Community Toolbox
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An online resource from the United States containing freely available tools on a variety of tools offering step-by-step guidance in, amongst other things, community-building skills.
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Building Stronger Communities
/Community 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 MoreCreative Lives
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Creative Lives’ website contains advice for creative groups, research and case studies and opportunities for funding and to get involved. There’s some useful information on getting started as a creative group, as well as a Creativity Map to place your activity on alongside other creative groups in Scotland and the wider British Isles
Read MoreMutual Aid UK
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The 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.
Read MoreOffice of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
/OSCR is the independent regulator and registrar for Scotland’s charities, including community groups with a charitable status. It offers advice and support around becoming a charity.
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Just Act
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Created by the no-longer-existing English-based Community Development Foundation (CDF), Just Act is a website for community groups which contains a wealth of information, ranging from guides to planning your project to how to work with people of different ages. The website is more than 5 years old now but should still contain relevant resources.
Read MoreEqually Ours
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Equally Ours (previously the Equality and Diversity Forum) is a UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives.
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 learning and development plans
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The Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations require local authorities and their partners to develop three year CLD Plans for their area. They should identify learning and support priorities within the community and how these will be achieved. Local plans must be based on consultation with communities and community organisations.
Read MoreLocal authority guidance on organising events→
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Your local authority may provide useful advice, guides, templates and checklists for organising and event. We’ve provided a link to Aberdeenshire Council’s webpage on events as an example.
Read MorePolice Scotland event notification form→
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Police Scotland advises event organisers to notify Police Scotland at the earliest opportunity so that they can provide the right support, and have made available a standard notification form.
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Top Tips for planning a successful community event→
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The Guardian, with the help of the Scout Association, has shared this guide to organising communtiy events.
Read MoreOrganising a voluntary event: a 'Can do' guide→
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From the gov.uk website, taking you through some of the less-exciting yet essential considerations when planning events, including permission, safety, insurance and getting a road closed.
Read MoreNot another consultation! Making community engagement informal and fun→
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This guide from Involve and Local Government Improvement and Development (England) is a practical guide to events that combine the informality of community fun days with meaningful engagement methods.
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.
Read MoreDigital Buddies→
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Outside the Box started Digital Buddies during the Covid 19 pandemic to enable older people in the Scottish Borders to connect digitally with friends, family, groups & the wider world. They now have additional support from the Scottish Government through the Community Recovery Fund to share this with more people.
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Third Sector Lab
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Third Sector Lab provides consultancy, training and strategy to help charities get the most out of digital. They provdie a wide range of services, from website design to demonstrating impact using animation, video and multimedia content.
Read MoreSocial Misfits Media→
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Social Misfits Media is a London based consultancy outfit which helps charities and social enterprises think strategically about their digital presence. Their website contains a range of guides to using social media which you can download for free.
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