Arnold Clark Community Fund
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The Arnold Clark Community Fund supports thousands of registered UK charities and community groups close to its branches.
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Social Enterprise Support Map
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The Social Enterprise Support Map allows anyone to navigate Scotland’s social enterprise support eco-system easily and efficiently – giving organisations and individuals the resources to become stronger and more sustainable.
Read MoreTackling Poverty Locally Directory
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This directory provides a searchable database of local anti-poverty initiatives from communities across Scotland and beyond. It includes the work of community organisations.
Read MoreCommunity Wealth Building
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Community wealth building is a new people-centred approach to local economic development, which redirects wealth back into the local economy, and places control and benefits into the hands of local people. UK based organisation CLES provides a useful introduction.
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 MoreCrisis Recovery
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If your community group is really worried about your future sustainability or facing very severe challenges and not sure where to turn, you can access fast-response advice and support through this service.
Read More5-step approach to evaluating behaviour change evaluations from the Scottish Government
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This guidance from the Scottish Government describes how to use a 5 Step approach to design and evaluate behaviour change interventions, and can be used for evaluating a range of activities and services in the community.
Read MoreJustRight Scotland
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JustRight Scotland provides legal advice to people who would otherwise struggle to access justice.
Read MoreCommunity-led action plans
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Community-led action plans are a way for communities to take the lead in understanding how they feel about where they live, helping to inform good decision making and better support for communities.
Read MoreCommunity development
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Community development is a process where people come together to take action on what's important to them. We’ve provided a list of specific community development resources and support.
Read MoreGet Growing Scotland
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Get Growing Scotland is a platform to inspire, connect, and share knowledge with everyone interested in growing food and building happier, healthier, and more resilient communities for the future.
Read MorePeer Research Network
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The Young Foundation is building a network to bring people who are interested in and involved with peer research together. It aims to be a friendly space to connect, share ideas, discuss best practice, and collaborate on new work. Members will also be invited to events and seminars.
Read MoreWellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland
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Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland is the Scottish hub of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. It aims to want to see Scotland's economy reprogrammed so it puts people and planet first.
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Accessibility and your community group
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We’ve complied a list of useful resources and guides to help you to ensure that your events and information are as accessible as possible.
Read MoreExamples of communities tackling inequality
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From supporting people affected to influencing change, community organisations are at the forefront of action around inequality and the cost-of-living. We’ve featured some of them on Communities Channel Scotland.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Network (SCDN)
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The Scottish Community Development Network (SCDN) is a member-led organisation, for community workers and community development workers, paid or unpaid, full or part time, from the community, voluntary or public sectors, who support the principles and practice of community development. SCDN is open to anyone with an interest in community development in Scotland.
Read MoreChild Poverty Action Group
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Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty. This includes understanding what causes poverty, the impact it has on children’s lives, and how it can be prevented and solved.
Read MoreScottish Communities for Health & Wellbeing
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Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing (SCHW) is a coming together of 74 community-led organisations across Scotland supporting health and wellbeing in their communities.
Read MoreCommunity Transport Association
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The Community Transport Association provides support, advice, training and information in relation to community transport.
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