The Scottish Government has just announced the launch of a £1.7 million Resilience Fund, for third sector organisations that have been affected by the recession. Grants of between £10,000 and …
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Single Outcome Agreements
Single Outcome Agreements (SOAs) are now the key way that Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) identify their priorities for local communities, in line with national outcomes identified by the Scottish Government. …
Posted in Misc food and health
Minding Their Own Business Too
In 2006 CFHS produced Minding Their Own Business, an introduction to business and social enterprise for organisations supporting local communities tackling inequalities in diet and health. Minding Their Own Business …
Posted in Publications news
CFHS annual networking conference open for bookings
Booking forms are now available for this year’s annual networking conference, Going Forth, to be held at the Carnegie Conference Centre on 22 October. Please visit the Current Work section …
Posted in CFHS updates
Healthier food pilots
CFHS is looking to expand its work with black and ethnic minority communities and want to hear from groups and organisations that have ideas about work they would like to …
Posted in CFHS updates
Regional networking events
As part of the second year of the ‘Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge’ programme CHEX is hosting 4 ‘Regional Networking Events’. The events are aimed at community and voluntary …
Posted in Events and conferences
Business planning day for social enterprises
Firstport will be running a day of free business planning with a leading international consultancy. The event will be held in central Scotland, probably on 29 September (to be confirmed), …
Posted in Events and conferences
The Missing Ingredients
On Thursday 25 June, CFHS co-hosted this event in Edinburgh, looking at what we are learning and what we need to do about food, health and homelessness in Scotland. 70 …
Posted in Events and conferences, Publications news
Issue 4 of Engage
Issue 4 of Engage, the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is now available from the NHS Health Scotland website. This edition focuses on evidence and evaluation.
Posted in Publications news
What is the impact of volunteering in your organisation?
Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS) is currently piloting a Volunteer Impact Assessment toolkit and they are keen to work with a community food initiative as part of this pilot. The Volunteer …