CommonHealth Assets was a large research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) exploring the impact of Community Led Organisations (CLOs) on the health and wellbeing of community members. The project generated a number of really useful reports and other pieces of evidence to help show the impact of community-led organisations on health and wellbeing
Read MoreChildren First is a Scottish national charity that works to protect children from harm, keep them safe, and support them to recover from trauma and abuse.
Read MoreFife College offers a unique course on Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making, designed for young change-makers, volunteers, and individuals working across community development, public services, and local governance.
Read MoreOur Power is a campaign for the incoming Scottish Government to make sure people in Scotland get a fair share of Scotland’s energy wealth.
Read MoreSCDC has developed a Creating Hope Together rersource page with materials and guides for community-led action research including, but not limited to, community-led research in relation to suicide prevention.
Read MoreWe’ve put together some resources to help your organisation learn more about Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV), which refers to the policies you can put in place to support employees to participate in volunteering.
Read MoreThe Arnold Clark Community Fund supports thousands of registered UK charities and community groups close to its branches.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThis 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 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 MorePeople 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 MoreIf 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 MoreThis 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 MoreThe Suicide Prevention Scotland website contains support and information for anyone affected by suicide, including resources for anyone working in in suicide prevention.
Read MoreJustRight Scotland provides legal advice to people who would otherwise struggle to access justice.
Read MoreThe Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland supports action to realise and defend rights, and tackle immediate rights issues affecting people’s daily lives.
Read MoreHome Energy Scotland works with community groups in a number of ways from supporting your events to offering funding advice. They are particulalry relevant to groups tackling climate change through local community-led projects where the aim is to reduce energy use and encourage behaviour change within the community.
Read MoreCommunity-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 MoreShelter Scotland campaigns for housing justice, providing advice, information, and advocacy to people, while campaigning, and lobbying government and local authorities for new laws and policies.
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