Programme of events at the Gathering - The Gathering

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

Employer-supported volunteering in action: exploring the national framework

Volunteer Scotland
Kilsyth room 13:30-14:45
Leadership Volunteering Workforce & HR Waiting list places available

Game on: growing climate resilience in your organisation and community

SCVO, Small 99 & Verture
Moorfoot room 13:30-14:30
Climate Waiting list places available

Autism, ageing and care: beginning the conversation

Scottish Autism
Ochil room 13:30-14:30
Health & social care

Your digital strategy for the post-AI era

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 13:30-14:30
Digital, comms & marketing

Election 2026: what it means for the future of Scotland and your work

University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy
Sidlaw auditorium 13:30-14:30
Policy Waiting list places available

More than just words: creating a meaningful and effective strengths-based culture

Coconut Octopus
Tinto room 13:30-14:30
Leadership Volunteering Workforce & HR Waiting list places available

Tuesday mid afternoon

Values-led leadership and learning

Harmeny Education Trust
Carrick room 15:00-16:00
Health & social care Governance, strategy & legal Workforce & HR Waiting list places available

Contextual safeguarding: working collaboratively to keep young people safe, for people, at home and in the community

Right There
Fintry auditorium 15:00-16:00
Leadership Families & communities Governance, strategy & legal

Championing a human rights culture

Scottish Government (in partnership with THRE and the Poverty Alliance)
Harris room 15:00-16:00
Leadership Equalities & human rights Policy Waiting list places available

The state of the voluntary sector workforce: key findings and future directions

SCVO
Kilsyth room 15:00-16:00
Workforce & HR Waiting list places available

Mental health stigma and discrimination: reflecting on our own sector

SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health)
Moorfoot room 15:00-16:15
Health & social care Workforce & HR Equalities & human rights Waiting list places available

Collaborating across the sectors: innovative approaches in Drumchapel

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 15:00-16:00
Employability Health & social care Volunteering Families & communities Policy

foreCASt: advice that changes lives - maximising incomes

Citizens Advice Scotland
Sidlaw auditorium 15:00-16:00
Families & communities Equalities & human rights Policy

Scotland in a changing world: the role of Global Citizenship Education

Scotland's International Development Alliance
Tinto room 15:00-16:15
Employability Leadership Equalities & human rights

Tuesday late afternoon

Gathering Hustings

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 16:15-17:45

Wednesday early morning

Networking for newbies - Wednesday morning

SCVO
Moorfoot room 08:40-09:10

Exhibition - Wednesday

Exhibition only

Cromdale Hall 09:00-15:00

Wednesday mid morning

Measuring what matters: a co-design approach to peer support evaluation

Scottish Recovery Network
Carrick room 09:15-10:30
Finance, funding & fundraising Impact & evaluation Policy Waiting list places available

Mind the (implementation) gap: overcoming obstacles and sharing solutions to strengthen social care

Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
Tinto room 09:15-10:30
Health & social care Leadership Policy

Optimising operations: how charities can harness Microsoft Copilot

Phoenix Software
Fintry auditorium 09:30-10:30
Leadership Digital, comms & marketing Workforce & HR

Ways to workplace wellbeing: trauma-informed practice and supporting staff

SCVO
Harris room 09:30-10:30
Leadership Workforce & HR Equalities & human rights Waiting list places available

Can you make an impact in a hour?

The Super Power Agency
Kilsyth room 09:30-10:30
Volunteering Impact & evaluation Arts, culture & sport

Run well, being safe, managing risks

Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd
Moorfoot room 09:30-10:30
Environment Leadership Workforce & HR

State of the nation: how do the public and politicians view the voluntary and community sector in Scotland?

nfpResearch
Ochil room 09:30-10:30
Finance, funding & fundraising Impact & evaluation Waiting list places available

Exploring the funding landscape together

SCVO
Pentland auditorium 09:30-10:30
Finance, funding & fundraising

Committed to compliance: essential legal briefing

SCVO
Sidlaw auditorium 09:30-10:30
Governance, strategy & legal

Wednesday late morning

From voluntary to viable: trading, diversification and opening new markets

Social Enterprise Scotland
Fintry auditorium 11:00-12:00
Finance, funding & fundraising Governance, strategy & legal

Inclusive employment programme talk

Inclusion Scotland
Harris room 11:00-12:00
Workforce & HR Waiting list places available

Maximising impact in challenging times: Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland's adaptive approach

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Kilsyth room 11:00-12:00
Health & social care Governance, strategy & legal Impact & evaluation Waiting list places available