Sector Development Archives - Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector

Top 5 Marketing and Design Resources for Non-Profits

Mar 11, 2022 | Sector Development

Our round-up of the top digital tools for your marketing & design needs – all of which are discounted or even free for non-profits! Whether you want to make your work more professional and appealing or improve your communications, there is something for...Read more...

Managing Risks & Dealing with a Crisis

Aug 11, 2021 | HR Service, Payroll & Finance services, Sector Development

Managing Risks & Dealing with a Crisis Are you running out of money to pay staff? Do you know furlough is coming to an end and the September will be the last? Do you know that you could be personally responsible for these liabilities? Staff Salaries As has always...Read more...

CLD Plan 2021-24 Consultations

Apr 29, 2021 | Sector Development

Do you deliver services or support communities in Glasgow? Are you a volunteer or staff member delivering community learning & development? If either applies, we would like to ask you to share your thoughts for the latest Community Learning & Development (CLD)...Read more...

New Health & Safety Service

Apr 28, 2021 | Sector Development

To support third sector organisations with the implementation, and ongoing legal and best practice requirements, GCVS have been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for 2021/22. Our new Health & Safety Advisor, Cam Pollock will be providing...Read more...

University of Glasgow Collaborative – support to Glasgow voluntary sector

Mar 11, 2021 | Sector Development

GCVS is currently partnering with the University of Glasgow on their initiative, The Collaborative to strengthen the relationship between the university and Glasgow’s third sector. Support is being offered in a number of ways. Some of you may have already joined a...Read more...

Third Sector Community Facilities Survey

Mar 11, 2021 | Sector Development

Glasgow Communities are being asked to join the conversation about Glasgow’s third sector building requirements, as part of the Communities Make Glasgow Initiative. We know that many community facilities are facing a difficult and uncertain year ahead and so we would...Read more...

People Make Glasgow Communities – A Call for Local Action

Feb 25, 2021 | Sector Development

Glasgow City Council is issuing an open call out to people, communities, voluntary organisations, and others to help renew the City after COVID, and take part in delivering local projects, venues and services which they love and benefit from, in their neighbourhoods...Read more...

Developing your organisation with BME Groups

Feb 24, 2021 | Sector Development

In autumn 2020, the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) and GCVS recognised a common interest in the desire to improve access to their services for BME groups and communities, whilst also aiming to better understand the needs and barriers specific to BME groups...Read more...

100 Free Licences for Groop Management Software

Feb 17, 2021 | Sector Development

Groop is an online database software aimed at running any community organisation like a club, a charity or a social enterprise. It’s a great way of managing the core administration of your organisation. With support from Glasgow City Council, GCVS has secured 100...Read more...

Vaccine Policy: Quick Briefing for Managing Staff from our HR Service Manager

Feb 11, 2021 | HR Service, Sector Development

Of course this is a very current topic that managers are having to consider – balancing the rights of individual staff and the needs to deliver a service. Our HR Servcie Manager, Natasha summarises the situation as follows: Organisations need to fairly and...Read more...

Glasgow Helps is growing

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

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...

An update on SCIOs and remote meetings

Dec 15, 2020 | Sector Development

This update comes from Glasgow CVS Capacity Building Officer Phil Broadley: Extended time period allowing SCIOs to hold remote meetings The continuing restrictions necessitated by COVID-19 mean that a SCIO’s ability to hold general or members’ meetings in person...Read more...

Opening Spaces and Overcoming Digital Exclusion – video, reports and useful links

Aug 4, 2020 | Sector Development

Get the the video, links, ideas and general know-how from our two recent events: Opening Spaces – A Conversation with Glasgow Makes Connections partners Overcoming Digital Exclusion with the Glasgow Community Learning & Development...Read more...

Covid-19 Support to Organisations

Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Funding, Sector Development

The GCVS team has collated some key resources to support organisations in their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be updating and developing these as the situation changes. Organisations can contact the GCVS team for more advice and support for their...Read more...

Support for Charities as Employers – Training Programme

Mar 1, 2020 | HR Service, Sector Development

Charities and community groups are employers too – and it’s vital that they keep up to speed with employment rights, keeping staff safe and ensuring that the right policies and procedures are in place. Our Employer Services Manager, Natasha Gordon, has...Read more...

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