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Here is your weekly round-up of content from our website, www.fva.org.
Click on any of the purple text below to be taken to the item on our website.
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Carers Connect is back for the first set of events of 2026!
The events help unpaid carers in Fife access vital services, meet key organisations, and learn more about the support that's available to them.
Lots of carers' organisations will be in attendance and there's a free prize draw for everyone attending. To top it off there's refreshments, food, and a quiet space to relax.
Everyone is welcome and you can pop in at any time between 10.00am and 2.00pm - it's a drop-in event.
If you have any questions please e-mailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 0800 389 6046.
Tayport
Date: Thursday 19 February 2026
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Venue: The Larick Centre, Shanwell Road, Tayport DD6 9EA
Kirkcaldy
Date: Wednesday 25 February 2026
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Venue: St Brycedale Kirk, Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy KY1 1ET
Dunfermline
Date: Tuesday 03 March 2026
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Venue: Glen Pavilion, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline KY12 8QH
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Lunchtime Learning: How to Support Neurodivergent People in the Workplace
Thursday 19 February, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online
Katy MacGregor, Disability Employment Coordinator for Fife Council's Supported Employment Service, will help participants understand neurodivergence, what it's like to be a neurodivergent person at work, and how the workplace can adapt.
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Lunchtime Learning: Legally Compliant Marketing
Wednesday 04 March, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online
This workshop will guide you through the key UK regulations that apply to charity marketing and show you how to avoid common pitfalls.
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Health and Social Care Forum - February 2026
Thursday 12 February, 2.00 - 4.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The forum is a fantastic space for third sector colleagues to come along and hear about key developments in health and social care in Fife and nationally, discuss significant issues and network with other third sector organisations.
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Voluntary Sector Children‘s Services Forum - February
Thursday 26 February, 10.00am - 12.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The Forum meets regularly to provide updates, networking opportunities, problem solve, respond to consultations, raise concerns for representatives/FVA to progress and to get updates from FVA and representatives about what's happening at the many partnerships, networks and groups across the Children's Services Partnership in Fife and beyond.
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Employment Law Training
Thursday 12 February, 9.00am - 5.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
At this session, Kathleen Bolt will tell frontline third sector workers and their managers how they can support clients in the workplace with regards to employment rights.
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Peer Support Network Co-reflection
Tuesday 17 February, 1.30 - 3.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The Fife Peer Support Network hosts monthy co-reflection groups for people practising peer support in Fife, whether formally or informally, in paid or voluntary roles, or with groups or individuals.
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Volunteer Management Training Course 3 - Supporting Your Volunteers
Wednesday 18 February, 9.30am - 1.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The course will help participants develop their ideas, skills, and strategies regarding offering support to volunteers.
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Celebrate and Learn: Peer Support in Action at Fife‘s Community Mental Health Teams
Tuesday 24 February, 9.30am - 1.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
Hear how peer support is reshaping care pathways and team culture inside Fife Health & Social Care Partnership's Community Mental Health Teams and contribute to the next phase of this work.
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PVG/Disclosure - Introductory Session
Tuesday 24 February, 9.30am - 12.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
This course will explore the principles of background checking of all types for both staff and volunteers.
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Fife Climate Knowhow
Thursday 26 February, 9.30am - 5.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
The Fife Climate Knowhow training is delivered by the Climate Action Fife project which brings together individuals, communities, local government and businesses to tackle the climate emergency and make Fife a greener and fairer place to live.
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Get on Board! Recruiting Excellence: Building Stronger Bonds for Stronger Communities
Tuesday 03 March, 10.00am - 12.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy
This workshop will support you with your volunteer recruitment of Trustee roles. It will help you to consider all aspects of onboarding and how to find the right fit for your organisation.
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Volunteer Management Training Course 4 - Fair and Equal Volunteering
Wednesday 04 March, 9.30am - 1.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
This course will enable you and your organisation to feel more confident in understanding the difference between equality and diversity. This can enable your organisation to recruit volunteers who can potentially bring along a vast amount of varied skills and knowledge that may support the skillset that you already have and boost the services you provide.
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Friends of Craigtoun: Book Fun Day
Sunday 08 March, 12.00 - 3.00pm, St Andrews
Friends of Craigtoun are hosting an afternoon of free, book-related fun for budding young book lovers to celebrate World Book Day.
This mini event will take place in the Craigtoun cafe.
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Opportunities and Support Groups
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Stalls Available for Care Academy Recruitment Event
This recruitment event aims to bring together health and social care employers in Fife with students and the public.
Stalls are available for third sector organisations working in health and social care.
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Youth Scotland Rural Action Fund
This fund has been created in response to the challenges which rural youth groups are facing in funding the delivery of community based universal youth work.
Closing date: 12 February 2026
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FirstPort: Community Enterprise Fund
The Community Enterprise Fund helps community organisations to start trading or set up social enterprises in Scotland.
Closing date: 13 February 2026
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Traditional Arts and Culture Fund
TRACS works to promote, develop, and sustain traditional music, song, storytelling, dance and crafts across the country, supporting artists, communities, and organisations at all levels.
Closing date: 16 February 2026
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Armed Forces Covenant: Rise Programme Pilot
The aim of this programme is to pilot a small number of grants to organisations to provide additional capacity to review their governance, strategic growth, maturity of impact measurement and financial resilience, to ensure they’re better equipped to support their beneficiary cohort.
Closing date: 18 February 2026
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The Health Lottery: Community Choice Fund
Community Choice gives passionate people working with small charities and CICs all over Britain the chance to secure a grant of £1,000 for their organisation.
Closing date: 27 February 2026
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Jeans for Genes Grant Programme
Their grant programme offers flexible, unrestricted funding of £3,000 - £5,000 to support genetic disorder charities and their communities across the UK.
Closing date: 02 March 2026
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The Clark Foundation
They favour projects in places where significant numbers of Clarks' employees, pensioners and their families are likely to live in work, so in Fife this would apply to residents of Dunfermline and the local area.
Closing date: apply at any time
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