ACOSVO

Survival of the Fittest

This year's conference took place on 10th November at the Grand Central Hotel Glasgow.

ACOSVO has produced a directory of leadership learning opportunities in Scotland, the UK and beyond

To view the members survey 2011 click here

Please click here to view ACOSVO's plans for 2011

Please click here to view ACOSVO's 2010 Annual Report

Please click here to download the full report from ACOSVO's 10th Anniversary Conference. 

Please click on the names below to download their presentations from ACOSVO's 10th Anniversary Conference.

Jim Panton

Jan Strom

Zoe Van Zwanenberg

Please click here to view ACOSVO's 2010 Members Survey Report

October - The report on the Evolving Leadership and Governance Event on Partnerships and Collaboration is available to download by clicking here

September - The report on the Evolving Leadership and Governance Event on Governance and Cross-Border (UK) Charities is available to download by clicking here.

September - Martin Crewe's speech from the Scottish Leaders Dinner on 2nd September, where he addressed the topic of Being a Leader, has been uploaded and can be viewed and downloaded below.

A report has been produced, in partnership with Haley Associates Ltd., titled Managing Mergers in the Third Sector. The report can be downloaded below, or to view click here.

a paper on 'Getting the best out of the relationship between the Chair and Chief Officer in a third sector organisation' can be accessed here

August - The online version of the DVD which was produced by the Centre for Confidence and Well-being and Equality and Human Rights Commission is now available to view online.

Please follow the link below and click on the video to view it. This video features some of the participants and can be used as a training tool and viewed in sections within organisations. The video is just over 21 minutes long. http://vimeo.com/user4426960

May - The report from the ACOSVO Members Survey 2010 has been uploaded for your information.

April 23rd - ACOSVO written evidence to the Equal Opportunities Committee can be viewed at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/equal/Budget%20process%202011-12/subs/BSP01ACOSCVO.pdf

March - Graeme Brown - CE of Shelter Scotland's presentation at the Scottish Leaders Dinner

Joanne Gibson, Systems Thinking

Jay Niblick, Innermetrix

Christine Carlin, Third Sector Division, Scottish Government

Heather Sim, Space Unlimited and Brannock High School

Podcasts from the conference are published at . http://www.knowhownonprofit.org/leadership/acosvoleadership

Feedback from Conference Delegates

Conference Report

Baring Report: The first principal of Voluntary Action

Change Management in the Voluntary Sector

Boards, Governance and Leadership of the Voluntary Sector Supplementary Report

Boards, Governance and Leadership of the Voluntary Sector

Boards, Governance and Leadership of the Voluntary Sector Presentation

Presentations and speeches from the ACOSVO 2008 conference.

Keynote speech: Maureen Watt, Minister for Schools and Skills

Robert Rae, Scotland's Futures Forum

Maria McGill, Highland Hospice

Lena Setkova, Carnegie UK Trust

Kris Von Wald, Learning and Change

Helen Chambers, Inspiring Scotland

Professor George Stonehouse, Edinburgh Institute of Leadership and Management Practice

Andrew Myers, Cranfield School of Management

Cationa McPhee-Smith, Inspire

If you wish a copy of the presentation from Catriona McPhee-Smith, Chief Executive of Inspire please contact office@acosvo.org.uk

 Excellence in Change Workshop Summary Report

Presentations from the 2006 Conference by 

Tim McLaughlin, Leadership and Change Management

Mike Palmer, Social Inclusion and Voluntary Issues Division, Scottish Executive

Dharmendra Kanani, Director, Big Lottery Fund, Scotland

Findings from the ACOSVO Organisational Impact Study 2007

Findings from the ACOSVO Members Survey 2006

Key Points from meeting with Peter Peacock MSP and ACOSVO  members on 31st January 2006

Presentations from AON Events 2006

FSA and Contract Certainty by Peter Fleming, Associate Director AON

Business Continuity Management by Hugh Leighton