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Top Tips for Supporting Neurodiversity in Your Volunteer Team
Befriending Networks has released an introductory guide with suggestions for creating a neuro-inclusive environment at every stage of the volunteering journey.
Make Your Mark Inclusive Volunteering Conference 2026
Bookings are now live for the free Make Your Mark Inclusive Volunteering Conference 2026: Power in Partnership, taking place on Wednesday 4 February 2026, 10am – 4pm, online and in-person at Edinburgh Zoo. The event aims to bring together organisations from across the heritage and wider third sectors to explore how collaboration and co-creation can strengthen inclusive, sustainable volunteering.
Allen Lane Foundation
Through its Young People’s Programme, the Allen Lane Foundation offers grants of £5,000 – £15,000 to small organisations delivering vital support to young people aged 12 – 21 years old facing significant challenges. Funding can be used for core costs, project delivery, or capital expenditure. Applications are accepted year-round, with the next Trustee review meeting taking applications scheduled for June 2026.
Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grants
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust (KFCT) offers grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities which help families work together to overcome challenges. Both capital and revenue funding are available, including core operating costs. Grants are awarded twice yearly, with the next closing date on Sunday 1 March 2026.
Our Future, Our Say Climate Change Plan Consultation Fund
FEL Scotland is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to its “Our Future, Our Say Climate Change Plan Consultation Fund”. The fund will cover costs of hosting events which brings people together to discuss and respond to the draft Climate Change plan. In addition, participants in these events will be given a supermarket voucher worth £35 as a thank you for their time.
CLD Standards Council “Growing the Learning Culture 2025” Published
The Community Learning and Development (CLD) Standards Council has published “Growing the Learning Culture 2025”, the latest edition of its national statement and framework for action, to support CLD practitioners’ professional learning and development. The new edition reaffirms the CLD Standards Council’s vision and principles, and sets out its refreshed 5 Ambitions.
Creating Hope with Peer Support 3 Year Impact Report
Creating Hope with Peer Support, a national project led by Scottish Recovery Network, has published its first 3 year impact report, showcasing peer support as a vital and life-changing element of suicide prevention in communities across Scotland.
Upcoming Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre Events
Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre is holding the following events in the new year: Transition Overview for Parents: Tuesday 27 January 2026, 3pm – 4pm at the Carers Centre, 1A Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB, with Fiona Douglas, Transitions Coordinator for Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP); and Carer Essentials Information Session: Wednesday 4 February 2026, 2pm – 3:30pm, at either the Carers Centre or via Zoom, for new or newly registered carers.
“A World of Work Tasters” Events
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is working in partnership with Morgan Sindall Construction to host a number of “A World of Work Tasters” events in March 2026, aiming to provide young people with an insight into the world of construction, and the roles and careers available, on : Tuesday 3 March 2026, Wednesday 4 March 2026, Thursday 5 March 2026.
