Fife 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreThe 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 (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 MoreThe Community Transport Association provides support, advice, training and information in relation to community transport.
Read MoreInspiring Scotland offers support to the charity sector, aiming to deliver real and lasting change in areas where social organisations and public policy had struggled to have a big enough impact.
Read MoreThe John Muir Trust is a leading voice for the UK's wild places, dedicated to the conservation, protection and restoration of the UK's wild places, for the benefit of all. The Trust works in partnership with communities, including in relation to land buy-outs and is the home of the John Muir Award.
Read MoreDemocratic Finance Scotland supports communities to raise money locally to take ownership of important community assets and run democratic community-led businesses.
Read MorePlanning 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 MoreThe Money Guiders Network is designed to give different types of organisations and practitioners the support and information that can help make it easier for to talk to others about their money worries.
Read MoreMoney Advice Scotland is a charity that helps people in debt, suppors money advisers, and influences policy. It also offers information and other services for community groups working to support people through financial hardship.
Read MoreCommunity mediation is a way of resolving disputes between those who live in the same area or neighbourhood, whether between neighbours, different groups of people or whole areas.
Read MoreScottish Envornmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has produced a flood map telling you about long term flood risk for an area in Scotland
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