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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The People & Safety Services team shares a short blog on what to consider when hiring fixed-term workers. As the modern workforce changes rapidly, the conventional model of employing permanent workers is also changing. More and more organisations are opting for...Read more...
When looking to improve our Health and Safety outcomes, one of the most important areas to consider is our staff. The CEO, Board Members, paid staff, and volunteers are all intrinsic components to ensuring Health and Safety in the workplace. Human Factors are those...Read more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
