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 MoreOutside 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.
Read MoreThird 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 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.
Read MoreThis guide is by the National Cyber Security Centre (UK-wide) and offers practical advice on how to improve cyber security within small charities. It should be relevant to community organisations.
Read MoreIn addition to providing direct support to people in need of refugee protection, the Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) works with community groups led by people with lived-experience of seeking protection in Scotland, as well as welcome groups. They offer advice, workshops, community development support, networking and other support.
Read MoreSense Scotland works with children and adults who have communication support needs because of deafblindness, sensory impairment, learning and physical disabilities. They also provide communication and innovative support services for people who are marginalised because of challenging behaviour, health care issues and the complexity of their support needs.
Read MoreOutside the box provides training and support to to people from communities in Scotland who want to make changes. It has a good suite of resources that can guide community groups through working with diverse groups, including disabled people, older people, people who are living with the consequences of poverty or social isolation, carers and people who are also experiencing additional barriers as a consequence of age, ethnicity, gender or sexuality.
Read MoreLGBT Youth Scotland works to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBT youth and LGBT communities in Scotland through a range of services including advice and information services and national initiatives.
Read MoreInclusion Scotland aims to change policy and practice so that disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens. They do this by influencing decision-makers, supporting disabled people to be decision-makers themselves, and developing capacity, awareness and engagement.
Read MoreConcise 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.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has created a resource which community organisations can use to find equality policies in relation to both equality characteristic and policy areas.
Read MoreThe Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) promotes and upholds equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. It has produced a guide for voluntary and community organisations on how they can ensure they are meeting equality law.
Read MoreThis series of posters gives pointers on how to make services accessible to a range of groups facing particular barriers, from people on the autistic spectrum to people with physical disabilities.
Read MoreEnable Scotland supports and campaigns for people with learning disabilities, putting people at the heart of provision.
Read MoreDeafblind Scotland raises awareness of both the needs and potential of deafblind people in Scotland and works to ensure that deafblind people can fully participate in society and have access to appropriate services.
Read MoreCRER is a Scottish strategic racial equality charity focused on working to eliminate racial discrimination and harassment and promote racial justice across Scotland.
Read MoreCEMVO Scotland (Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations) has developed a database network of over 600 ethnic minority voluntary sector organisations throughout Scotland to which it delivers a wide range of capacity building support programmes.
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