GCVS Blog Archives - Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector

Glasgow Communities Fund Engagement and Feedback

Nov 21, 2023 | GCVS Blog

GCVS recently hosted a series of discussions on the Glasgow Communities Fund, bringing together voluntary sector organisations and the Council Grants team. Our members and those we support greatly benefit from the Glasgow Communities Fund, the Council’s most...Read more...

Wrap Up the Year with these Top Tips

Nov 14, 2023 | GCVS Blog

Here are some top tips to help you get ahead this festive season and prepare for the new year, from fundraising to staff support, marketing and much more. Festive Fundraising Giving Tuesday is on November 28th this year, and since beginning in 2012, it’s become...Read more...

Five Steps to Risk Assessing – Health and Safety

Nov 1, 2023 | GCVS Blog

In a new blog from the Health and Safety expert in our People and Safety Services team we discuss what to consider when assessing risks within the workplace: The 5 Steps to Risk Assessing Step 1 – Identify the Hazard The first step in the risk assessment...Read more...

Promoting Public Trust in Fundraising

Oct 30, 2023 | GCVS Blog

We were pleased to catch up with Dionne Denovan recently from the Scottish Fundraising Adjudication Panel and learn how the Panel’s work can inspire better fundraising for charities in Glasgow. Thank you, Dionne, for your helpful information and advice, which...Read more...

Combined Action on Climate Change and Human Rights

Oct 9, 2023 | Climate Friendly Practice, GCVS Blog

In our recent event, Climate Change and Human Rights for the Third Sector, we discussed inequality issues when tackling climate change. In this blog, we will share reflections on how the crisis can be tackled justly and the work being done around this. The workshop...Read more...

Redundancy – A Shift to Empathy?

Sep 4, 2023 | GCVS Blog, HR, H&S, Wellbeing and Recruitment

This short blog from the People & Safety Services team can help you consider your organisation’s approach to redundancy. Redundancies used to be sudden and harsh, with little care for the staff’ well-being. But times have changed and organisations are...Read more...

Creating Hope Through Action in Glasgow

Sep 1, 2023 | GCVS Blog, Health & Social Care

This Sunday, 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day and we are continuing with the theme of ‘Creating Hope Through Action’ and encouraging people to talk about suicide. It’s important to talk and write about suicide safely and responsibly, and using the right...Read more...

Now Recruiting Paid Work Placements

Aug 23, 2023 | Employability, GCVS Blog

Opportunities Now Live We launched the Paid Work Placements programme in June this year when we invited public, voluntary, and private organisations to apply and host work placements. Glasgow City Council funds the programme, which we are running in partnership with...Read more...

Maximising the impact of Public Procurement

Aug 9, 2023 | GCVS Blog

It’s no small task to make public procurement an exciting blog topic; however, when you prefix it with ‘socially responsible’, it suddenly becomes much more enjoyable! Let’s consider that the public sector in Scotland spends around £14.5 billion a year buying...Read more...

A new home for GCVS and opportunity for the Albany

Aug 2, 2023 | GCVS Blog

Exploring New Beginnings Like many organisations, GCVS now works very differently from how we operated only a few years ago. Post-Covid, this means we have different property needs as a result. The GCVS Board have taken the difficult decision to look at the sale of...Read more...

Value, Respect and Parity. Fair Work in Scotland’s Third Sector

Aug 2, 2023 | GCVS Blog

As GCVS launches new research into Fair Work within the third sector, we reflect on some of the findings and next steps. “… we have to respect, reward and value people who dedicate their working lives to helping others and building a better society. They deserve the...Read more...

What we learned about Green Leases, with DTAS

Jul 31, 2023 | Climate Friendly Practice, GCVS Blog

Development Trust Association Scotland (DTAS) provided lots of helpful advice for non-profits and voluntary groups that rent facilities during our workshop on ‘Green Leases’. Find out what we learned in our blog and download their toolkit. Heating,...Read more...

Funding Instability Creates Fair Work and Retention Challenges

Jul 27, 2023 | GCVS Blog

New Research on Fair Work in the Third Sector A new report published today highlights the challenges charities, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises face with funding insecurity and staff retention. The Scottish Centre for Employment Research was...Read more...

Glasgow Promise Project – Event and Resource Blog

Jul 10, 2023 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog

Glasgow Promise Project event On Thursday 29th June, the Children’s Services Team at GCVS hosted a celebratory event to mark the end of the Glasgow Promise Project. Over 100 people gathered at the Glasgow City Chambers to celebrate the successes, outcomes...Read more...

Nurturing Networks – New Tools and Resources

Jun 27, 2023 | GCVS Blog, Health & Social Care

Nurturing our Networks and Ourselves as Network Weavers The Health and Social Care network recently had a network weaving and peer support session with Hilda Campbell from COPE Scotland. At this session in April, Hilda outlined some tools and resources to help us...Read more...

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