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Glasgow Helps is growing

Jan 27, 2021 | COVID-19, GCVS Blog, Sector Development

Glasgow Helps is growing There are thousands of charities and voluntary organisations in Glasgow that offer a wide variety of different services. Glasgow Helps has been developed to provide an online directory of organisations to ensure that people can find the support they need. Initially...Read more...

Better Relationships, Better Outcomes Review Update

Jan 13, 2021 | GCVS Blog

GCVS Chief Executive Ian Bruce is facilitating a review of the relationship between the third sector and public bodies.   That review was launched in October 2020 with an open invitation for people to join the Review Group.  The Review forms part of the city’s Social...Read more...

Ian Bruce: Reflections, Relationships and Recovery

Dec 21, 2020 | GCVS Blog

As the team at Glasgow CVS prepare for a well-deserved Christmas break, I have been reflecting on the last year.  It has not been the year I expected.  Having settled into my new role at Glasgow CVS, we came into 2020 with ambitious plans for how we could support...Read more...

Better Relationships, Better Outcomes Review

Oct 6, 2020 | GCVS Blog

Glasgow City Council and the Community Planning Partnership have asked Ian Bruce, CEO of GCVS, to chair a review into the relationship between the third sector and the local authority, as part of the city’s Social Recovery Taskforce. The Social Recovery Taskforce is...Read more...

Kickstart

Sep 14, 2020 | GCVS Blog

The UK Government’s Kickstart programme aims to create fully subsidised jobs for young people.  GCVS can support you to get involved. Kickstart will provide 100% of the costs to employ a young person (16-24 year old at risk of long term unemployment) for a 6-month job...Read more...