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ACOSVO is excited that this month the Leadership Exchange Programme has passed the 100 matches mark, which means that 200 leaders from across Scotland’s public services have been matched for this innovative peer learning initiative. Development Officer Emily Martin has developed and managed the programme over the past 18 months, and is now moving on to pastures new. Read below how Emily looks back on the programme’s development since its inception and gives an update on what’s new...

2011: The Challenge

David Dunsire, Consultant at ACOSVO Strategic Partner Shepherd and Wedderburn, gives his guide to having a truly effective Board...

Over a long (too long some might say!) legal career, one of the fascinations for me, particularly in the third sector, has been to observe the dynamics of boards at work and to consider how relationships impact on their effectiveness.  So what is an ‘effective board’?

I would suggest that an effective board is one which:

Pat Armstrong, ACOSVO Chief Executive, reflects on her travels in our latest blog.

"I’ve been back at work a week now and it only seems fitting that I bring my travel blog to an end.  A summary might read thus:

ACOSVO's outgoing Convenor and Chief Executive of Youth Scotland Ian McLaughlan reflects on his time as chair, and on the leadership of ACOSVO...

A happy 2016 to members, staff and friends of ACOSVO!