Programme Day 1 Day 2

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The Gathering 2026 took place on 10 and 11 February. We’ve left the programme here for your reference and for access to event information

Tuesday early morning

Networking for newbies - Tuesday morning

SCVO
Moorfoot room 08:40-09:10 Waiting list places available

Exhibition - Tuesday

Exhibition only

Cromdale Hall 09:00-16:00

Tuesday mid morning

House of Hormones

Cyrenians - Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution & Parenting Across Scotland
Sidlaw auditorium 09:15-10:30
Health & social care Families & communities

Spare change?

CCLA
Carrick room 09:30-10:30
Finance, funding & fundraising Governance, strategy & legal Waiting list places available

Leadership and mental health

Scottish Action for Mental Health
Fintry auditorium 09:30-10:30
Leadership

Future-proof your buildings: practical steps towards resilient facilities

SCVO
Harris room 09:30-10:30
Climate

Volunteering roundtables: bridging the participation gap

Volunteer Scotland
Kilsyth room 09:30-10:30
Leadership Volunteering Equalities & human rights Waiting list places available

What can I do to help my organisation stay safe online?

Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd
Moorfoot room 09:30-10:30
Finance, funding & fundraising Governance, strategy & legal Digital, comms & marketing

Building productive partnerships to support people impacted by crime

Victim Support Scotland
Ochil room 09:30-10:30
Health & social care Families & communities Equalities & human rights

Supporting communities through unimaginable tragedy: learning from Southport and Liverpool

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 09:30-10:30
Leadership Families & communities Finance, funding & fundraising Equalities & human rights

Shifting cultures: creating neurodiversity-friendly workplaces

SCVO
Tinto room 09:30-10:30
Leadership Workforce & HR Equalities & human rights Policy

Tuesday late morning

Fund manager insights: what makes a strong funding application

Impact Funding Partners
Carrick room 11:00-12:00
Finance, funding & fundraising Waiting list places available

Navigating AI in the charity sector: best practices for policy

Phoenix Software and SCVO
Fintry auditorium 11:00-12:00
Leadership Governance, strategy & legal Policy

Decoding your energy bill: empowering communities to understand and save

Utility Aid
Harris room 11:00-12:00
Environment Finance, funding & fundraising

How to move into leadership roles in the voluntary sector

Aspen People
Kilsyth room 11:00-12:00

When Trustees behave badly: managing conflict and misconduct in the boardroom

Turcan Connell
Moorfoot room 11:00-12:00
Leadership Governance, strategy & legal Waiting list places available

Prevention: the golden ticket to tackling Scotland's health inequalities

Voluntary Health Scotland
Ochil room 11:00-12:00
Health & social care Impact & evaluation Policy Waiting list places available

A genuine partnership between the voluntary sector and public bodies in Scotland

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 11:00-12:00
Policy

Poverty and suicide: understanding the connection

Samaritans Scotland & Poverty Alliance
Sidlaw auditorium 11:00-12:00
Workforce & HR Equalities & human rights Policy

Laying a foundation of wellbeing with neuro-inclusive service provision

The Donaldson Trust
Tinto room 11:00-12:15
Health & social care Leadership Equalities & human rights

Tuesday lunchtime

Invisible Cities guided tour - Women of Edinburgh

Invisible Cities
EICC 12:30-13:30
Arts, culture & sport Waiting list places available

Walking Scotland Health Walk (Tuesday)

Walking Scotland
EICC 12:30-13:00
Health & social care Waiting list places available

Doggy bingo with Dogs for Good (Tuesday)

Dogs for Good
Kilsyth room 12:30-13:15 Waiting list places available

Speed networking - Tuesday lunchtime

SCVO
Moorfoot room 12:30-13:00 Waiting list places available

Meet the TFN team

TFN
Tinto room 12:30-13:00

Tuesday early afternoon

How do we keep the promise made to Scotland's children, families and care experienced adults?

The Promise Scotland
Fintry auditorium 13:15-14:30
Families & communities Workforce & HR

Unlocking impact: social investment and investment readiness

Firstport for Social Entrepreneurs
Carrick room 13:30-14:30
Finance, funding & fundraising Governance, strategy & legal Impact & evaluation Waiting list places available

Creating your human rights and equalities action plan

THRE - Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities
Harris room 13:30-14:30
Leadership Governance, strategy & legal Equalities & human rights Waiting list places available