The consultation Think Tank is an action learning project I am developing in partnership with Shared Care Scotland. The Think Tank brings together a number of short breaks providers with…
Relationship Marketing takes off
I’m very pleased to be working with the Coalition of Care Providers Scotland to deliver a special Relationship Marketing workshop for social care providers. Our first two workshops in September…
Are you a wren or a greyhound?
It’s time to stop avoiding the question most people ask me! ‘Why are you called Wren and Greyhound?’. Most of the stories below are half-truths to disguise the fact that…
Self-Directing
It’s not just the sunshine that lifted the spirits this month. On 21st May I was at the ‘Brilliant Breaks’ conference launching the easy evaluation toolkit with Evaluation Support Scotland…
Volunteers: are they inputs or outcomes?
Having been involved in volunteer management for a number of years, I was pleased to be invited to run a short training input for the newly-formed Volunteer Managers Forum in…
Strategic planning…in two hours?!
It might sound unusual for a freelancer to say, but I was lucky enough to be invited to do some pro-bono facilitation this week. Like all voluntary work, pro-bono might…
Participatory evaluation with Voluntary Action Fund
I am delighted to have been selected to support a new Small Grants programme developed by Voluntary Action Fund in partnership with Scottish Government. ‘Communities Tackling Sectarianism’ will support Scottish…
Gathering buzz
It was great to meet so many enthusiastic people at the Gathering in Glasgow this week. The Relationship Marketing workshop attracted over 80 extremely engaged – and engaging! – people….