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 MoreCo-production describes a relationship between service providers and service user that draws on the knowledge, ability and resources of both to develop better services. The Scottish Co-production Network aims to develop practice around co-production in Scotland, and is free and open to anyone who is interested in co-production in Scotland.
Read MoreWhatever stage you are at, you could do worse than get in touch with your local organisation that supports voluntary organisations (sometimes called third sector interfaces) to ask about what support is on offer. The Scottish Government provides contact details for TSIs across Scotland.
Read MoreThis online search tool enables you to search for local voluntary organisations across Scotland based on names, keywords, locations and activities.
Read MoreEvidence for Success is a series of guides which support you to engage with evidence in different ways to influence policy and practice and to improve your own work with your communities
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre offers resources, guides, networks and a range of training and development support to community organisations and people working with communities across Scotland.
Read MoreThe Place Standard is a tool that can help you to think about the physical elements of a place (e.g. its buildings, spaces, and transport links) as well as the social aspects (e.g. whether people feel they have a say in decision making). The tool provides prompts for discussions, allowing you to consider all the elements of place, inlcuding health and wellbeing and climate change, in a methodical way.
Read MoreDeveloped by Scottish Community Development Centre, LEAP takes you through a 5-step planning and evaluation cycle that can be used to support a partnership approach to achieving change and improvement in the quality of community life.
Read MoreSupporting Communities is a programme of support for community organisations and their local partners. The programme is intended to enable community organisations (at all levels and stages) to improve their effectiveness and influence over the community needs and priorities that they are involved in tackling.
Read MoreCommunity capacity building is about supporting people to develop their skills, abilities and confidence to take effective action together in and for their community. Building Stronger Communities helps organisations and community groups to work together to build community capacity.
Read MoreThe term ‘Mutual Aid’ became prominent in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic when many new and exisiting local groups organised emergency support for vulnerable people in their communities, with many choosing to badge themselves as Mutual Aid groups. The Mutual Aid UK website enables you to find local Mutual Aid groups and also offers guidance around responding locally to Covid-19.
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