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Fit for fundraising
An intensive fundraisers workout designed to tone and shape you into an effective fundraising machine in no time at all!Running over two consecutive days this course incorporates content from both the Introduction to effective fundraising and Beyond the basics: developing your fu… Read more
How to write right
Need to write content for websites or online platforms but need to improve your writing skills? This practical training course in copywriting and content writing for the web, and for print will help you gain the skills and confidence to write creative publicity materials. Read more
Rethinking the Value of Civil society - Webinar
Rethinking the Value of Civil society - Webinar Read more
Managing and supervising people
During this 2 day interactive course participants will:Identify strengths and areas to work on.Have a framework for managing and supervising peopleDevelop skills, techniques and strategies for managing peopleObtain support and encouragement.Tackle work related problems and issues… Read more
Social Security in Scotland: Timeline and Disability Assistance consultation
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP recently set out a high level timeline for the delivery of a number of aspects of social security in Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/publications/devolution-of-benefits-ministerial-statement/A … Read more
Safeguarding - managing risk and maintaining confidence
Managing risk and safeguarding have never been so important to how charities carry out their activities. Safeguarding failures not only have a devastating impact on your charity’s beneficiaries, employees and supporters, they can also cause damage to your reputation and that of t… Read more
Demonstrate impact and value to funders
This one day course will cover the basics of social impact recording. Read more
Policy Officers Network: Brexit deal or no deal
This meeting of the Policy Officers Network (PON) will take place just one week after the UK is scheduled to leave the EU. Will a deal be reached by then? What will it look like, and what will its impacts be? Join SCVO's Craig Wilson to reflect on Brexit and its potential imp… Read more
SCVO Policy Forum: Spring evidence session 2019
This session is open to members of the SCVO Policy Forum only. The Policy Forum is an SCVO initiative to strengthen the voice of the third sector in Scotland.This evidence session will be an opportunity for the Forum to reflect the future of the workforce and the economy in Scotl… Read more
Intermediaries Network Meeting: 2021 Scottish Manifestos
The quarterly meeting of SCVO's Intermediaries Network. A more detailed agenda will be added shortly. This meeting will offer intermediary organisations an opportunity to share their priorities ahead of producing their 2021 Scottish Election manifestos. Read more