This search facility from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is for individuals, organinisations and professionals to find organisations that are able to offer non-medical help. You can also use the site to find out what assistance is required by organisations in your area.
Read MoreThe Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme→
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The Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme is a £25m Scottish Government funded programme aiming to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations that are supporting people and communities through the shift from lockdown to recovery.
Read MoreYoung Scot
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In addition to providing Young Scot cards to everyone aged 11- 26 in Scotland, Youg Scot provides a range of information and resources aimed at young people, including in relation to Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis.
Read MoreYouthlink Scotland
/If your community organisation works with children and young people, YouthLink Scotland provides useful information and resources to support this, including in relation to Covid-19.
Read MoreCommon Weal
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Common Weal is a think tank and advocacy group which campaigns for social and economic equality in Scotland. Commited to Scottish Independence and behind the Green New Deal proposal, Common Weal launched in 2013 and has published works exploring an alternate economic and social model for Scotland.
Read MoreReady Scotland
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Ready Scotland has been set up by the Scottish Government to make Scotland more resilient to emergencies. It has a dedicated section for community groups including checklists and guides for planning for and responding to emergencies.
Read MoreCommunity Councils website
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Community councils are the most local tier of elected representation in Scotland. The Community Councils website is managed by the Improvement Service on behalf of Scottish Government, and provides community councils with guidance, examples and updates. It also contains a map for finding yout local community council.
Read MoreFriends of the Earth Scotland
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Friends of the Earth Scotland are campaigning for a world where everyone can enjoy a healthy environment and a fair share of the Earth's resources, involving a just transition to a 100% renewable, nuclear-free, zero-fossil-fuel Scotland. Visit their website to find local groups, campaign info and resources, policy and research and other information.
Read MoreSustrans Scotland
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Sustrans Scotland provides advice, support and funding that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys.
Read MoreInternational Association for Community Development
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IACD is the international network for community development. It promotes participative democracy, sustainable development, rights, economic opportunity, equaltiy and social justice through the organisation, education, and empowerment of people within their communities.
Read MoreHomeless Network Scotland
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Homeless Network Scotland aims to bring together the different sectors, organisations and individuals that want to put an end to homelessness and to retain a long-term overview.
Read MoreEden Project Communities
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The Eden Project Communities is a UK charity focused on bringing communities together. Examples of the work it does are The Big Lunch, Community Camps and Community Action Response (a partnership geared towards supporting vulnerable and islolated people during the Covid-19 crisis.
Read MoreKeep Scotland Beautiful
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Keep Scotland Beautiful is a national charity aimed at improving and protecting Scotland’s environment. It provides training and resources around climate change in addition to developing environmental initiatives and campiagns.
Read MoreCommunity 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.
Read MoreSCVO
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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 MoreThe right foundations: Building a just and sustainable country after coronavirus→
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In this briefing, CHEX argues that by building on the fantastic community-led response to Covid-19 and by making use of great ways for everyone to take part (e.g. citizens assemblies) we can build a more just and sustainable country which really begins to tackle long-term health inequalities.
Read MoreCo-operate
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Co-operate is part of the Co-operative Group, and is a website providing information to help local community groups across the UK in their activities, and also for people to find relevant local groups. The website includes a ‘how to’ section with guides to funding, finding a venue, planning activities, getting started and more.
Read MoreAmnesty International UK
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Amnesty International’s website has useful information on a whole range of issues to do with human rights, including how they work in the UK and how they relate to coronavirus and climate change.
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