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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) This Week in Fife's Third Sector Newsletter Fri 19/09/2026

This Week in Fife's Third Sector

Applications now open

Around £400,000 is available for this year's Fife Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.

The fund has a strong focus on prevention and early intervention and aims to build and develop capacity within community organisations to support the mental health and wellbeing of individuals.

Organisations already awarded multi-year funding through the Fairer Funding Pilot do not need to re-apply this year.

Closing date: Sunday 2 November 2026

Find out more and apply

This Week in Fife's Third Sector

Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Know Your Network open for bookings
Training and forums
Funding
Job vacancies

Know Your Network 2026

Book Your Place at Know Your Network 2026

Know Your Network 2026 brings Fife’s employability community together for a day of networking, sharing and discovering new opportunities. Meet local services, make valuable connections, explore support for your clients, hear the latest updates and have your say on the issues shaping employability in Fife.

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Top Stories

Mental Health Listening Events in Fife

These listening events are an opportuity to better understand who is engaging with the Lived Experience Network, hear about the experiences and perspectives people bring, and explore how members would like to be involved going forward.

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Organ and Tissue Donation Week – 21-27 September 2026

The campaign aims to encourage people aged 16 and over to record their donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register, and to tell their loved ones too.

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Speak Up Week 2026

Speak Up Week aims to encourage a culture where people feel confident and supported to raise concerns, share experiences and contribute ideas that improve service.

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Skills Development Scotland - Scottish Careers Week

Fife will see a range of activities in secondary schools, Fife College, and across community venues to highlight the support Skills Development Scotland can offer and to start conversations.

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Skills Development Scotland - QR code to book careers advisor interview

Anyone wanting to request an interview with a local careers adviser can use the new link to book an appointment.

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Funding

Corra Foundation - Racial Equity Fund

This fund provides unrestricted funding to organisations that are led by people from Black and racially minoritised communities.

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Nuffield Foundation Essential Employment Skills Fund

They are offering grants of up to £500k to evaluate UK programmes, share learning, and inform the wider scaling-up of effective practice.

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easyfundraising Impact Fund 2026

There are unrestricted grants of £1,000 available for community organisations to apply for – double the amount awarded in the spring.

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Training and Forums

Tuesday 22 September

12-1pm

Online

Hosted by FVA

Lunchtime Learning - See Work Differently and Supporting People with Sight Loss Into and At Work

Tuesday 22 September

6-8.30pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Trustee Forum Launch: A Forum Shaped by Trustees, for Trustees

Wednesday 23 September

12.30-2.30pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Fife Employability Community of Practice

Monday 28 September

10-11.30am

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Children & Families Social Work Commissioning - Information Event

Tuesday 29 September

9.30am-1pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Volunteer Management Training Course 4 - Fair and Equal Volunteering

Wednesday 30 September

9am-4.30pm

Glenrothes

Climate Know How

Climate Action Fife

Thursday 1 October

10am-12pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Carers' Providers Forum

Thursday 1 October

1-2pm

Online

Access Therapies & Mood Cafe: A Virtual Awareness Session for Fife Workplaces

Fife Health & Social Care Partnership

Thursday 1 October

3-5pm

Glenrothes

Sustainable Buildings with HeatHack

Greener Kirkcaldy

Tuesday 6 October

9.30am-1pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Volunteer Management Training Course 5 - Managing Risk in Your Volunteer Programme

Tuesday 6 October

12-1pm

Online

Hosted by FVA

Lunchtime Learning - How the Forth Green Freeport Supports Fair Work and Skills

Wednesday 7 October

6-9pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee/Committee/Board Member

Thursday 8 October

9.30am-1pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

PVG/Disclosure - Introductory Session

Thursday 8 October

1-3pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Fife Befriending Forum

Thursday 8 October

6-9pm

Online

Autism Awareness - Inclusion (Level 1)

Wednesday 14 October

10am-4pm

Kirkcaldy

Hosted by FVA

Fife Funders' Fayre 2026

Thursday 15 October

10am-12pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Health and Social Care Forum

Thursday 22 October

12-1pm

Online

Hosted by FVA

Lunchtime Learning - Fuel Poverty

Tuesday 27 October

9.30am-1pm

Glenrothes

Hosted by FVA

Volunteer Management Training Course 6 - Avoiding Legal Issues in Volunteer Management

Tuesday 27 October

10.30am - 12.30pm

Kirkcaldy

Dig Deeper, Look Closer, Think Bigger - Black History Month Event

Thursday 5 November

1-4.30pm

Kirkcaldy

NeuroNatter: Supporting Neurodivergent Staff to Thrive

Tuesday 17 November

12-1pm

Online

Hosted by FVA

Lunchtime Learning - Getting Started on Energy Efficiency for Your Charity

Jobs

Support Worker (Making it Work for Lone Parents) - Fife Gingerbread

30-36 hours per week

Operations Supervisor (Housing Support) - Trust in Fife

36 hours per week, £32,479 per annum

Corporate Governance Manager (temporary) - Kingdom Housing Association

36 hours per week, £61,221 - £68,024 per annum

Joiner - Kingdom Housing Association

38 hours per week, £31,812 - £36,053 per annum

Senior Finance Business Partner - Kingdom Housing Association

36 hours per week, £51,726 - £54,792 per annum

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The above information is from a Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) This Week in Fife's Third Sector Newsletter Fri 19/09/2026