenians.bsky.social on helping people glimpse a light ahead: “We don’t ‘fix’ people. We create the conditions for change, walking alongside those we support.” Read it here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In this month's edition, read Professor Angela O’Hagan on the newly published State of the Nation report from Scottish Human Rights Commission Available for all here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

In the light of #UKGovernment’s attack on #RefugeeRights, this month's we hear from @justrightscotland.org.uk @positiveactionh.bsky.social @welcomingedinburgh.bsky.social and others about the new burdens on those seeking safety and voluntary groups who support them. Read it here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

Girlguiding UK has found itself at the centre of a storm, and now faces wide-ranging repercussions after a ban on trans women and girls joining the organisation. TFN spoke to legal experts and those involved, as well to find out where they go now:

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the latest mag we confront the funding conundrum: are big players taking all the cash? We hear from Stuart Duffin, @csjthinktank.bsky.social, and others Read it here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

Girlguiding UK has found itself at the centre of a storm, and now faces wide-ranging repercussions after a ban on trans women and girls joining the organisation. TFN spoke to legal experts and those involved, as well to find out where they go now: buff.ly/daTDez6

A thoughtful piece on the Girl Guiding trans ban with some comments by me. tfn.scot/news/long-re...

Girlguiding UK has found itself at the centre of a storm, and now faces wide-ranging repercussions after a ban on trans women and girls joining the organisation. TFN spoke to legal experts and those involved, as well to find out where they go now: buff.ly/daTDez6

Charities receive targeted Scottish Government support for island infrastructure

Trans women and girls will be banned from joining the Girl Guides. The decision, taken at a UK level, will be enforced in Scotland, Girlguiding Scotland confirmed to TFN on Friday. Full story:

"If we want a better NHS, we need to start acting like it now" - time for action, says Jane-Claire Judson CEO of @chsscotland.bsky.social

More good news on the effort to help people in Council Tax debt - a positive update from Myles Fitt of @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social

New appeal launched to honour Scotland’s mining communities.

UK Government told it must support sector to cover increasing costs after budget announcements. Ahead of the Autumn Statement, SCVO and others Surged the Chancellor to ensure further burdens were not placed on the voluntary sector. Full story: buff.ly/5dcy3uo

CEO of Gordon Brown's charity steps down after just four months in role.

Scotland’s social care charges are “unfair and damaging” and should be scrapped, a new report has found.

Trustees: how the Scottish audit shake-up affects you Keith Macpherson of Henderson Loggie on the 2026 Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) buff.ly/0lc5iqo #SORP

From advice to action: improving access to disability payments in Scotland Erica Young of Citizens Advice Scotland writes in TFN on the importance of easy access to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) buff.ly/SK3LVnN @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social

Organisations call for meeting with Finance Secretary over vital social housing cash.

To mark #WorldChildrensDay - which is today - Mary Glasgow of Children First writes powerfully in TFN about what we must do to make Scotland a beacon of children’s rights: buff.ly/epgDXGg @margl24.bsky.social @childrenfirst.bsky.social

Edinburgh charity sets out to train a new generation of environmental leaders. tfn.scot/news/edinbur...

Unpaid carers in Scotland are experiencing a deepening crisis, with too many facing a financial and personal cost of caring that is far too high, a new report warns.

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 major new research initiative focused on suicide prevention in agriculture has got underway.

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