The Scottish Community Development Centre has just launched a brand new software package to support participatory, outcome focused planning and evaluation. LEAP – Learning Evaluation and Planning is a values based approach to planning and evaluating work with communities and it is now available as an online software application. For more information visit http://www.scdc.org.uk/
Author archives: Alice Baird
Communities and Families Fund
The Communities and Families Fund is a grants programme funded jointly by the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland. The fund will support local projects that help families and communities give children the best start in life.. Organisations can apply for a grant of between £250 and £10,000 for a 12 month project …
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RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health
Due to a cancellation, we have a place available on the RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health course being run by the Nutrition Training Company in Glasgow from 11-15 June. Further information and the application form are available in the section. If you are interested in this opportunity, please read the further information (PDF 41 kb) and return …
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Microfunding – increasing access to local food
CFHS is looking for applications for funding from community food intiatives that want to increase access to locally grown fruit and vegetables in their communities. Groups can apply for up to £1000 to develop ideas to make this happen. The funding programme runs until the end of March 2013, but will close once all the …
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Volunteering Development Grant
The Voluntary Action Fund is seeking applications from registered charities working in Scotland for its Volunteering Development Grant. The grant is available to charities that want to improve and develop their capacity to involve volunteers. Charities can apply for up to £10,000, which will be used to purchase services from Volunteer Development Scotland. More information …
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Community Spaces Programme
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that its Community Spaces Programme will re-open for applications in June 2012. Through the programme, grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available to communities in Scotland to improve the appearance, functionality, accessibility, effectiveness and sustainability of local spaces and places this can include: Developing and improving local …
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Savour the flavour – the African Kitchen
The Co-operative Savour the Flavour roadshow is travelling round Scotland at the end of June and the beginning of July. The African Kitchen will give Co-operative Members useful ideas and recipes using fairly traded African and Co-operative products. Events are free and commence at 7 pm, with refreshments served on arrival. For more info contact patricia.ditommaso@co-operative.coop Tuesday …
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World Health Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for urgent action to ensure that, at a time when the world’s population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best possible health. This was the key message for World Health Day (April 7 2012). “The main health challenges for older people everywhere are noncommunicable diseases, …
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Map of community retailing
CFHS is compiling a map of community retailers and would like to include as many community food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras and community shops as we can. Our map, which can be found here, now contains over 140 community food retailers. If your community retailing outlet is missing, and you would like it included, please contact Anne.