Scottish 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.
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Community learning and development plans
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The Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations require local authorities and their partners to develop three year CLD Plans for their area. They should identify learning and support priorities within the community and how these will be achieved. Local plans must be based on consultation with communities and community organisations.
Read MoreLocal authority guidance on organising events→
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Your local authority may provide useful advice, guides, templates and checklists for organising and event. We’ve provided a link to Aberdeenshire Council’s webpage on events as an example.
Read MorePolice Scotland event notification form→
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Police Scotland advises event organisers to notify Police Scotland at the earliest opportunity so that they can provide the right support, and have made available a standard notification form.
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Top Tips for planning a successful community event→
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The Guardian, with the help of the Scout Association, has shared this guide to organising communtiy events.
Read MoreOrganising a voluntary event: a 'Can do' guide→
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From the gov.uk website, taking you through some of the less-exciting yet essential considerations when planning events, including permission, safety, insurance and getting a road closed.
Read MoreNot another consultation! Making community engagement informal and fun→
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This guide from Involve and Local Government Improvement and Development (England) is a practical guide to events that combine the informality of community fun days with meaningful engagement methods.
Read MoreCommunity Action for a Sustainable Scotland
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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 MoreDigital Buddies→
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Outside 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.
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Third Sector Lab
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Third 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→
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Social 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 MoreCyber Security: Small Charity Guide→
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This 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 MoreScottish Refugee Council→
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In 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→
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Sense 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.
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Outside the Box
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Outside 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→
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LGBT 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→
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Inclusion 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.
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