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SCVO
22nd August 2019 admin

Nuclear reactor restart “not worth the risk”

Permission has been granted to resume power generation at the Hunterston B nuclear plant.

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SCVO
22nd August 2019 admin

Awards to celebrate active lifestyle volunteers

Walking charity Paths for All will host the event at the Scottish parliament in September.

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SCVO
22nd August 2019 admin

Lotto boost for charity which reunites siblings

Siblings Reunited provides supervised contact for children who have been separated in the care system.

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22nd August 2019 admin

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith MP visits NICVA

The new Secretary of State Julian Smith MP visited NICVA on Wednesday 21 August 2019 and had discussions with a

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22nd August 2019 admin

Programme Support Officer, PSO’19

NICVA is recruiting a Programme Support Officer to work on a new leadership development programme. 

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22nd August 2019 admin

Impact round-up: August 2019

Welcome to our August impact round-up. Each month at NCVO Charities Evaluation Services we summarise the latest news in impact

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21st August 2019 admin

Developing instrumental, long-term relationships

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Shortage of signups causes cancellation of charity walk

St. Vincent’s Hospice has launched a new challenge after its Step Up walk was called off.

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Charity launches free personal injury helpline

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Council hits back over charity’s threat of legal action

Glasgow City Council has strongly denied Shelter Scotland’s accusations that it denies homeless people vital support.

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Fundraiser hits £25,000 following policeman’s death

PC Andrew Harper, who was killed last week, had planned to undertake a gruelling challenge for charity.

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Still time to apply for community regeneration awards

The SURF Awards highlight, celebrate and share the achievements of community projects

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Charities make junk food restrictions call

More than 20 health organisations have called for the Scottish Government to take action on multi-buy promotions for unhealthy food

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SCVO
21st August 2019 admin

Charity slams festival’s award-winning joke

Stereotypical gags lead to stigma says charity

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Charity given new flat for families of children with cancer

Calum’s Cabin will be able to support more families thanks to a donation from the STV Children’s Appeal.

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Campaign to help households save £6 million

Free financial advice service, Money Talk Team, helps low income households save more than £6 million

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Raising state pension means many Scots will “never retire”

Age Scotland has said plans to increase the state pension age to 75 will have a devastating impact on poverty

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Amazon helps sellers donate items to charities

Online giant has launched a new scheme in partnership with third-sector organisations.

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Campaigners seek to save 19th century house

Westburn House in Aberdeen is likely to fall into ruin without urgent repairs.

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

National Trust blasts “unacceptable” fish farm plans

Proposals would destroy Canna’s natural heritage, according to the Trust.

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

No-deal Brexit will wreck communities, lives and organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has made an urgent call for politicians to work together to prevent a

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Charity says it will take Glasgow to court

​Council has persistently failed to house homeless people despite 47 dying last year on its streets

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Edinburgh locals invited to say cheerio to Oor Wullie

Next month the bucket trail draws to a close

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SCVO
20th August 2019 admin

Dundee Kiltwalkers raise £850,000 for charities

Around 3000 participants took part in the event on Sunday.

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20th August 2019 admin

12 habits of successful change-makers: radical listening & asset-based approaches

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s Social Change Project investigated how social change happens. The research identified “the 12 habits of successful change-makers”, behaviours found

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20th August 2019 admin

Digital skills in the charity sector

Later this week, we’ll be publishing some important research on skills in the charity sector. It’s going to look at

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20th August 2019 admin

A wish-list from members in the East Midlands

Last month we worked with our colleagues at Lincolnshire CVS to bring a Members’ Assembly to members in the East

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WCVA
20th August 2019 admin

Make a bigger difference as a WCVA trustee

Wales needs to be ready to tackle the challenges facing our society head on. To do this we believe we

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SCVO
17th August 2019 admin

Charity defends “obscene” salary of CEO

Bonus payments come under scrutiny

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SCVO
17th August 2019 admin

Joy as teenage asylum seeker brothers released from “psychological prison”

Celebrations as brothers win right to stay in Scotland

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SCVO
17th August 2019 admin

Clash over regulator’s support for FoI charging

Campaigners dispute OSCR’s FoI charging stance

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SCVO
17th August 2019 admin

Britain’s biggest union ditches Pride Glasgow

Has Pride become too commercial?

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SCVO
17th August 2019 admin

Gurkha charity praised

The work of charity that helps Gurkhas who have settled in Scotland has been recognised

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17th August 2019 admin

Health and wellbeing round-up: summer 2019

A lot has happened in the world of health and care since my last round-up in April. This blog will

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SCVO
16th August 2019 admin

Members of new poverty group revealed

The Poverty and Inequality Commission will provide key advice to the Scottish Government

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SCVO
16th August 2019 admin

Epilepsy discriminated by unfair PIP assessments

​People with epilepsy are being treated unfairly when it comes to assessing their disability

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SCVO
16th August 2019 admin

Housing association warns tenants not to sublet homes

They are at risk of being evicted

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SCVO
16th August 2019 admin

Charity awards finalists help elderly

Two charity awards finalists from the same category in a national award ceremony have come together to bring a smile

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16th August 2019 admin

Your charity and the BBC

Can you outline your charity’s mission in less than three minutes? Sally Flatman, BBC’s charity appeals adviser, writes about what

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16th August 2019 admin

Joint Forum Meeting October 2019

A meeting of the Joint Forum will take place on 17 October 2019 at NICVA.

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16th August 2019 admin

Volunteering round-up: August 2019

National Volunteering Forum – employer-supported volunteering We are pleased to announce that our next National Volunteering Forum will be on

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Aging population sparks call for care investment

New figures show 19% of Scots are aged 65 or over.

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Joint bid to support volunteers in Scotland

Three organisations have teamed up to improve volunteer practice in Scotland

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Council could curb children’s climate strikes

Pupils in Edinburgh would only be allowed one day of protest each year under new proposals.

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Black Bull set to be Scotland’s first community pub

Locals hope to raise £55,000 to buy the hotel in Gartmore from its current owners.

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Leading charity says 200 jobs at risk

Restructure looks to save £7m a year

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Doubts cast on history of the Haddo Madonna

Painting owned by the National Trust had been attributed to Renaissance master Raphael.

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

Runners take on Oor Wullie-themed challenge

Groups braved torrential rain to raise money for the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity.

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SCVO
15th August 2019 admin

OSCR hunts for new chief executive

The Scottish Charity Regulator is advertising for a new permanent chief executive

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14th August 2019 admin

Strong roots with funders make community gardens blossom

Culpeper Community Garden took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Regulator wants to end free FOI

Charging for requests would deter people from abusing the system, according to OSCR.

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Charity embraces behavioural science

YMCA Scotland has started using new techniques to help young people into employment

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Sturgeon: third sector has key role in tackling addiction crisis

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the creativity of charities can help reduce drug deaths in Scotland

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Revealed: 250,000 sanctioned on Universal Credit

Charity demands urgent investigation

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Festival of Volunteering set to be bigger than ever

Events will run throughout next month – and will take place across two local authority areas

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Almost 15,000 veterans helped by support service

The Armed Services Advice Project has been called a “real success story”.

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Funding to help revamp historic building

The Patrons of Cowane’s Hospital Trust have gained more than £300,000 to help repair the landmark Stirling building

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SCVO
14th August 2019 admin

Charity furniture depot hit by flooding

The Edinburgh Furniture Initiative is seeking urgent donations after stock was damaged during flooding last week

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14th August 2019 admin

Food and drink advice aims to tackle health inequality for disabled people

Lancaster University is working with the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) on a new resource for social care providers outlining

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14th August 2019 admin

How I learned about property and charity leadership

Antonia Swinson, Ethical Property Foundation CEO, shares her top property tips for charity CEOs. Some Charity CEOs are born to

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WCVA
14th August 2019 admin

Bursary reopens for voluntary sector leaders

The Walter Dickie Leadership Bursary gives £2,500 annually to the leader of a voluntary organisation to develop their entrepreneurial leadership

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Youngsters to investigate climate change in coastal areas

YouthLink Scotland is spearheading a project to examine the impact of global warming on Scotland’s coastline.

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Teenagers with sight loss enjoy flying lesson

Four youngsters from the RNIB youth club took to the skies over Dundee.

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Charities join forces to tackle youth violence

A new initiative from the Prince Trust offers young people the advice they need to improve their lives.

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Toolkits aim to help minorities confront dementia

Figures have shown people from minority backgrounds are less likely to access support services.

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Renewed calls to end “inglorious twelfth”

​Grouse shooting is killing natural habitats say campaigners

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Refugees graduate from hospitality training scheme

The 11-strong group undertook an intensive six-week course to prepare them for bar and hotel work.

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SCVO
13th August 2019 admin

Glasgow set to host world’s biggest climate conference

​Scotland first needs to get its own house in order say campaigners

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13th August 2019 admin

The inside track: August 2019

Our latest update on what’s going on in Westminster that might impact charities, including reshuffle and by-election news, and the

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10th August 2019 admin

Creating safe working cultures: when bullying becomes a legal issue

Two months ago, ACEVO and the Centre For Mental Health released In Plain Sight, a report that reveals the emotional

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10th August 2019 admin

The civil society strategy: One year on

Today marks the first anniversary of the government’s civil society strategy. Since its publication last summer, we’ve seen changes in

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

Fifty Serco evictions have been halted

Campaigners say evictions are often illegal

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

Charity warning over childcare staffing crisis

Staff are leaving third sector and private care providers for better paid council nurseries

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

Prisoners set to learn first aid skills

A programme to teach prisoners how to save lives is being rolled out after a successful pilot

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

Funding boost for rural youth projects

The Youth Scotland Rural Action Fund aims to support young people in isolated areas of Scotland

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

50,000 Red Cord Cards distributed in Scotland

Euan’s Guide has handed out tens of thousands of cards that highlight the importance of red cords in disabled toilets

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SCVO
9th August 2019 admin

Take on the million step challenge

A new charity challenge is aiming to get people fit and healthy, whilst raising vital funds for good causes

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9th August 2019 admin

Managing the Media in a Crisis

NICVA hosted the third training session of our MediaConnect programme, a free programme for NICVA members, designed to better connect

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9th August 2019 admin

Key learning through NCVO’s journey of digital transformation

NCVO is making some big changes to how we approach digital and technology , so that we can support more

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Lottery boost for empowerment scheme

Time to Shine will be rolled out across the UK thanks to a £3.3m grant.

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Charities sought to help fight hunger in Edinburgh

A revamp of the FareShare depot in Edinburgh is set to help feed 2,000 more vulnerable people

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

ScotRail ‘letting down elderly people’ after toilet fee U-turn

The operator has scrapped plans to remove the fee for using facilities at four stations.

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Charities embrace social media initiative

Workplace for Good allows organisations to utilise Facebook to boost opportunities

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Hen harriers fitted with satellite tags

Tags allow researchers to monitor birds and investigate when they go missing.

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Pride Glasgow unveils full line-up

This year’s march celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

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SCVO
8th August 2019 admin

Third sector leader to co-chair Citizens’ Assembly

Kate Wimpress will oversee the organisation and functioning of the Assembly alongside former Labour MEP David Martin.

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8th August 2019 admin

Welcoming graduates in the charity sector

ACEVO policy officer Maisie Hulbert shares her experience of entering the charity sector as a graduate through the Charityworks programme. 

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8th August 2019 admin

Policy Development Officer PDO ’19

NICVA is recruiting a Policy Development Officer to join our busy Policy and Public Affairs team. 

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8th August 2019 admin

How can charities influence health service transformation?

In April, I blogged about our work following the progress of sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) areas that are building

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7th August 2019 admin

Strong relationships, good fun and an awful lot of cake

Rotherfield St Martin took part in our Duty to Care? research project. We asked them about their recent experience of

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SCVO
7th August 2019 admin

Donations sought for memory boxes

Historical memorabilia that could help trigger memories is being collected at Co-op Funeralcare branches in Glasgow.

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SCVO
7th August 2019 admin

Asylum seeker collects five Highers despite deportation fears

Somer Umeed Bakhsh’s family fled Pakistan after receiving death threats.

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SCVO
7th August 2019 admin

Samaritans call for wellbeing on results day

Charity offers support to anyone stressed by exam performance.

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SCVO
7th August 2019 admin

ProjectScotland appoints new director

Former Samaritans executive James Jopling will take on the role in September.

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SCVO
7th August 2019 admin

Dramatic increase in payroll giving schemes

More businesses are giving employees the opportunity to donate directly through their pay,

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SCVO
6th August 2019 admin

CAS outlines steps to improve housing affordability

Charity recommends three proposals to help tenants find and keep homes.

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SCVO
6th August 2019 admin

Stars donate auction prizes for Sue Ryder

Bobby Gillespie, Annie Lennox and Calvin Harris support plans to expand care centre.

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SCVO
6th August 2019 admin

Locals urged to help save lost pufflings

Young birds can become confused after they leave their burrows on the Firth of Forth.

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SCVO
6th August 2019 admin

Charity calls for ‘root and branch’ review of child maintenance

New figures reveal a £1bn shortfall in payments collected from non-resident parents.

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SCVO
6th August 2019 admin

Adoptive families ‘struggle to access support’

Charity’s findings contradict recent Care Inspectorate report.

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