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The Gathering 2019
The biggest third sector event of the year is back! The Gathering is a place for all the amazing people working in the third sector to network, showcase what they do and learn from each other.With a bustling marketplace with over 100 exhibitors, and a packed programme featuring m… Read more
SCVO Policy Forum
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 first meeting of 2019 will be an opportunity for the Forum to reflect on the information collected as part of the fo… Read more
Trainer training for beginners
The aim of this two-day course is to provide an introduction to training and learning. To learn how people learn, make the messages you want to get across stick through creating the right structure and environment for your participants. The course is designed to help participants… Read more
Policy Officers Network: Meet the researchers
This meeting of the Policy Officers Network (PON) will have a networking focus. The PON will be joined by Scottish Green party researchers from Holyrood. The researchers will describe their interests, what they do day-to-day, and share what they look for in briefings from the thi… Read more
Comms and marketing made easy
We are delighted to offer this brand new course. Those of us who work in communications have (frankly) created a completely self-perpetuating, bamboozling myth of a sector. It’s as if we designed it to frustrate and over complicate; to confound and confuse but it doesn’t hav… Read more
The third sector: future challenges and opportunities
The future is both exciting and challenging, creating new opportunities but also new pressures for organisations across the third sector.At this session we will utilise resources from the Civil Society Futures project to explore what colleagues feel the opportunities and pressure… Read more
SCVO Women's Network meeting with Talat Yaqoob Director of Equate Scotland
Join us to hear from the wonderful Talat Yaqoob – Director of Equate Scotland feminist campaigner, and all round great woman – as she shares her insights on presenting and speaking, gained from her years of activism and campaigning. She has an impressive track record of promoting… Read more
Be report writing ready
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to produce an effective and reader-friendly report, identify what to include and leave out of the report, use their time more productively to produce the report and have more confidence in their own role of reporter Read more
Beyond the basics: developing your fundraising skills
You already know the ABCs of fundraising so now it’s time to get into action and build upon your blocks of fundraising knowledge.Accessing funding can be scary, but don’t hide – seek a better understanding of how to approach funders, meet their criteria and build on relationships… Read more
Confidence in the ‘charity brand’ – a conversation
Event focusIn this session, we will focus on the changes to Scottish Charity Law that are needed to strengthen the charity 'brand' in the mind of the public.We will explore how charities can remain accountable through up to date regulation which considers new developments… Read more