Four new members have been elected to join the board of Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. 

Following the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (SCVO) AGM on Tuesday, the board will see people from across the sector and beyond join. 

Carolyn Lochhead, Kenny Steele, Allison Barr, Chris Platt, and Kim Atkinson were all elected by SCVO members. 

Ms Lochhead is director of external affairs at the Scottish Federation Of Housing Associations (SFHA), while CEO of Highland Hospice - Kenny Steele - has also joined. 

Allison Barr is chief executive of Team Jak Foundation, and Chris Platt is chief executive of Montrose Community Trust. 

Meanwhile Kim Atkinson leads Scottish Sports Association as CEO and returns to the SCVO board for a second term, with Gillian Reid-McKee now stepping down. 

Anna Fowlie, chief executive of SCVO, commented:

“I'm delighted to welcome our 4 new trustees, Alison, Carolyn, Kenny and Chris to SCVO. And welcome back Kim Atkinson for a second term. I'd also like to thank Gillian Reid-McKee who served us very well over the last three years.

“We're lucky to have a board comprised of trustees voted in by our members as well as some appointed for specific expertise. 

“That gives us a good breadth of experienced and engaged people to keep us on the right track.”

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## About SCVO

SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact.

SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector.

Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners.

Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored, learning opportunities.

SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience.

Discounts and savings savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org).

For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)