Our Specialist Volunteer Network team have a packed schedule of free online workshops for May which will provide solutions to real problems charities face including:

⚪️ Navigating financial uncertainty
⚪️ Maxmimising AI's full potential
⚪️ Ensuring your charity is cyber secure

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Practical advice from insolvency experts w/ real-life reflections from CEO who kept the doors open whilst overcoming multiple funding deficits.

Even if your funds have > 1 year remaining this will be useful for horizon scanning and early warnings for leaders and trustees.

Exciting opportunity in the North East for creative young people with shmu 📽️

This looks to be a great offer from SCVO - we'd encourage our Inspiring Scotland Partners to take a closer look📽️

Merging with another organisation can be an exciting opportunity 🤝

Our Specialist Volunteer Network volunteers at Gillespie Macandrew are hosting a webinar that will give you the best chance in having a successful merger!

📅 Wednesday 24th April
⏰ 10am - 11am

Book now 👇
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b1b1247…

Making space for strategy 📈

Specialist Volunteer Gary Muir recently used his expertise to facilitate a strategy session for Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund (Adult) charity partner MindMosaic Counselling & Therapy, helping them set objectives & think about the big picture.

Here's what they had to say about Gary's support 👇

Would you know what to do if one of your team made a reasonable adjustment request?

.Specialist Volunteer Network's free online workshop will ensure you're equipped to make small changes that have a massive difference!

📅 6th March
⏰ 11am - 12pm

Sign up below 👇

eventbrite.co.uk/e/svn-workshop…

Are you are 3rd sector professional who feels like you're on a treadmill which is getting steeper and faster all the time?

We know there are many in this situation but even carving out the time to consider tools to combat this is an acute challenge.

Now is your chance! 👇

A really interesting session on mindset coming up - a good chance to take some time to reflect and gain some new tools moving forward. This is for YOU!

#SVNSupport

Redundancy is a tricky subject for any charity.

Join Specialist Volunteer Network & BTO Solicitors LLP for a workshop on how to ensure the best duty of care for your team to avoid costly mistakes during uncertain times.

📅 Tuesday 19th September
🕚 11am - 12pm

🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/svn-workshop…

Last year Specialist Volunteer Network launched an exciting mentorship programme with Morgan Stanley Glasgow’s Women in Tech working group.

In June they came together at the Morgan Stanley office to celebrate the graduation of the first group of mentees 🎓

Read more ➡️
inspiringscotland.org.uk/news/mentoring…

A big issue for Scotland's charities is that due to uncertainty on timing and level of funding, a lot of orgs are being forced to put staff at risk of redundancy.

Experts from BTO Solicitors LLP' employment team will talk us through what you need to know, plus some myth-busting.

An incredibly useful session coming up to support Scottish third sector organisations when operating through funding uncertainty.

BTO Solicitors LLP will also help with defining redundancy and requirements of a fair procedure.

Please help to share with your networks.

#SVNSupport

📢 BIG NEWS! 📢

We’re thrilled to launch #CreativeCommunitiesGlasgow : grants of up to £80,000 to support community orgs in Glasgow to deliver #ParticipatoryArts projects on wellbeing, culture and creativity 🎨🎺🎬

👉 Find out more: bit.ly/41ZslcF
⏳ Deadline: 30 June

Unforgettable evening #YouthMatters conference at The Usual Place Dumfries last night. The Steering Group want to play an integral part in discussions, research and decision-making at policy and community planning level. Fantastic report and launch 👏
Inspiring Scotland Dumfries and Galloway Council

Superb #tfgsummit23 Scottish Tech Army 👏 brilliant panel discussion w/ Specialist Volunteer Network STA Pro Bono Economics + Barclays UK. Theme of impact + need for data + not knowing what to ask for. Inspiring Scotland #SVNSupport can help make the connections and open doors to fantastic Pro Bono partners.

Excited to share the new #DifferentMinds campaign video! Around 1 in 100 people in Scotland are autistic. Think differently about thinking differently.
youtu.be/PUEYVumuQAY
Scot Gov Fairer Inspiring Scotland

Join Inspiring Scotland #SpecialistVolunteerNetwork for FREE online workshop of Full Cost Recovery, with CEO Angie Ferguson Perth Autism Support.

📅 Wednesday, 8th of March
🕙 10-11am
🔗 sign-up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/specialist-v…

Last chance to take advantage of brilliant support offer from @SBRC. One of our #SpecialistVolunteers is delivering this support + has few spaces still. Costly review process to undertake privately + increase your cyber resilience. Get in touch [email protected] ✉️

Interesting webinar to check out. Heard from Fraser of Allander Institute and CMS UK's #InternationalScotland report around planning time as a blocker to development. Lots more to consider - material costs, retrofitting v new build, low v intense carbon emissions and long term impact. 🤔