Oh no… not another blog!A response to the Feeley Report by Ian Brooke (EVOC Deputy Chief Executive). People often talk about circles ‘coming back around’. Or maybe sometimes we see patterns where it’s simply random. What I do know is that there are a lot of well-meaning official think tank (Scottish or UK Government) infrastructure bodies reports cascading out […]

Looking Back at 2020 by Roisin HurstI don’t think 2020 is a year that any of us will forget anytime soon, so as we start a new year, it seems like a good time to reflect on both the challenges and positives (there were some!) of the last 12 months. I started working at EVOC on the first day of lockdown, […]

Governance: Keeping the positives and reaching out for assistanceI don’t know if anyone is keeping track of all the unpredicted consequences of COVID-19 but the list will be long. For our very own little niche of things we’ve noticed is governing documents. Like them or ignore them, they are your organisation’s handbook for how your governance operates and if it is lacking, ambiguous or outright prevents you from doing something, then you and your Board need to have a look at reviewing it.