SCAN Affiliations: Introduction to Charity Finance

This session is designed for artist-run initiatives who are being faced with increasing demands for financial reporting and decision-making. Charity finance specialist Liz Pepler will introduce the importance of finance cycles, which will enable you to get on top of – and stay on top of – your organisation’s numbers. She will take you through how to accurately and efficiently record and report financial information, enabling you to make purposeful, resilient financial decisions.   

This session will be particularly useful for artist-run initiatives who have recently moved from a voluntary model to Creative Scotland’s multi-year funding portfolio. You will leave with a suite of helpful materials including a pre-recorded version of the session, a slide deck and a worksheet. 

SCAN Affiliations is Scottish Contemporary Art Network's new learning and development programme of workshops, talks and events tailored for artist-run initiatives (ARIs) in Scotland. The initial suite of five sessions takes place November 2025–February 2026. Find out more about Affiliations including all available events here.

Tickets for all Affiliations sessions are free for SCAN members and £30 each for non-members. Planning on attending more than one Affiliations session? SCAN membership costs less than tickets for multiple events.

• If you are an individual artist on a low income, or an unfunded/voluntary collective, you can join SCAN for £25 per year – cheaper than the cost of one Affiliations event ticket.

• If you are a funded organisation (e.g. through Creative Scotland multi-year funding), you can join SCAN for £64 per year, which only £4 more than the cost of two Affiliations event tickets.

• SCAN members also benefit from a year-round programme of tailored events, training, advocacy and networking opportunities.

To join SCAN from £25 per year, visit our website here.