The Scottish Government had previously announced an investment of £757,000 towards third sector involvement in children’s services. A partnership between Barnardo’s Scotland, Voluntary Action Scotland and the Improvement Service, with support from other third sector partners, will deliver the project. It … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Voluntary sector
Third and public sector engagement in commissioning and procurement
Ready for Business has produced a range of resources to share experiences of successful third and public sector engagement in commissioning and procurement. Guidance based on lessons learned from delivering PSP support in a number of Scottish pilots has … Continue reading
Code of Good Impact Practice
Inspiring Impact is a UK-wide programme to encourage and support the third sector to measure their social impact and to learn from their findings so that they can improve. Evaluation Support Scotland is the Inspiring Impact lead in Scotland. The … Continue reading
Community Jobs Scotland Extended
The Scottish Government has promised to extend the life of Community Jobs Scotland for a year with a grant of £5.75m. Run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and funded by the Scottish Government, the programme helps young people … Continue reading
Engagement Matrix and Discover the Third Sector Tools
The Engagement Matrix is a tool and guidance to strengthen engagement between third sector organisations and health boards. It includes a template for them to complete together and focuses on: mapping existing engagement identifying where there are gaps agreeing what … Continue reading
Social Value in Commissioning and Procurement Case Studies
These case studies come from the Ready for Business consortium, a partnership involving leading support providers to the Third Sector and Public Sector in Scotland. They illustrate examples of social value in commissioning and procurement and successful third and public sector engagement. … Continue reading
