Get Heard Consultancy has published The Journal of Voluntary Sector Research to provide a showcase for the best research carried out by, or for, the voluntary sector. The first issue is now available to download here at no charge for a limited period.
This document provides practical guidelines for professionals who seek to improve their engagement with hard to reach young people with a view to reducing offending.
The Social Enterprise Academy is offering a number of free learning programmes across the Highlands & Islands this winter. These are open to anyone involved with a third sector organisation – staff, director or volunteer.
| Understanding Social Enterprise | |||
| Feb 16 & 17 | Inverness | ||
Prove, Improve, Account
| Feb 23 & 24 | Inverness | | |
For more details and application forms, please contact Kate on 01463 238088
or email kate@theacademy-ssea.org
26th January, Inverness, 9.30am – 15.30pm
The Climate Challenge Fund is a £27.4M fund (2008-2011) which was set up by the Scottish Government to provide grants to empower communities to take action to reduce their carbon footprint and make a real difference to the local and national environment by significantly reducing their carbon emissions. To date, over 160 projects have been funded and over half of the total fund allocated.
We want to highlight that the next deadline for applications for funding is 13 January 2010 - whilst smaller projects are assessed on a rolling basis, this may be the last opportunity for larger projects to be considered as project funding is required to have been spent by the end of March 2011.
The diversity of theme, geography and scale of projects which have received funding to date highlight the capacity for community engagement with the issue of climate change and how vital it is to have grassroots action on this issue.
To find out more about the fund, and whether your organisation or project should apply, contact a CCF Development officer for advice at 01786 471333 or email ccfenquiries@ksbscotland.org.uk.
The Scottish Government has announced a major change to the way that rural community facilities will be funded through the Scotland Rural Development Programme. The Rural Community Services and Facilities option will shortly be transferred from Rural Priorities into the LEADER programme.
Further details on the change will be available in the coming weeks and applicants are advised to check the LEADER website for further details as they emerge. Final applications already committed for the upcoming RPAC will not be affected and will be considered as normal.
From 1st October 2009, the law affecting registered companies has changed.
Many of our organisations are registered companies, and these changes could affect you. From how you report to Companies House, to what information you must know about directors, there are important things to know.
Further information on the changes can be found here, while we are happy to go over how these changes may affect your organisation personally.
Statutory annual leave increases from 1st April, from 4.8 to 5.6 weeks (24 to 28 days).
This can include the eight bank holidays.
Further information on the legal actions required to facilitate this change can be found here
Council for Voluntary Services Inverness – creating a thriving voluntary sector !
CVS Inverness is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland number SC307351, registered Scottish Charity number SC038933
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