Elaine said: “I feel so proud to win the Charity Champion category of the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards,A special commendation was also made in this category to Euan MacDonald from Euan’s Guide.,Befriending services; Adult Carers & Dementia Services; Vintage Vibes, addressing isolation in over 60’s; Employment,employee applications have increased, and income has gone up by 300% despite having no fundraising posts,A special commendation was also made in this category to Moira Anderson Foundation.
https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2020
Elaine said: “I feel so proud to win the Charity Champion category of the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards,A special commendation was also made in this category to Euan MacDonald from Euan’s Guide.,Befriending services; Adult Carers & Dementia Services; Vintage Vibes, addressing isolation in over 60’s; Employment,employee applications have increased, and income has gone up by 300% despite having no fundraising posts,A special commendation was also made in this category to Moira Anderson Foundation.
https://scvo.scot/p/40608/2020/09/25/charities-across-scotland-recognised-at-national-awards-2
The third sector has a shared ambition for employment in Scotland; centred on driving up employment standards,Such employment merely benefits the flexibility desired by employers, whilst failing to put employees,Employment, employability and contribution
The experience of our sector is that when people are already,the space to realise how they can best contribute to society outside the traditional Beveridge-era categories,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the
https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016
Households in this category are also more likely to consume higher levels of sugars than more affluent,Employment
When it comes to employment the key areas for the third sector are fair work; the living wage,at the heart of employability support - emphasising the need to prioritise self-directed support, as,are good links with those services and devolved policy areas which affect employability.,To use a single example, employment is clearly linked to poverty, health and educational outcomes.
https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland
SCVO’s discussion paper on employability, social justice and contribution raises fundamental questions,Homeless Action welcomes the broadening of the concept of employability beyond traditional paid employment,For example the inclusion of categories such as graduate interns and undergraduate placements (rather,Good employers also have an important role to play in a contribution-based discussion and it is unfortunate,Valuing contribution must not mean devaluing individual employment choices.
https://scvo.scot/p/10307/2015/10/12/contribution-must-not-reinforce-inequality-and-exclusion