Organisation and community development
- Organisational advice
- Community development
- Funding sources
- Social enterprise
- Community planning
- Evaluation
Organisational advice
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
A national body that represents voluntary organisations in Scotland.Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
Provides information, advice and support to voluntary organisations and community groups in Glasgow.Volunteer Development Scotland
Information and guidance on policy and best practice for anyone working with volunteers and volunteers themselves.Voluntary Health Scotland
The national network of voluntary health organisations.Know How Non-Profit
This useful website has information on 'everything and everyone you need to run a non-profit'
Community development
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
SCDC supports community groups, works with agencies and partnerships to work more effectively with communities and contributes to policy, research and government working groups.Community Health Exchange (CHEX)
CHEX is part of the Community Development Foundation and is based within the Scottish Community Development Centre.Community Development Alliance Scotland
Information on the alliance and its work to promote practice and policy that supports community development.
Funding sources
Advice and information on fundraising
You can find links to advice and information on fundraising in the funding section of this website.Links to funding sources
You can also find links to funding sources in the funding section of this website.
Social enterprise
Minding Their Own Business
Our guide to encourage those working at community level to explore the potential of new ways of working and to enable those who want to follow the social enterprise route to get all the assistance they require, contains a section with contact details for organisations working to support social enterprise. You can find Minding Their Own Business in the Publications library.Senscot
Senscot is an independent network aimed at individuals working in frontline social enterprises in Scotland. The website contains a wealth of information, including templates for constitutions and other legal documents, archived news articles on social enterprise and how to get in touch with local social enterprise networks. Everything an aspiring social enterprise could need.Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
The Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition is a collective lobbying and campaigns voice for social enterprise in Scotland. It is a membership-led organisation representing the needs and interests of social enterprise to politicians, policy makers and opinion formers.Pilotlight Scotland
Pilotlight Scotland brings together skills professionals from the business community, harnessing their talents to help create growth and sustainability in small to medium charities and social enterprises.
Community planning
Glasgow Community Planning Partnership (GCPP)
This partnership was established to manage the community planning process as laid out in the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003.Community Planning Network
Website which provides resources, support and information to the Community Planning Network.
Evaluation
Evaluation Support Scotland
Charity providing specialist support across Scotland to voluntary organisations and their funders to help them evaluate and learn.Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research (CPHNR)
Based in the University of Dundee, CPHNR provides a multi-disciplinary approach to research and teaching on food and health. It developes research programmes in partnership with government agencies, local and national health education agencies, food producers, manufacturers and retailers, health education agencies, food producers, manufacturers and retailers, consumer and community organisations.
