Blog

By Reading and Creative Writing group leader John Mackay One of the most pressing concerns for any writer is the question of inspiration. Where does it come from, and how do you transform that initial idea into something captivating? At the Ecas Readin …

Hot off the presses is our 2018-19 Annual Report. It’s full of our lively clients sharing their experiences with Ecas activities, befriending services, and grants over the past year. And it’s been a busy year.

How can art and disability help empower and engage people with a physical disability? In this short and inspiring blog, Ecas art leader Graham Young shares the tale of a day out to The Kelpies in Falkirk to answer just that.

As Learning at Work Week 2019 kicks-off we’re celebrating all things learning in the charity sector by sitting down with our Befriending Assistant, Sam Collins. With the annual campaign from Campaign for Learning promoting the power of learning and the …

Celebrating 15 years of charity work in Scotland It feels like only yesterday that we were at the SECC for this year’s edition of SCVO’s The Gathering, but over the last six weeks we have been reflecting on how we can put all of the great learning into …

When Jennifer Learmonth became a volunteer befriender, she wanted to work with people as an alternative to her day job in sales.