ACOSVO 2018 Annual Conference: 'Rebel With A Cause' - SOLD OUT

The Open University (OU) is delighted to be the main sponsor of the Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO) Annual Conference, Rebel With a Cause.  [SOLD OUT]

The conference looks to challenge what it means to be a leader, explore how things can be done differently, how boundaries can be pushed, and how revolutionary change not evolutionary progress can become the new norm. 

The keynote speakers are: Marie Hendry, Depute Director of the OU in Scotland; Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scottish Refugee Council; Anna Fowlie, CEO of Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations; and fundraising expert Alan Clayton, of Alan Clayton Associates.

The day includes workshops on future thinking and radical collaboration and member led table discussions, along with networking with over 130 third sector leader peers.

The conference also supports Scotland's Year of Young People, having two young people, supported by Louise Macdonald OBE, Chief Executive of Young Scot, chair the event. 

More information about the conference is available here:
www.open.ac.uk/scotland/news/open-university-support-third-sector-leaders-conference 

The OU works with a range of voluntary organisations accross Scotland. Please see our charity and voluntary sector web page for more information. 

There is also a range of free learning on the voluntary sector on the OU's OpenLearn site, such as Introducing the Voluntary Sector, which guides you through some of the distinctive features and values of the voluntary sector, and how organisations are funded and involve volunteers and other 'stakeholders' in their work.