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 work in partnership with community organisations and other local organisations.
Read MoreThese cards are a flexible and creative way to explore whole systems regeneration. They help to plan how to make communities more sustainable by seeing the interconnectedness between all areas of regeneration.
Read MoreOur Place is a new site devoted to promoting the benefits of place and place-based working. It contains information, tools and resources to help support the development of places and services that improve our health, our prosperity, our quality of life and protect our environment.
Read MoreCommunity wealth building is a new people-centred approach to local economic development, which redirects wealth back into the local economy, and places control and benefits into the hands of local people. UK based organisation CLES provides a useful introduction.
Read MoreEducation Scotland is a Scottish Government agency which supports and monitors different forms of education in Scotland. Its website contains a section on community learning and development (CLD), which the activity of community groups clearly fits into.
Read MoreTogether is an alliance of Scottish children's charities that works to improve the awareness, understanding and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Read MoreThis infographic sets out Scottish Community Development Centre’s position on tackling climate change, making the links between social, economic and climate justice. SCDC also highlights the vital role that communities and community development need to play in making a just transition to a sustainable society.
Read MoreWe’ve provided some useful links for those in community organisations looking to get involved in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
Read MoreThe Global Participatory Budgeting Hub is aims to improve and expand participatory budgeting (PB) around the world by addressing common challenges and opportunities faced by PB implementers and supporters. It provides information on what PB is, how to design and carry out PB, funding, training, events and news updates.
Read MoreGreen Map is an open source platform for mapping community resources, green spaces and any other assets that contribute to making a place more environmentally sustainable. Community groups can use Green Map to create their own map, inviting community members to add spaces, organisations and facilities they feel are important.
Read MoreCircular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. It supports and represents over 170 repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country.
Read MoreScottish Recovery Network promotes and supports mental health recovery, bringing people, services and organisations across sectors together to create a mental health system powered by lived experience which supports everyone’s recovery journey. Their website contains a collection of resources, including tools to support people and groups to work together to support recovery.
Read MoreThis report from SCDC and What Works Scotland explores how community councils can be even more relevant in Scotland’s evolving policy context, especially as public service reform continues through the Local Governance Review.
Read MoreLGBT Health and Wellbeing (LGBT Healthy Living Centre) was set up in 2003 to promote the health, wellbeing and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland. It provides support, services and information to improve health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and stimulate community development and volunteering.
Read MoreCommunity Enterprise provides development support to social enterprises, charities and voluntary groups to help make ideas a reality. They developed the Social Enterprise Eco-system Map, which enables you to navigate through the business support, learning, networking and finance available from different organisations.
Read MoreSDSS champions local Independent Support organisations who provide quality advice and support on Self-directed Support. Visit their website to find local support organisations, and a range of other resources related to self-directed support.
Read MoreThe Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) is the final stage for complaints about councils, the National Health Service, housing associations, colleges and universities, prisons, most water providers, the Scottish Government and its agencies and departments and most Scottish authorities.
Read MoreThe National Standards are a set of guiding principles for improving the engagement of public bodies with communities. They are useful for communities who want to gauge how well public agencies are engaging locally, and also to community groups and organisations who want to engage with people locally. Accessible and easy read versions of the Standards are also available.
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