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Mind the Wealth Gap?

04/03/2010

Can we afford the growing levels of  inequality in our society?   Wednesday 24th March 2010   7.00 - 8.45 pm Godfrey Thoms... more

Success for volunteers as they celebrate winning top accreditation

23/02/2010

The Health and Social Care team at the City of Edinburgh Council has become the first in Scotland to achieve the prestigious UK Investing in Volunteer... more

Inspiring Volunteering Awards 2010 - Nominations are now open!

23/02/2010

Who has really stood out in their volunteering this year? Who has made that exceptional impact? Who has gone above and beyond? Nominations can now be ... more

Evolve: Continuing Professional Development & Peer Support for Volunteer Managers

23/02/2010

This is a new dynamic forum for Volunteer Mangers to get together, learn, share experiences, and network. It replaces EVOF – The Edinburgh Volun... more

Help your Board go from ‘Good to Great’ (G2G) – a free training event

23/02/2010

The support and development of your organisations board is important.  Please pass this information on to all your trustees, and help your board ... more

Budget Deputation Letter

11/02/2010

On Wednesday 10th February EVOC and representatives from the voluntary sector had a very honest and productive meeting with Cllr Jenny Dawe and Counci... more

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Scrutiny Bodies Project - latest newsletter out now

02/02/2010

Please see the latest bulletin from the Scottish Government's Scrutiny Bodies Project. Further information can be found on the project website. Should... more

Covalent Quality Assurance Scheme - the next steps

29/01/2010

The City of Edinburgh Council has issued an update for funded voluntary organisations who have engaged with the Quality Assurance Assessment scheme us... more

Council Leader on a Thriving Third Sector

22/01/2010

Council Leader Cllr Jenny Dawe has issued a reply to Compact Chair Harriet Eadie's letter offering the support of the Edinburgh Compact Partnership as... more

Capital Launches Appeal for Quake Stricken Haiti

19/01/2010

An urgent appeal has been launched aimed at raising funds for the island nation of Haiti after it was struck by a severe 7.3 magnitude earthquake on 1... more

Edinburgh Equalities Network Events Programme

19/01/2010

The Edinburgh Equalities Network is hosting a series of events during January - March 2010. The programme is developed on the theme of working togethe... more

Update on CEC Care and Support Contracts

05/01/2010

ON 15 December 2009 City of Edinburgh Council Chief Executive Tom Aitchison issued a briefing to Councillors regarding ‘Contracts for the provis... more

NHS Lothian Disability Equality Scheme

05/01/2010

NHS Lothian has published its Disability Equality Scheme for the period 2009-2012 which sets out the steps to make their services more accessible for ... more

Scottish employers asked to make New Year safety resolution

05/01/2010

Employers across Scotland are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last y... more

Foster a child... change lives

05/01/2010

Over the coming months, the Foster Care recruitment team are encouraging people from different cultural, religious and ethnic groups to come forward a... more

Online survey supports development of Community Transitions Strategy

16/12/2009

South East Forum (SEF) is the regional forum of colleges and universities committed to widening access to further and higher education, and is made up... more

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion - latest report out now

15/12/2009

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion is a periodic report produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.The latest version of this report is now out.... more

Compact Chair issues Statement to Councillors

03/12/2009

Yesterday Compact Chair, Harriet Eadie, issued a statement to all City of Edinburgh Councillors regarding the Council's Review of Funding to Third Par... more

NHS Lothian – Podiatry Strategy

01/12/2009

NHS Lothian plan to form a Patient Group to inform the Podiatry Service and Premises Strategy Sub-Group. Two patient representatives are being sought ... more

Extensive training courses and workshops from Planning Aid for Scotland

01/12/2009

Planning Aid for Scotland is a national charity that helps people engage in planning. Our services of free, independent and impartial advice, alongsid... more

IMPORTANT NOTICE RE CEC GRANT APPLICATIONS

26/11/2009

When a completed application is emailed to the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC), you will receive an email from MIMEsweeper@edinburgh.gov.uk to say tha... more

Scottish Government and CoSLA issue joint statement

10/11/2009

A new joint statement by the Scottish Government and COSLA,  'Equal Communities in a Fairer Scotland', was published on 29 October 2009. The stat... more

Reciprocate to Accumulate - latest issue out now

10/11/2009

Assist Social Capital has published the November issue of its newsletter, 'Reciprocate to Accumulate'.  Content in the November issue: Champio... more

Scotland's public finances: preparing for the future

10/11/2009

Audit Scotland has published a report, Scotland's public finances: preparing for the future [1.72MB] that looks at the country's financial situation a... more

Social Inclusion News November issue out now

03/11/2009

The lastest issue of Capital City Partnership’s electronic newsletter is out now.Social Inclusion News - November 2009 (Issue 65) can be downloa... more

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - 2009 update out now

03/11/2009

Scotland's Chief Statistician has released the latest update to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). The SIMD provides a wealth of info... more

CEC Grant Funding application forms now available

29/10/2009

City of Edinburgh Council Grant Funding application forms are now available for download from the City Funding Strategy pages of this website (copied ... more

Fairer Scotland Fund Edinburgh 2008/09 Annual Report

21/10/2009

A report examining the first year implementation of the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) in Edinburgh is available on the Capital City Partnership website.T... more

Mental Health First Aid

21/10/2009

NHS Lothian Health Promotion Service is running a 2-day course on Mental Health First Aid which is open to anyone with an interest in mental health e.... more

SROI Training sessions

21/10/2009

A 2-day SROI training session has been designed for those who already have some basic understanding of SROI and who are ready to undertake an SROI ana... more

Letter from Compact Chair

20/10/2009

In advance of the City of Edinburgh Council considering a report on Funding to Third Parties Compact Chair Harriet Eadie and EVOC Director Ella Simpso... more

Council Agrees Review of Funding (Phase 2)

09/10/2009

On Thursday 15 October the City of Edinburgh Council approved a report on the next stage of its Comprehensive Review of Funding to Third Parties. The ... more

Quality Assurance Scheme goes live

06/10/2009

The City of Edinburgh Council's new Quality Assurance Scheme is now live. Relevant organisations should have received details by email. Voluntary org... more

Improving ethnic data collection for equality and diversity monitoring

25/09/2009

The reduction of health inequalities is a key priority for the Scottish Government. Inequalities related to deprivation are well known, but there are ... more

Fire and Rescue Service: Strategic Assessment for the City of Edinburgh

08/09/2009

The Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service report, Community Planning: Strategic Assessment for the City of Edinburgh, gives a unique insight int... more

Enterprising Third Sector Organisations Zone

04/08/2009

Scottish Government has set up the Enterprising Third Sector Organisations Zone on the Third Sector Division pages of the Scottish Government website.... more

Public Contracts Scotland portal

04/08/2009

Any organisations interested in delivering public sector services should register for the Public Contracts Scotland portal. Registering means that you... more

Valuing what Matters – from nef's prove & improve toolkit

29/07/2009

This joint publication from the New Economics Foundation and the Charities Evaluation Service provides a guide to the more than 20 tools and methods t... more

'Blurring Boundaries' report available for download

14/07/2009

How is the blurring of boundaries between sectors impacting on civil society organisations in the UK and internationally? 'Blurring Boundaries' is a ... more

Appointment of new EVOC Director

07/07/2009

After more than 13 years managing and steering EVOC (Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council) and making an enormous contribution to the work... more

GIRFEC Secondment Opportunity

07/05/2009

A new opportunity within City of Edinburgh Council has arisen to lead the culture development and systems and service redesign required for an effecti... more

Social Enterprise Edinburgh April eBulletin

14/04/2009

The Latest Social Enterprise Edinburgh eBulletin is now available from the Social Enterprise Edinburgh website To receive the eBulletin directly regi... more

CCP Social Inclusion News Issue 59 April 09

14/04/2009

The April Issue (issue 50) of the Capital City Partnership Social Inclusion Newsletter is available for download. Contact DetailsCapital City Partner... more

'New & Improved' Awards For All Small Grants

01/04/2009

The 'new and improved' Awards for All small grants programme was launched on 1 April, 2009.This scheme - now involving the Big Lottery Fund, sportscot... more

Evaluation of the impact of the National Standards

27/03/2009

The Evaluation of the impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement two years after publication has been published online. ... more

Community Empowerment Action Plan Launched

27/03/2009

Scottish Community Empowerment Action Plan was published on 20th March 2009.   In his Ministerial Foreword Alex Neil, MSP, Minister for Housing... more

Council Agrees Grant Aid to Third Parties

13/03/2009

At its meeting on Thursday, 12th March the City of Edinburgh Council considered its annual report on Grant-Aid to Third Parties. This report in the ma... more

City of Edinburgh Council Third Party Grant Report Published

06/03/2009

The City of Edinburgh Council will on Thursday 12th March consider a report on grant allocations to third party organisations (the grants report.) ... more

FSF - Health Inequalities - Update

03/03/2009

Some further details regarding the Health Inequalities Standing Group's programme of work under the Fairer Scotland Fund banner are now available. I... more

CEC Third Party Grants 'Fairly Stable'

02/03/2009

City of Edinburgh Council Leader Cllr Jenny Dawe today wrote to the Compact Chair, saying that she thought 'it would be helpful to let the Compact kno... more

Funding for Communities to Cut their Carbon

10/02/2009

THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE FUNDSUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACTIONAre you a voluntary or community group, charity or school?Do you have an idea for a project to... more

Capital City Partnership's Social Inclusion News

03/02/2009

Capital City Partnership's regular e-news 'Social Inclusion News' Issue 57, February 2009 is now available online.This useful bulletin features detail... more

Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy – Scottish Launch

29/01/2009

THE ESRC Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy (CGAP) is an exciting new initiative jointly funded by the Economic Research Council (ESRC), th... more

“Good to Great” free training for Committee / Board members

29/01/2009

This event is aimed at Volunteers who are members of management committees / boards (trustees).When?14 March 2009, 9.45am - 4.00pmWhere?Hays Business ... more

Awards for All funding set to continue for Voluntary Arts Organisations

29/01/2009

Despite speculation to the contrary, The Scottish Arts Council will continue to be a partner in the Awards for All programme.Awards of between £... more

Draft Single Outcome Agreement available for comment

26/01/2009

The City of Edinburgh Council is now developing Edinburgh's SOA2009 on behalf of the Edinburgh Partnership (Edinburgh’s Community Planning Partn... more

News on Edinburgh's SOA 2009 from City of Edinburgh Council

05/01/2009

The City of Edinburgh Council submitted its first Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) in June 2008. A copy is available to download from the  Council ... more

Edinburgh Partnership e-newsletter published

05/01/2009

The December edition of the Edinburgh Partnership's e-newsletter is now out.   This edition covers the new staff working on the Partnership's E... more

Council Forecasting Briefings Held

19/11/2008

In mid-November the City of Edinburgh Council held two briefing events for grant-funded third sector bodies in Edinburgh in line with Edinburgh Comp... more

Edinburgh’s Single Outcome Agreement and the city’s Third Sector

07/11/2008

Single Outcome Agreements are to be agreed between Community Planning Partnerships and the Scottish Government in 2009, building on the SOAs agreed be... more

New Action Plan Takes Edinburgh Compact Strategy Forward

09/10/2008

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CEC Review of Contractual Arrangements for Third Parties

07/10/2008

EVOC has held a briefing for voluntary sector providers on the deliberations and conclusions of the CEC Review on Contractual Arrangements for Third... more

Funding for Communities to Cut their Carbon

23/09/2008

THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE FUND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACTION Are you a voluntary or community group, charity or school?Do you have an idea for a project t... more

Edinburgh Index 2008 maps and stats online

20/08/2008

City of Edinburgh Council staff have put together a localised index of deprivation called The Edinburgh Index. The Index maps relative deprivat... more

Neighbourhood Partnerships website goes live!

11/08/2008

Edinburgh's 12 Neighbourhood Partnerships now have an online presence at www.edinburghnp.org.uk where surfers can view information about partnerships,... more

Edinburgh Partnership newsletter August 2008 out

05/08/2008

The Edinburgh Partnership newsletter August 2008 edition is available to view or download on the City of Edinburgh Council's Community Planning pages.... more

Forth Sector is UK Social Enterprise of the Year

25/06/2008

Edinburgh Compact Partners Forth Sector are proud to announce that the organisation has been awarded the Social Enterprise of the Year 2008 at th... more

Council's Review of Funding FAQs

23/06/2008

In responding to the proposed City Funding Strategy “Moving Forward: Together” in November 2007 the Council’s Policy and Strategy ... more

Edinburgh's Single Outcome Agreement - an update

09/06/2008

The City of Edinburgh Council's Policy & Strategy Committee will consider an updated draft SOA at its meeting on 10th June 2008. This la... more

Edinburgh's Draft Single Outcome Agreement now available

29/04/2008

The City of Edinburgh Council is due to agree its first Single Outcome Agreement when it meets on 1st May 2008. Single Outcome Agreements are intended... more

Inspiring Volunteering Awards 2008

19/03/2008

Nominations are now being sought for the city wide Edinburgh Inspiring Volunteering Awards 2008 as well as for four local Neighbourhood Volunteering A... more

The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) has now set its budget for the next three years.

22/02/2008

With changes in administration at a local and national level, the new Concordat agreed between the Scottish Government and COSLA (the Convention of Sc... more

Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council (EVOC) Consultation Report on Our Lives, Our Way – Lothian Joint Physical and Complex Disability Strategy.

13/02/2008

EVOC's Social Care Unit was asked to coordinate an Edinburgh Voluntary Sector Consultation Event, which it held on the 18th of January 2008, and this ... more

The Edinburgh Award - An opportunity to recognise an outstanding contribution to Edinburgh

12/02/2008

The Edinburgh Award honours an outstanding individual who has made a positive impact on the city and gained national and international recognition for... more

CEC Forecasting Briefing for Third Sector Organisations

19/12/2007

At the end of November and early in December the City of Edinburgh Council invited third sector organisations currently grant funded by the Council to... more

Scottish Budget Documents Online

04/12/2007

IN mid-November Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Development John Swinney stood up in the Scottish Parliament to deliver his first spendi... more

Responses invited on Lothian Joint Physical and Complex Disability Strategy

23/11/2007

NHS Lothian and the four Lothian local authorities have published for consultation a summary report of their Joint Physical and Complex Disability Str... more

Towards A Funding Accord - A report on 'A very civil partnership?'

07/11/2007

A report on the two discussion events concerning the 'Moving Forward: Together' - A Draft City Funding Strategy is now availiable. View or do... more

CEC Grant Funding Application Forms

10/10/2007

City of Edinburgh Council Grant Funding Application Forms are now available to download from the Compact site: City Funding... more

Consultation Matters

13/09/2007

Sometimes workers in the public sphere are seen as compulsive consulters. As the joke goes: 'If it moves, consult it!' With a range of consultation pr... more

New, improved information resource for patients, carers and the public

01/08/2007

NHS24 has recently published three new websites devoted to providing accurate and accessible information on general health issues, on diabetes and on ... more

Community Grants Fund 2007

21/07/2007

In June 2007 the City of Edinburgh Council agreed the transfer of the Community Grants Fund scheme and decision-making arrangements to the Neighbour... more

Preparing for Partnership

25/06/2007

'Preparing for Partnership' report findings published This Spring, just as Councillors and officials were working on the details of Edinburgh's Loc... more

City of Edinburgh Council's Supplier Exchange

01/06/2007

The Supplier Exchange is the City of Edinburgh Council's advertising portal. It is an on-line service that provides information, guidance, and - perha... more

Inspiring Volunteering: A Volunteering Strategy for Edinburgh

01/05/2007

In December 2006 Edinburgh became the first city in Scotland to have a dedicated strategy for volunteering, with the launch of Inspiring Volunteering:... more

QA Self Evaluation Pilot Briefing Note

02/04/2007

02/04/2007A new approach to reporting for Council grant recipients Download document...... more

Edinburgh Inspires Volunteering Through The Launch Of The City’s Volunteering Strategy

20/12/2006

Edinburgh became the first city in Scotland to have a dedicated strategy for volunteering, when it launched Inspiring Volunteering: A Volunteering Str... more