Voluntary sector network daily: Monday 28 August

Third Sector: SCVO chief criticised by newspaper over round-the-world trip funded by Scottish government The chief executive of the scottish council for voluntary organisations, Martin Sime, has been attacked by the Scottish press for taking a six month round-the-world sabbatical funded by a government grant. Civil Society: Older women give 89 per cent more to charity than men, US study finds A report from the women's philanthropy institute at Indiana University, entitled 'women give 2012', has found that women of the 'baby boom' generation give more to charity than men of the same age. UK Fundraising: Two charity technology hack days coming up Two upcoming events, DataKind's data drive and charity hack weekend, may be useful for charity technology staff and developers. Spring Giving: The Rise of Social Giving How funds can be raised using social media. Charity Times: Sector fund trebles capacity as new providers are announced The Social Investment Business's £10m investment and contract readiness fund has trebled its capacity with the announcement of 12 new approved providers of investment and contract readiness services. This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional. To join the voluntary sector network , click here.