What does Fair Work mean for the voluntary sector?
I’m really excited to be joining the Fair Work Convention, taking over from Henry Simmons of Alzheimer’s Scotland. Henry has... Read more
Joint endeavour?
Since the elections in May, I’ve heard Scottish Ministers talk about Scotland’s economic, health and social recovery from Covid as a “joint... Read more
Parity of esteem?
Waiting for the announcement of the new Scottish Cabinet and ministers is final throes of the excitement of an election. I spend... Read more
#NeverMoreNeeded & the legacy of the pandemic
Earlier this week it was my pleasure to host a webinar to launch our Never More Needed short film, and bring together a panel to discuss... Read more
Social Renewal – from Buzzcocks to Oasis
Now that the Social Renewal Advisory Board’s report If Not Now, When? has hit the digital newsstands and I’m seeing the reactions in the... Read more
Lessons learned from our first online AGM
About 18 months ago, I started thinking about shifting our AGM online. I saw how successful it had been for ACEVO, the English equivalent... Read more
#NeverMoreNeeded
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted on every aspect of our lives, in a way that none of us has ever experienced. The speed and extremity... Read more
Budget delays and impact on the voluntary sector
When the Scottish Government announced in November 2019 that the budget would be postponed, due to the general election, SCVO recognised... Read more
Looking forward to 2019/20
At our recent AGM we shared a lot of the great stuff we've been doing over the past 12 months and I'm excited to say there’s more to come... Read more
Time key to preventing Brexit disaster
I’m no Carol Vorderman, but the numbers don’t look good for Theresa May pushing her Brexit deal through the House of Commons. A combination... Read more