Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1983 the Council’s name was changed to the Scottish Council for Community and Voluntary Organisations with the working title of Voluntary Action for Scotland. In 1986 the name Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations was adopted. In 2003, the SCVO moved its headquarters to the newly restored and repurposed Mansfield Place Church in ...
ACEVO has been criticised by other voluntary sector organisations for taking a political stance in favour of charities assisting with the privatisation of public services such as healthcare and prisons. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations criticised a 2005 ACEVO report warning it could "warp public perception of the role of the ...
Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) is the national team for trading standards in Scotland. The team is jointly funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Her Majesty's Treasury; and managed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the representative body of local government in Scotland.
The Royal Voluntary Service (known as the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS) from 1938 to 1966; Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) from 1966 to 2004 and WRVS from 2004 to 2013) is a voluntary organisation concerned with helping people in need throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Practical work began in 1989, and the first volunteer week was held in 1991. Trees for Life registered as an independent charity in 1993. Trees for Life works to restore the Caledonian Forest , especially in Glen Affric where one of the most important fragments of Caledonian Forest survived. [ 2 ]
Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) is the national voice, intermediary and network for voluntary health organisations in Scotland. It works with its members and others to address health inequalities and to create better health and well being for people and communities.
It works to support the voluntary and community sector and to create an environment in which an independent civil society can flourish. NCVO has a membership of more than 17,000 voluntary organisations. These range from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer centres, and development agencies working at a local level.
In relation to public services, the voluntary sector is the realm of social activity undertaken by non-governmental, not for profit organizations. [1] This sector is also called the third sector (in contrast to the public sector and the private sector ), community sector , and nonprofit sector . [ 2 ] "