Community Energy Scotland
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Community Energy Scotland (CES) is a nationwide charity that provides advice and support for renewable energy projects developed by community groups in Scotland.
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SCVO
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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has a support section on their website to help you think through some of the key issues relating to starting and managing a voluntary sector organisation in Scotland. You can also find support and advice in relation to the climate emergency, the cost of living crisis and digital technology.
Read MoreVolunteer Scotland
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Volunteer Scotland is a national charity which supports people to get involved in volunteering as well as providing organisations with guidance, training, disclosure services and other support to recruit and manage volunteers.
Read MoreProtecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme
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Find out more about the PVG scheme, which is important if your community group does paid or unpaid work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. The scheme is designed to make it easier to protect vulnerable groups from people who present a risk to them.
Read MoreThird Sector Interfaces
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Whatever 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 MoreSocial Farms and Gardens→
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Social Farms & Gardens is a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together.
Read MoreHighlands and Islands Enterprise
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. It provides support to community organisations, focusing on areas such as inclusive growth, sustainability, partnership, community development and social enterprise.
Read MoreSocial Enterprise Scotland
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Social Enterprise Scotland provides guidance, information and networking opportunities for social enterprises in Scotland.
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Accelerate
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Accelerate offers business support for community based organisations who have little or no trading experience but wish to expand this aspect of their operation.
Read MoreThe Woodland Trust
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The Woodland Trust website contains various resources that can help your community group to promote enjoyment and use of woodland.
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Just Enterprise
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Just Enterprise is a programme designed to help sustain, develop and grow social enterprises and enterprising charities in Scotland.
Read MoreCommunity Shares Scotland→
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Community shares enable you to raise money for a social enterprise through selling 'withdrawable shares' to the wider community.
Read MoreCommunity Food and Health Scotland
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Community Food & Health Scotland (CFHS) is part of Public Health Scotland and supports community projects related to food and health. Their advice and resources page will be relevant to many community groups. It includes information on planning & management, funding, working with volunteers, networking and evaluation.
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 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 MoreGuidance on Improving Physical and Social Accessibility
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Concise guide from Renfrewshire Access Panel in partnership with Renfrewshire Council on things you need to think about to make your activities as inclusive as possible.
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