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Engage Training

We recently ran Training Sessions in December 2009/ January 2010 on how to utilise the Engage website and its functions, the sessions were attended by individuals who work for or with Community and Voluntary groups in Glasgow . 

It was extremely successful and helped those who attended to understand and use the Engage website better.  Those who attended found it a useful and accessible tool and will use it in the future. 

For the Training Session we created a manual that has simple tasks to be completed - it essentially allows you to understand the different fields of information that is gathered on Engage and how to search more specifically for different types of organisations to certain specifications.

Download the Training Manual

Engage Annual Report 2009

Engage Glasgow has released its first Annual Report. The report highlights the uses of the Engage database in its first 18 months of existence, and provides a summary of some of the key characteristics of the community and voluntary sector in Glasgow , as highlighted through Engage.

Listing over 1600 organisations, with and without paid staff, it is clear from the report that the sheer scope of the dataset makes Engage a powerful tool:

·     It helps to promote community engagement by providing a very efficient means for community planning partners, and community and voluntary organisations themselves, to find out about and get in touch with relevant organisations in Glasgow .  

·     It provides a profile of the voluntary and community sector in Glasgow giving details, for example, on activities, target groups, volunteers and financial details.

Nearly 300 registered users are currently benefiting from the information they can extract from Engage.

Engage will continue to grow and develop as new records are added, providing an evermore comprehensive directory of the organisations so important to our communities.

Download the full report  

Inter- Faith Data Collection

We are currently working with Faith Organisations to explore ways of developing Engage to include a comprehensive listing Faith or Belief-based Organisations across the city.  

We would welcome the opportunity to work with partners from all of the Glasgow’s Faith and Belief Communities to explore developing the resource to provide a comprehensive picture of the valuable work that Faith and Belief-based Organisations undertake across the city.   For further information please contact Samira Adris on 0141 271 2338 or at samira.adris@gcvs.org.uk.