Land reform
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The section of the Scottish Government website covering land reform, including legislation and funding enabling communities to buy privately owned land.
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Participation requests - frequently asked questions→
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Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) has created a frequently asked questions document and webpage on participation requests, which enable community groups to have their voices heard in how services are planned and delivered.
Read MoreCommunity Empowerment
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The Scottish Government’s webpage on community empowerment. where you can find government guidance and other support for community asset transfer, participation requests, community councils, participatory budgeting and the Island’s (Scotland) Act 2018 as well as funding for activity in this area.
Read More2-page intro to participation requests
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By making a participation request, a community body can start a formal discussion with public bodies about how to improve local outcomes. This 2-pager introduces participation requests in plain English.
Read MoreImproving Public Services→
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The Scottish Government’s webpage for it’s programme of public service reform. Includes introductory information on the Local Governance Review, Community Planning, Open Government Partnership and the Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative.
Read MoreNational Performance Framework
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Scotland’s National Outcomes are contained in the National Performance Framework. The Scottish Government's National Outcomes are a set of broad ambitions around making Scotland better for everyone who lives here. Some third sector organisations have used the National Performance Framework (NPF) in their work, and it could be useful for measuring your own progress, evidencing your imact and in funding applications.
Read MoreSocial Enterprise Scotland
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Social Enterprise Scotland provides guidance, information and networking opportunities for social enterprises in Scotland.
Read MoreCommunity Map Scotland
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Community Map Scotland is a software project to help your community build a Local Place Plan.
Read MoreRecognising our rich tapestry: measuring the contribution of third sector organisations to tackling health inequalities
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This resource is for third sector organisations and those who fund or commission third sector organisations seeking to understand how the sector contributes to tackling health inequalities. It includes step by step guides, examples and templates for how to realistically show your contribution to outcomes at a societal level.
Read MoreSocial Capital, Health and Wellbeing – A Planning and Evaluation Toolkit
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This toolkit helps you to measure the impact of existing work on social capital, health and wellbeing, to think about your outcomes and develop new ideas. It includes a range of tools and templates to assist you with logic modelling, weekly diaries, recognised measures of mental health and questionnaires.
Read MoreThe Mini-Evaluation Pack
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Designed by Youth Scotland for groups working with young people, the Mini-Evaluation Pack contains an overall framework and specific exercises to help effectively evaluate a project over time.
Read MoreHow good is our third sector organisation?
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How good is our third sector organisation? (HGIOTSO) is a self-evaluation resource created to support third sector organisations of all sizes to evaluate their performance and to identify priorities for action.
Read MoreEvaluation Support Scotland
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Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) works with voluntary organisations and funders so that they can measure and report on their impact.
Read MoreEvaluating community projects: A practical guide
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A step-by-step guide to evaluating community projects published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) back in 2005, based on work with 20 groups and projects across England and Wales.
Read MoreGet involved
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This online search tool enables you to search for local voluntary organisations across Scotland based on names, keywords, locations and activities.
Read MoreEvidence for Success
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Evidence 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
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Getting on Board
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Getting on Board supports people to become charity trustees, particularly those who are currently under-represented on trustee boards. They have a range of resources that could be useful for ensuring your community group represents your wider community.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre
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Scottish 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 MoreStatistics.gov.scot
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This Scottish Government website gives access to a range of official statistics about neighbourhoods in Scotland. You can find data on health, education, poverty, unemployment, housing, population, crime and social/community issues.
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