Susan Murray

I’ve received two emails in the last week about people leaving roles. Perhaps it’s the time of year and people are looking for a new challenge? The second email was from Dame Mary Marsh, founding Director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme. Mary started this fantastic... Read more

I came back to work after maternity leave in November. It felt like the post referendum age was a time of possibility and people in all walks of life were thinking about how we might make Scotland and the world a better place. But now two weeks into the New Year, I can’t help... Read more

As I read the many predictions for 2015, I am surprised by how few mention volunteering. But maybe it’s in there if we think about volunteering differently. For years, many have said the term volunteering makes them think of little old ladies supporting their local charity shop... Read more

Our sector is changing and changing fast. We’re not just witnessing a change in working practices but a generational change in leadership. At the ACOSVO conference at the end of last year, the change in age of the delegates was evident by hair colour. There were a lot less grey... Read more

Fantastic. Amazing. Brilliant. I watched BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) with sheer delight. Not just because of the amazing sporting achievements but for the profile of volunteering. Volunteers and volunteering were centre stage in the ceremony and on social media... Read more

I am a passionate volunteer. I’ve volunteered in some shape or form my whole life and as my life has changed, I have given my time in different ways and changed the organisations I support. This mind-set of lending a hand was instilled in me from my time in the Brownies but I... Read more