Charity conference set to get professionals and charities working together
The Signet Library in Edinburgh plays host to a Charity Conference on the 30th of March. The conference, “Working together: collaboration, mergers, partnerships and more”, aims to bring together people working in the professions with charities.
The conference is a joint venture between the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and the WS Society. As well as looking at how the professions and charities work together, the conference will take forward work on charity law.
Lucy McTernan, Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and co-chair of the event said:
“Charities and voluntary organisations are increasingly focusing on new ways of working, identifying new sources of funding and adopting new business models. Working together with the professions and the business community can help increase the sector’s stability.
“If you’re a professional adviser with charity sector clients, a representative from the charity sector or a business involved in CSR, a social enterprise, policy makers or regulators, I’d urge you to make sure you don’t miss this key event.”
Fellow co-chair Alastair Keatinge, Partner and Head of Charities, Lindsays commented:
“This is an important time to be aware of changing practices, challenges and opportunities in the charity sector. We have brought together many of the leading voices and innovative thinkers to share their vision and experiences. This is a unique and special event that will help to build and strengthen relationships within the sector”
For more information or to book a place, please see www.wssociety.co.uk or email jpohl@wssociety.co.uk
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Notes to editors:
1. for further details on the conference, please contact Sarah Beattie-Smith at SCVO on 0779 060 1995 or Ann Davidson at the WS Society on 0131 225 0653
2. for more on SCVO see www.scvo.org.uk
3. for more on the WS Society see www.wssociety.co.uk
Further event details:
Co-chairs
Alastair Keatinge, Partner and Head of Charities, Lindsays
Lucy McTernan, Deputy Chief Executive, SCVO
Sessions include:
“The bigger picture: where do we focus our energies?”
with Graeme Bissett, Chairman, Children 1st, Scotland
“Collaborative working: the way forward?”
with Iain Gordon, Chief Executive, Bethany Christian Trust
“Working together: making it happen”, panel session
Quentin Fisher, Head of Policy and Development, OSCR
Martin Gill, Regional Managing Partner for Scotland, PKF
Andrew Muirhead, Chief Executive, Inspiring Scotland
Mel Young, President, Homeless World Cup
Workshops include:
Collaborative working - Simon Mackintosh, Partner, Head of Charity Unit, Turcan Connell LLP
Pro bono work: Ensuring its win: win - Duncan Osler, Partner, Head of Public Sector and Government Group, Mac Roberts LLP & Jane McLeod, Chair, GLSS Pro Bono Network
The SCIO: Where are we now? - Stuart Cross, Senior Lecturer, Dundee Law School and Nancy Fancott, Policy Officer, SCVO
Social entrepreneurship: Passion meets business discipline - Mel Young, President, Homeless World Cup & Andrew Moorhead, Chief Executive, Inspiring Scotland