Pilotlight/Inspiring Scotland

Day

Wednesday 8 November

Time slot

11:00-12:00

This event took place over 1 year ago

Room

Carrick suite
Wheelchair accessible

Contact

Richard Moore
0131 524 8161

Topics

Running your organisation Volunteering Learning, development and skills

Overall aim

1. To inform third sector organisations about the opportunities that skilled volunteering can bring.
2. To introduce two personalised, relationship-based volunteering services that benefit third sector organisations and skilled volunteers.
3. To hear first-hand the impact of relationship-based, skilled volunteering in action, which is free of charge to third sector organisations.

Description

Support from skilled volunteers has been transformational for many organisations. From knowing you have a safe set of hands to navigate an HR or legal challenge, to getting a steer for a communications strategy, or to accessing support for governance or a wider strategic review. Professional volunteers provide a vital service for Scotland’s third sector organisations.Critically, it enables senior management and boards increase their focus on core business functions, sustainability, scale and innovation.

In this session, panellists from Pilotlight, Inspiring Scotland, Sodexo and RUTS join together to discuss the challenges facing many organisations and how taking a relationship-based approach to matching the right professional volunteer with the right organisation helps to build capacity and strengthen the sector.“PEEK would not be the same charity without the unwavering support from Pilotlight and Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network’” Michaela Collins (CEO PEEK)

Who was the event aimed at?

Directors

Who spoke at this event?

Ed Mayo (CEO Pilotlight)
Elaine Crichton (Specialist Volunteer Network Executive, Inspiring Scotland)
Angela Halliday (Director Social Impact, Sodexo UK and Ireland)
Caroline Ferguson (CEO RUTS)