Stepping into a leader role this summer, or taking the helm at a new organisation? Start your first year off right! 🚀 Our First Year in Post (FYIP) programme trades professional isolation for meaningful connection. 🔗 charityleadership.scot/wp-content/u... #VoluntarySector #CharityLeadership

Managing a voluntary sector organisation’s long-term financial security can be a complex balancing act. ⚖️ Our Strategic Partner LGT Wealth Management supports members with: 💼 Tailored portfolios 🌱 Sustainable investing 🤝 Structured philanthropic planning 🔗 lgtwm.com/uk-en #VoluntarySector

Strong governance sits at the heart of every resilient charity. ⚖️ Join us and experts from Lindsays Solicitors for a practical governance webinar. 📅 Wed 2 Sep 2026 | 10:00–11:30 📍 Online (Zoom) 🎟️ Free for members 🔗 trybooking.com/uk/GCEG #VoluntarySector #Governance

Join Kezia Dugdale for an online masterclass to strengthen your ability to build relationships, identify shared interests, and lead through complexity. 📅 Thursday 8 October 2026 🕒 3:00pm–5:00pm 📍 Online (Zoom) 🎟️ £75 Members | £150 Non-members 🔗 trybooking.com/uk/GPMT

Growing funds while investing ethically is a balancing act for voluntary sector leaders. ⚖️ Our Strategic Partner CCLA supports organisations with: 🎯 Value alignment 🛡️ High environmental & social standards 📢 Advocacy for corporate change on climate & mental health 🔗 ccla.co.uk #VoluntarySector

This #SmallCharityWeek, we’re celebrating leaders guiding smaller organizations across Scotland. As part of our #HardConversations series, we’re hosting a roundtable for small charity leaders to explore the realities, barriers, and practical insights of sector collaboration. 🧵 👇

🗓️ Save the Date: Charity Leadership Scotland AGM 26/27 Join us in Edinburgh as we reflect on a milestone year supporting voluntary sector leaders. Registration is live, secure your free member place today! 📅 Thu 19 Nov 2026 | 17:00–19:00 🎟️ Free (Members only) 🔗 trybooking.com/uk/GQGQ

Strategic Partner Spotlight: Turcan Connell ⚖️ For leaders in the voluntary sector, navigating complex legal and financial affairs is a key part of the role. We’re proud to work with partners who empower our members to lead with confidence. 👉 Explore their services: www.turcanconnell.com 🔗

Summer break incoming! 🌞🌿We’re taking a short pause in our events programme to recharge after a busy few months. A Huge thanks to everyone who joined us! Keep an eye on our newsletter for updates! 🗓️ #CharityLeadership #VoluntarySector #LeadershipDevelopment

🚨 Final call: Join the board at Charity Leadership Scotland! We are seeking 4 new Trustees to bring fresh perspectives to our board. We’re especially looking for leaders from outside the voluntary sector. Deadline: 16 June. 🗓️ 👉 Apply here: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...

Final spaces remaining! 🚨 We’re facilitating open, honest discussions to help voluntary sector leaders navigate complexity. NEW TSI Roundtable Limited spaces. See full details and register here:👉 charityleadership.scot/wp-content/u...

💚 Thank you, Aberdeen! Last week, we launched The Leadership Series at Union Kirk, exploring how the voluntary sector builds influence and shapes Scotland's future. Massive thanks to our speakers, partners, and attendees. Next stops: Edinburgh & Glasgow! 🗓️ #TheLeadershipSeries #VoluntarySector

Celebrating Volunteers' Week! 🌟 This week, we’re thanking the mentors, board members, and volunteers who power the voluntary sector. we're so lucky to have you. 🤝 To everyone giving their time, thank you! 🙌💚

VACANCY: Join the Charity Leadership Scotland Board! 💼 We’re seeking 4 new Trustees to guide the voluntary sector in Scotland. We especially welcome strategic leaders from outside the sector (PR, Sales, or Policy). First-time Trustees encouraged! Details & Apply: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...

⏳ Time is running out! 2 weeks to book our next CEO Support Forum on Wednesday 10 June. Step back from the load of leadership in a confidential space led by Duncan Batty of EmPower to focus on your wellbeing. 🎟️ BOOK NOW: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEYF #CharityLeadership #VoluntarySector

LAST CHANCE to book for Aberdeen! 7 Days to Go! ⏳On Thursday 4 June, #TheLeadershipSeries launch lands in Aberdeen. Don't miss your final opportunity to claim your seat for our opening conference, VOICE. 🎙️ 🎟️ Secure your ticket: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEUK #VoluntarySector #Aberdeen

✨Exhibitor Spotlight: Navigator✨ We’re delighted to welcome Navigator as a Premium Exhibitor for #TheLeadershipSeries in Aberdeen on 4 June! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Meet the team for specialist HR and legal support tailored to the #VoluntarySector. 💼 🎟️ Book your spot: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEUK #aberdeen

💬 “Leadership confidence is rooted in a solid grounding in your mission, values and goals.” Explore finding your VOICE with a new guest blog from Debbie McIlwraith Cameron of our Strategic Partner Collaborators, @Lindsays. 🔗 Read: buff.ly/3yR0Zqj #TheLeadershipSeries #VoluntarySector #Lindsays

✨ Exhibitor Spotlight: Sarasin & Partners ✨ We're delighted to welcome Sarasin & Partners as a Premium Exhibitor for #TheLeadershipSeries in Aberdeen on 4 June! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Come meet the team to discuss long-term, responsible stewardship for the #VoluntarySector. 🎟️ Book Now: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEUK

⏳ Less than one week to go! Join Graham Robertson (CEO, WorkingRite) & Lisa Gallagher (Flexibility Works) to explore the UK’s first Flexible Workplace Accreditation. Learn how to build inclusive, high-performing cultures across the voluntary sector. 🔗 BOOK NOW: www.trybooking.com/uk/GHPH

📢 Charity Investment Training Join Sarasin & Partners in Glasgow on Thursday 28 May for this CPD-accredited session. Enhance your investment oversight, update your Policy Statement, and navigate market volatility with your voluntary sector peers 🌍. 👉 Register: bit.ly/3Wk4JmS

💬 “Real change comes when we take action.” This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, take action for your own wellbeing. Join our confidential CEO Support Forum on 10 June to discuss the unique pressures of leadership in the voluntary sector with experts from Empower. 🔗 BOOK NOW: buff.ly/5fbqJkP#Take...

What’s in store for 2026/27? 🤔 The Leadership Series is our new year-long journey across Scotland, designed to build your confidence and insights in Voice, Challenge, and Change. Join us for one conference, or engage in all three for the full experience. ✨ (1/3) 🧵

Scotland, let’s show up and smash it again! 📢🏴 The 2026 CEO Pay & Equalities Survey is live. Last year, Scotland turned out in droves, let's build on that momentum to ensure our voluntary sector is heard! 🕒 15 mins 🎁 Free report for CEOs 🔗 Join here: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91083345/... #scotland

Work with us: Finance Executive 📊 Join the Charity Leadership Scotland team! We're seeking a proactive Finance Executive to help shape the future of the voluntary sector. 💰 £32,136 pro rata 🕒 21 hrs/wk (Hybrid) 📅 Closes: 12pm, 15 May Apply here: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP... #CharityJobs

✨ SPECIAL OFFER: Bring a Colleague for FREE ✨ Join us in Aberdeen on 4 June for The Leadership Series: Voice. 🎤 Book your ticket and bring an eligible senior leader from your organisation free of charge! Help your team lead with absolute confidence. (1/3) 🧵

💬 “This is an invitation to step into honest, thoughtful conversation with peers.” – Lucinda Godfrey, Charity Leadership Scotland CEO Influencing our context starts with the conversations we choose to have. We’re launching Hard Conversations: roundtables for the voluntary sector. (1/2)

REMINDER 📢 | How do we make flexible working… work? 🏠 Join us as Lisa Gallagher (Flexibility Works) and Graham Robertson (WorkingRite) dive into the future of working arrangements in the voluntary sector. 📅 Thurs 21 May | 3:00 PM 🎟️ Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/GHPH #FlexibleWorking #wfm

A huge thanks to Strategic Collaborators RBC Brewin Dolphin & Lynne Lamont for an excellent #FYIP masterclass! 🤝 This kicks off our partner-led session series for the #voluntarysector.✨ CEO in your 1st year? Join us: buff.ly/ZMY4cb7

CALLOUT FOR EXHIBITORS 📢 | Aberdeen: VOICE 🗣️ Join keynote Andy Maciver (Message Matters) on 4 June to explore influence and leadership in the #VoluntarySector. Secure your Aberdeen ticket or a full Series Pass here: 🎟️ buff.ly/6IDx7W2 #TheLeadershipSeries #AberdeenEvent

Spotlight: Navigator ⚖️ Navigator provides a legal "safety net" for the voluntary sector, offering the expert HR and legal insight you need to lead with confidence: ⚖️ Employment & HR 🛡️ Risk & Compliance 🤝 Tailored Solutions Explore their services: navigatorlaw.co.uk 🔗

LAST CALL 🔔 Scotland’s voice needs to be heard! 🔊 The World Charity Insights Survey 2026 closes in just 5 days. This is the final chance to shape the global narrative and represent our sector! It takes 10 mins and is totally anonymous. ⏱️ survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90999204/UK

How do we make flexible working... actually work? 🏠 Join our next Leader Learning session with Lisa Gallagher, co-founder of Flexibility Works. We’re diving into practical ways to build inclusive, sustainable workplaces in the voluntary sector. 🤝✨ 📅 21 May | 3pm 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GHPH

KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢 We are delighted to announce Andy Maciver, founder of Message Matters, as our keynote speaker for the first stop of The Leadership Series in Aberdeen on 4 June. (1/5) #CharityLeadership #TheLeadershipSeries

New CEO? 💼 "It’s lonely at the top," but it doesn’t have to be. Our FYIP package (£350) provides: 📘 ACEVO Resource 🎓 4 Masterclasses 🗣️ 1-to-1 with our CEO 👥 4 Peer Check-ins 👉 Details: charityleadership.scot/wp-content/u... 📧 [email protected] #FYIP #CharityLeadership #NewCEO

APPLY NOW! 🎓 6 fully-funded places (£875 value) for our Leadership Development programme with Edinburgh Napier University. 🎯 Aspiring Leaders (£2m-£10m charities) 📅 18/19 May & 1 June ⏳ Apply by 24 April (First-come, first-served!) 👉 charityleadership.scot/fully-funded...

There’s still time to join the World Charity Insights Survey 2026! 🙌 Represent Scotland in global research led by CAF to help the world understand our sector's unique pressures and impact. 📢 ⏱️ ~10 mins | Anonymous 👉 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90999204/UK #CAF #CharityLeadership #VoluntarySector

We’re changing how we gather… 🙌 Instead of one annual conference, we're launching The Leadership Series: a journey across Scotland's voluntary sector leadership community. 📍 Aberdeen | 4 June 💬 📍 Edinburgh | Sept 2026 🔍 📍 Glasgow | Feb 2027 ✨ 🎟️ Join us: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

Know a leader who should be in the room? 🗣️✨ Leadership is stronger when shared. Grow your network with our new Member Referral Programme! 🙌 🤝 Refer a peer to CLS 🎁 Get a £25 voucher for any event through 31 March 2027 👉 Tag a peer or tell them to sign up! #CharityLeadership #StrongerTogether

🙋Who supports the person supporting everyone else? 86% of CEOs feel the intensity of the role. This #StressAwarenessMonth, join our CEO Support Forum, a safe space for peers who ‘get it’. 📅 Wed 10 June, 2pm 🔒 CLS Members 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GEYF #CharityLeadership #VoluntarySector

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Represent Scotland in the World Charity Insights Survey 2026! Led by CAF, this global research spans 35+ countries to shape the international understanding of the voluntary sector. ⏱️ 10 mins 🔒 Anonymous 💾 Save & return Shape the global narrative here: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90999204/UK

New CEO? 💬 Whether it's your first time in the role or you're starting at a new org, start your first year off right. 🚀 Our First Year in Post programme offers clearer priorities, stronger decision-making, and reduced isolation. 1/3

🔓 Unlock your membership perks. Our Strategic Collaborators provide generous, exclusive benefits for our members. These offers are designed to give you access to trusted expertise, insight, & support when it matters most. 👉️ Swipe through to see their offers #charityleadership #leadershipdevelopment

We're launching our new Leadership Series! Rather than one annual conference, we are introducing three themed mini-conferences across Scotland, each shaped around: Voice, Challenge, and Change. 📍 We're starting with Voice in Aberdeen on 4 June. Book now www.trybooking.com/uk/GEUK

🔦 Collaborator Spotlight We’re proud to partner with Livingston James, an executive search & selection business that matches professional expertise to organisational need. Together, we’re supporting charities to build strong leadership, governance, & lasting impact. 🤝#CharityLeadership #Partnership

This year’s #IWD2026 theme, #GiveToGain, captures the spirit of female leadership. From speaking at events, to mentoring the next generation, we want to thank the women in our network give their time, expertise, & support so the voluntary sector grows stronger. How did you reflect on IWD? 💚

Two weeks left to apply for the Spring 2026 Leadership Exchange! ⏳ We pair you with a peer across the public, private, or voluntary sectors. It’s a dedicated, confidential space to bounce ideas and gain fresh perspectives you simply can't get internally. 🧵 1/3

Proud to partner with Lindsays! 🤝 They provide the specialist legal advice charity leaders need to navigate charity law, employment, and compliance. From Governance Masterclasses to our First Year In Post programme, they help build resilient organisations. 🔗 www.lindsays.co.uk

🔊 Hear Christopher McShane introduce our next Leader Learning session! 🌱 Learn the honest reality of Capella’s Net Zero journey, from steep learning curves to real benefits. 🔒 CLS Members only 📅 25 Mar | 3-4 PM 👉 Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/FMAP #NetZero #CharityLeadership

Thinking of retiring in the next 5 years? 💭 Leading a charity is often an identity driven by immense passion. Stepping away can feel daunting. That’s why we’re launching the Transition Support Programme to help you navigate this major shift confidently. 🧵 1/4