Employer supported volunteering: a win win win for your social pledge

Employer supported volunteering: a win win win for your social pledge

George Thomson, CEO at Volunteer Scotland highlights the benefits of employer supported volunteering as promoted by Volunteer Scotland, and invites public sector organisations to consider employee volunteering as one way of contributing positively to communities as part of the Social Impact Pledge initiative.

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GAINing ground – planning and evaluating with young people in Lewis.

 GAINing ground – planning and evaluating with young people in Lewis.

This case study shows how GAIN, a community organisation working with young people in the Isle of Lewis, evaluates its work to demonstrate impact and improve future provision. It should prove a useful resource introducing community organisations to evaluation and community engagement.

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Healthy Valleys' healthy evaluation!

Healthy Valleys' healthy evaluation!

South Lanarkshire based community-led health organisation, Healthy Valleys, successfully implemented an evaluation method called Family Impact Star to gather evidence of the impact of their Grassroots Project, supporting pregnant women and families with children under five years old.

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