Get Growing Scotland
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Get 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.
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Peer Research Network
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The Young Foundation is building a network to bring people who are interested in and involved with peer research together. It aims to be a friendly space to connect, share ideas, discuss best practice, and collaborate on new work. Members will also be invited to events and seminars.
Read MoreWellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland
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Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland is the Scottish hub of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. It aims to want to see Scotland's economy reprogrammed so it puts people and planet first.
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Accessibility and your community group
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We’ve complied a list of useful resources and guides to help you to ensure that your events and information are as accessible as possible.
Read MoreExamples of communities tackling inequality
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From supporting people affected to influencing change, community organisations are at the forefront of action around inequality and the cost-of-living. We’ve featured some of them on Communities Channel Scotland.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Network (SCDN)
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The 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
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Child 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 MoreScottish Communities for Health & Wellbeing
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Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing (SCHW) is a coming together of 74 community-led organisations across Scotland supporting health and wellbeing in their communities.
Read MoreCommunity Transport Association
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The Community Transport Association provides support, advice, training and information in relation to community transport.
Read MoreVillage and community halls handbook
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This online handbook is for everyone running a village or community hall in Scotland. From governance and facilities management to net zero and digital, the handbook guides you through what you need to know.
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Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR)
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The CPAR (Community Participatory Action Research) programme provides community groups in the South East of England with training and mentoring support in order to plan, carry out and use research for the benefit of their community. CPAR resources should be useful for anyone interested in carrying out their own research.
Read MoreInspiring Scotland
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Inspiring 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 MoreNon-party campaigning guidance
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The Electoral Commission has produced guidance which will be uesful if your group is campaigning in the run up to an election.
Read MoreScottish Rural Network
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The Scottish Rural Network (SRN) supports and encourages rural development by building the capacity and capabilities of rural and island communities and stakeholders and by sharing information, ideas, good practice and funding opportunities.
Read MoreTackling Poverty Locally Directory
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This directory provides a searchable database of local anti-poverty initiatives from communities across Scotland and beyond.
Read MoreContribution analysis
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Contribution analysis is a way to show the impact or progress of an activity or piece of work by focusing on how things that are more easy to measure ‘contribute’ to longer term, or higher-level outcomes.
Read MoreBuilding Stronger Community Organisations
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This online learning resource, divided over 10 modules, is designed to build the skills, confidence and knowledge of refugee-led organisations and refugee supporting organisations, although most of the materials will be useful to any community group.
Read MoreForestry and Land Scotland
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Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forests. They offer a range of ways for community groups to make use of and engage with local woodland.
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