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Glasgow Communities Fund Engagement and Feedback

Glasgow Communities Fund Engagement and Feedback

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

Wrap Up the Year with these Top Tips

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...

Promoting Public Trust in Fundraising

Promoting Public Trust in Fundraising

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...

Now Recruiting Paid Work Placements

Now Recruiting Paid Work Placements

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

Maximising the impact of Public Procurement

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...