The Gathering Extra
The Gathering Extra 2025 took place on Wednesday 5th March
If you missed something at the Gathering in-person, weren't able to make it, or simply prefer to join events online, the Gathering Extra is for you.
Featuring recorded sessions from the Gathering, real-time event hosts, live chats, special guests from across the sector, this popular online event gives you the chance to enjoy all the energy and insights of the Gathering from the comfort of your own home or office.
We’ll be making a few changes to the format of the Gathering Extra to give you the opportunity to join more sessions in 2026.
You can still watch the Gathering Extra 2025 via the link below.
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Who's the Gathering Extra for?
The Gathering Extra is for everyone working in or with the Scottish voluntary sector.
You might decide to join because the in-person event doesn’t work for you, or you might have joined us 7th/8th November in-person at the EICC earlier in November and want to catch up with some sessions, then catch up online with an event that you missed.
How does the Gathering Extra work?
Working out how to make the Gathering work for an online audience is something we've thought long and hard about. We want to make the Gathering accessible for as many people as possible. In 2023 we introduced the Gathering Extra and brought it back again on 5th March 2025.
Here are the details
- We consulted with last year's Gathering Extra delegates and organisations across the sector that have approached hybrid and online events in different ways. We have consistently heard that the Gathering Extra was a positive, engaging experience for people who came along. We think from our conversations with others and through our experience of delivering events like the Gathering Extra that making a hybrid event work well requires smaller audience sizes and a simpler programme.
- We worked with online event experts to offer an online experience that includes live and recorded sessions. After recording a range of sessions from across the two in-person Gathering days, we edited them so they worked well for an online audience, whose needs are different to people who attend in person.
- We hosted the Gathering Extra live on 5th March 2025 where hundreds of delegates joined us for a full day, real-time online event.
- We had real-time event hosts and special guests bringing recorded content from the Gathering to life. The event had the look and feel of the Gathering, with branding, energy and live chats, but without the awkward Zoom break out conversations.
- Throughout the event, delegates were able to share thoughts and comments in real-time through a chatbar, which was monitored by our SCVO hosts.
- If you didn't make the Gathering Extra on 5th March 2025, it will be available to watch back later, and because it’s the Gathering it is 100% free for all delegates.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Gathering Extra, get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.
