Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) is inviting community groups around Glasgow to take part in a focus group to discuss plans for a new community resource hub within the new Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow.
Read MoreWelcome to the redeveloped Communities Channel Scotland website which was first launched in 2014 as a one-stop shop information hub and to highlight the great work of community groups across the country. The new and improved website will continue to be a key online resource for community organisations and will provide up-to-date information including key Scottish Government policies such as the Local Governance Review, Community Wealth-Building, Regeneration and Community Empowerment.
Read MoreOne of the most effective ways of supporting community-led activity is to create the conditions for community and voluntary organisations to work, learn and grow together. This case study shows how Garelochhead Station Trust benefitted from this kind of support provided by Argyll & Bute Council.
Read MoreThis case study describes how, in spring and summer 2020, Alva Development Trust was at the heart of the local emergency response in Alva and across other areas in rural Clackmannanshire.
Read MoreOne of the issues community organisations most fequently raise with Communities Channel Scotland is how to go about finding some space in which to operate from. Public bodies can help by letting community organisations use rooms, buildings and outdoor spaces. Some have already been doing this through the Social Impact Pledge.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, West Lothian Bike Library has been able to purchase another adaptive bike suitable for people with physical disabilities to add to their fleet.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, the Yusuf Youth Initiative has been able to purchase bikes, cycling equipment, and bike storage facilities to teach more Dundee-based kids and adults to cycle and learn how to maintain their bikes.
Read MoreBarmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC) has moved into recovery mode, gradually welcoming back activities across their premises, and preparing staff and residents for a new normal.
Read MoreThis case study describes how SPRING's new service is providing essential support to communities across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHere, we share a press release from Lend a Hand Kintore describing how this newly formed group has been responding to local requests for help during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, Crossroads Youth and Community Association put in place a range of measures to protect and support the two local communities it works in
Read MoreThis case study describes how the Lochalsh Community Response has been providing essential support in the West Highlands during the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreThis case study details the immense effort put in by Collydean Community Centre, a community-led hub in Glenrothes Fife, during early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreIn this case study, Edinburgh Community Food describe their excellent work supporting local people at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic through vital food delivery.
Read MoreThe University of Edinburgh has provided a really helpful progress update on its 2018 Social Impact Pledge.
Read MoreIn this case study, South Lanarkshire Council describe the impact their recent Social Impact Pledge has already had in the community.
Read MoreHIE’s first Social Impact Pledge included placing graduate volunteers in a local social enterprise to support young people. In this short case study, HIE describes how the initiative has led to benefits for the volunteers as well as wider social impact for young people.
Read MoreIn this case study, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) describes how it has arranged Foundation Apprenticeships for school pupils in North Lanarkshire, giving young people the chance to develop skills such as software development. Foundation Apprenticeships (FAs) were part of SEPA's 2016 and 2018 Social Impact Pledges.
Read MoreThe University of Edinburgh shows how it has made progress towards achieving its 2016/17 Social Impact Pledge, which included commitments to children, students and older people.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government's Social Impact Pledge asks public sector organisations to commit to doing things differently in order to increase the positive impact they make on their local communities. Cairngorm National Park Authority (CNPA) published the following news item about how, as part of its pledge, local school pupils have attended monthly CNPA planning meetings.
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