Forestry and Land Scotland
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Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forests. They offer a range of ways for community groups to make use of and engage with local woodland.
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Planning Democracy
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Planning Democracy is a community-led organisation campaigning to strengthen the voice and influence of the public in the planning and development of Scotland’s land. It provides peer support, training, networking, resources and advice.
Read MoreTown Toolkit
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This Toolkit is designed to be a source of inspiration for anyone who wants to make their town centre better, whether community groups, social enterprises or other organisations.
Read MoreA warm welcome: setting up a warm space in your community
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This guide from CILIP gives practical suggestions for setting up a warm space as well as links to further resources.
Read MoreSocial Impact Pledge
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The Social Impact Pledge is about simple ways that public bodies can make a difference to communities. Here are some pledges made by public bodies that make commitments to supporting community groups, through volunteering, providing use of facilities and so on.
Read MoreGreen Map
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Green Map is an open source platform for mapping community resources, green spaces and any other assets that contribute to making a place more environmentally sustainable. Community groups can use Green Map to create their own map, inviting community members to add spaces, organisations and facilities they feel are important.
Read MoreThe Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
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People across Scotland can make use of The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act to have more say and control over what happens in their communities. This quick summary should help you to get started on finding out how your community group can use the Act.
Read MoreCo-operate
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Co-operate is part of the Co-operative Group, and is a website providing information to help local community groups across the UK in their activities, and also for people to find relevant local groups. The website includes a ‘how to’ section with guides to funding, finding a venue, planning activities, getting started and more.
Read MoreCommunity Ownership Support Service
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The Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) has been funded by the Scottish Government to support community based groups in Scotland take a stake in or ownership of previously publicly owned land or buildings.
Read MoreAsset transfer route map
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Takes you through the steps you need to follow to take over the running of local assets such as land and buildings.
Read MoreCommunity Land Scotland
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Community Land Scotland supports community land ownership, and is a good source of support if your community group is interested in aquiring privately owned land.
Read MoreSocial Farms and Gardens→
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Social Farms & Gardens is a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together.
Read MoreHighlands and Islands Enterprise
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. It provides support to community organisations, focusing on areas such as inclusive growth, sustainability, partnership, community development and social enterprise.
Read More2-page intro to the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act
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This quick summary should help you to get started on finding out how your community group can use the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, a piece of legislation which aims to make it easier for communities to have their voices heard in decisions, shape local services and increase their control of local land and buildings.
Read MoreLand reform
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The section of the Scottish Government website covering land reform, including legislation and funding enabling communities to buy privately owned land.
Read MoreCommunity Empowerment
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The Scottish Government’s webpage on community empowerment. where you can find government guidance and other support for community asset transfer, participation requests, community councils, participatory budgeting and the Island’s (Scotland) Act 2018 as well as funding for activity in this area.
Read MoreCommunity Map Scotland
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Community Map Scotland is a software project to help your community build a Local Place Plan.
Read MoreEnergising Community Halls→
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This guide to community energy can help your community building save money and look at what renewables might be suitable for your site.
Read MoreScottish Civic Trust
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The Scottish Civic Trust aims to help people connect to their built heritage and civic spaces and take a leading role in guiding their development.
Read MoreCommunity Action for a Sustainable Scotland
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Community Action for a Sustainable Scotland (CASS) is a set of 7 educational resources on sustainable development for community organisations. The guides offer ideas on how to improve the sustainability of your office, building, events, governance, finances, people management and planning.
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