Council of Scottish Clans & Associations

The Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada (CASSOC) 2023 Symposium for Growth and Success includes online sessions for Member...

Most clan and family societies earn revenues through their membership dues and donations. However, some also generate funds through...

When The Clan Watson Society decided to create a Wikipedia article on Clan Watson, we’d assumed it would be a straightforward case of...

During the 2023 Scottish North American Community Conference (SNACC) on December 1-2 in Alexandria, Virginia, Charles Edward Bruce, Lord...

As reported in the Winter 2024 edition of the Journal of the Clan Campbell Society (North America), the Society has successfully...

The Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada (CASSOC) 2023 Symposium for Growth and Success includes online sessions for Member...

COSCA surveyed 150 clan and family websites to determine the number of societies that offered life memberships and at what levels. Of...

November is a month when the nations of the world celebrate and honour their veterans. A grateful “Thank you!” to the Military Veteran...

The Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada (CASSOC) 2023 Symposium for Growth and Success includes online sessions for Member...

As part of its new Scottish Connections Framework, the Scottish Government has launched the Scottish Connections Fund that will provide...

COSCA has compiled a new database of all clan and family societies that have incorporated and received tax-exempt determination from the United States of America (USA) Internal Revenue Service (IRS.) The data used is public information drawn directly from the IRS tax-exempt database . Several clan and family societies linked from the “Find My Clan” online service are based in Scotland and do not have an associated American corporation. These include Clan Maitland Society , C

At the request of a member, COSCA has reviewed the membership levels of over 100 American and Scottish clan and family societies. COSCA...

Many Scottish heritage societies have expressed a need to reach younger audiences and attract new members. However, they are not willing to devote the time to reaching them. Most younger people, such as millennials, prefer watching YouTube for their information. You may not feel up to the task for creating videos – but audio-only podcasts are easily within your reach! And the rewards will undoubtedly outweigh the extra effort. Podcasts have a relatively long history, at leas

​Who doesn’t enjoy the thrill of attracting new paid members? You learn that someone values your organization and your efforts so much...

Many clan and family societies without a recognized Chief of the Name and the Arms claim to be “armigerous” or bearing arms. However, as...

The generosity of Scots is not only celebrated by Robert Burns in “Auld Lang Syne” but is a proven fact. A study conducted by the...

The Clan Forbes Society is turning to highland games and Scottish festival organizers for ideas to recruit members at their events --...

Facebook is an important platform for building awareness of your Scottish heritage society and for building relationships that turn into...

Building your social media content around important dates in Scottish history is a great way to stay current and engage your current and future members. For clan and family societies, try to link one of your ancestors or clan members to one of these dates. You can tap into the COSCA Research Library and search for your surname in some of the Scottish histories included there. For games associations and local Scottish Heritage Societies, you can keep your followers engaged th

On April 25, 2023, Clan MacAulay Association celebrated their Silver Anniversary as an organization. In honor of this milestone, the Clan developed a ten-question trivia contest to engage members and non-members alike around current and past Clan MacAulay history. “We wanted to provide a fun and engaging 25th Anniversary contest to provide members with additional knowledge of the Clan, and offer non members an opportunity to participate, and learn more about Clan MacAulay Or