The COVID-19 outbreak is having an impact across all of society and the third sector is not immune to this. Whether you have had to adapt how you work, respond to need in your community or take action to protect your organisation, this is a challenging and stressful...Read more...
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Covid-19 Support to Organisations
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...
Glasgow Helps: online Directory of Glasgow Community Support Around Covid19
Glasgow Helps : Glasgow Community Support Around Covid19 See Also: COVID-19 GCVS News and Resources Covid19 is impacting us all. People are concerned about their families, friends and communities. Thankfully many people in all sorts of ways are working together to...Read more...
COVID-19: Third Sector Resilience Fund opens for applications
SCVO have today posted information on The Third Sector Resilience Fund: “The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland. The fund will support...Read more...
Community Responses to COVID-19 – Do the right thing, safely!
This is basic guidance for communities coming together to help each other out during the current crisis. It has been issued by Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, part of Glasgow’s Third Sector Interface. Across Glasgow, communities and neighbours are coming...Read more...
GCVS information gathering on Community Supports Around Covid-19 in Glasgow
Covid19 is impacting us all. People are concerned about their families, friends and communities. Thankfully many people in all sorts of ways are working together to support each other. Are you providing support to people around Covid19? Have you set up a new...Read more...
Access to GCVS during Coronavirus / COVID-19
23rd March Due to the COVID-19 and guidance from the Government the Albany Centre and GCVS HQ will be closed until further notice. Staff are working from home and are still contactable by calling 0141 332 2444 or email information@gcvs.org.uk 12th March Our customers’...Read more...
Support for Charities as Employers – Training Programme
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...
Monitoring and Evaluation training – new date!
Back by popular demand, we are offering training on how to measure the impact of the work being taken forward by your community group or voluntary organisation. Places will fill up fast so follow this link to register or for more details.Read more...
Health and Care Network – presentation and update
A massive thank you to everyone who attended the very first Voluntary Sector Health and Social Care Network. We are working through the suggestions and ideas as to how this might be structured and to take account of what might work for voluntary and community...Read more...
CEO Thinkspace – Reimagining Health & Care, November 2019
The report for the GCVS CEO think-space on Moving Forward Together and the Maximising Independence programmes is now available. Reimagining Health and Social Care Event CEO event report CEO ThinkspaceRead more...
Health and Social Care Network – 24 February
Our draft agenda for this new, important network will be sent out to registered participants this week. We still have a few places left and the event is open to any charity, community group, voluntary organisation, voluntary sector provider, housing association or...Read more...
The Independent Care Review – Update
Suzie Scott, Everyone’s Children Project Manager Following a 3 year study, The Independent Care Review launched a set of reports on 5th February calling for radical overhaul of Scotland’s care system. The Care Review team spoke to over 5,500 people from across the...Read more...
Brexit and Voluntary Sector Event – Presentations and Key Points
On January 21st, GCVS, SCVO and the Scottish Human Rights Consortium jointly hosted an event to look at Brexit, the impact on voluntary organisations and wider civil society and on what might replace EU funds after we exit the EU. The presentations on the day are...Read more...
GCVS AGM – Glasgow Community Fund Update
A reminder that our AGM is taking place on Tuesday 28th January at our Albany Centre from 9am – 12.30pm. Due to recent changes to the Glasgow Community Fund process and timeline following a meeting of Glasgow City Council today. There will be significant...Read more...