Social Impact Pledge

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The Social Impact Pledge is about simple ways that public bodies can make a difference to communities.

Here are some pledges made by public bodies that make commitments to supporting community groups, through volunteering, providing use of facilities and so on.

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Revenue Scotland
Revenue Scotland

Revenue Scotland’s Social Impact Pledge commits to supporting staff volunteering and fundraising as well as strenghtening ties with other public sector bodies and networks to grow their own awareness of socio-economic issues.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Enterprise have renewed their Social Impact Pledge, with commitments around staff volunteering leave and promoting Gaelic language and culture.

sportscotland
sportscotland

sportscotland commits to making facilities, equipment and green spaces available to local schools and groups, donating used sport kits and improving accessibility information.

Independent Living Fund Scotland
Independent Living Fund Scotland

Independent Living Fund Scotland’s first Social Impact Pledge makes a commitment that employees will have up to 5 days of special leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation

University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

Commitments to support New Scots, provide vetinary services for homeless people and provide space for community engagement projects

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

Letting appropriate charities in Central Scotland use meeting space and facilities when available and supporting staff to fundraise and voluntunteer for chosen charities.

South of Scotland Enterprise
South of Scotland Enterprise

Pledges around thematic volunteering, matchmaking community requests with suppliers, and to use social enterprises for catering and the delivery of facilities management services.

Standards Commission Scotland
Standards Commission Scotland

Offering one day each in the next twelve months to a local charity and short work experience placement to a school pupil or student.

Disclosure Scotland
Disclosure Scotland

Volunteering at Turning Point and donations to both a local food bank and climate change project.