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ACOSVO Members Event: Pause for Thought

Name: ACOSVO Members Event: Pause for Thought
Start: 2024-06-20T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-20T11:00:00+01:00
Location: Greyfriars Charteris Centre

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Join us for ACOSVO's 2024 Member's event: Pause for Thought!

As I write this, we are acutely aware of the pressures leaders are under, we hear about it, and we see it. The context we are leading in continues to be uncertain, uncomfortable and is presenting us with complex problems. Amongst leaders we are seeing courage, passion and unwavering strength but we are also seeing frustration, overwhelm, and tiredness. How can we articulate our collective insights to cultivate new thinking and what questions do we need to ask ourselves as well as others?

Taking time to enhance our understanding, share our experiences and discuss possibilities with each other is critical for the future of our leadership, our organisations and the people we serve.

I invite you to join your leadership peers at this ACOSVO Members only event to spark new thinking, build our connections and Pause for Thought.

Lucinda Godfrey

ACOSVO CEO

This is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful discussions with lots of time and space for networking. Following on from Lucinda, we will hear from Scott Edgar, Senior Research Manager, Diffley Partnership. The Diffley Partnership work alongside the David Hume Institute to create the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET), which measures the most important facets of our lives and decision-making in Scotland: our society, economy, and environment. Scott's knowledge and expertise is a fantastic addition to this event, and we are delighted to have his input. We will also hear from Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo’s Scotland who has recently published research about how to be an effective charity CEO. Martin will create the space for you to reflect on your own leadership and consider with so many competing priorities how do you identify mission critical? How to think about the role and what leadership approaches can you adopt in order to be an effective charity leader.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Martin Crewe has been Director of Barnardo’s Scotland for 16 years and has worked in the charity sector for over 30 years. He has been a member of several boards including Edinburgh College, OSCR, Evaluation Support Scotland and chaired the Scottish Government’s Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) Programme Board. Martin initially trained as a geochemist and has worked for a trade union, the National Health Service and charities both big and small. He has recently completed a DBA focused on charity leadership and effectiveness.

Scott Edgar joined the Diffley Partnership in 2022 following previous roles in social research at the Electoral Commission and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Since joining the business he has managed a wide range of research projects including two of Diffley Partnership’s regular quarterly surveys in Understanding Scotland and Understanding Business.

Scott has significant expertise in statistical data analysis, research design, management of research projects and communication and has worked on several high profile and high impact projects over the course of his career. He holds a MSc in Political Research from the University of Strathclyde and hold particular research interests in the areas of housing and electoral administration.

This event is one not to be missed and we hope to see you there!