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New sustainable development resources for community groups
A new set of educational resources on sustainable development for community organisations has been produced by the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC). Community Action for a Sustainable Scotland (CASS) is a set of 7 resources aimed at community projects and groups, which offer advice ranging from how to develop a sustainability plan to simple tips …
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Changes to the National Performance Framework
The Scottish Government has updated the National Performance Framework (NPF). The NPF sets out national outcomes and measures to report on progress towards a successful and prosperous Scotland. The changes have been made to reflect learning and improvements in how progress is measured. Of particular interest to note is a new national outcome related to …
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New South Asian Nutrition resources available
NDR-UK has recently introduced South Asian Nutrition’s (SAN) resources. Dedicated to providing easily accessible, evidence-based nutritional information, the SAN range gives practical culturally sensitive dietary advice for South Asian populations. The range of 13 different titles is available in English, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu language versions, and includes topics such as healthy …
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Managing Money Better – Comic Relief’s New Older People’s Programme
Comic Relief has announced that its Older People Programme will open for applications on the 16th January 2012. The programme will be aimed at supporting older people (65+) to build their knowledge and skills to manage their money more effectively, ensure access to good, independent financial advice, guard against financial scams and abuse and cope …
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Mental Health Strategy for Scotland consultation document
The Scottish Government has issued a consultation document on the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2011-2015. Responses are invited by 31 January 2012 and we would encourage groups working on food and mental health to make a response. The document outlines 14 high level outcomes across mental health improvement work, mental illness prevention work and …
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A call for community food initiatives
With the assistance of the Scottish Community Development Centre, CFHS is looking for your experience of local outcomes. Following the very positive response to last January’s ‘Celebrating Outcomes’ report, looking at national outcomes, CFHS has commissioned the Scottish Community Development Centre to work with them putting together a report on the ways in which local …
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Glasgow University marketing students
Marketing students from Glasgow University Business School are keen to work with small social enterprise organisations. Groups of three Honours level and post-graduate marketing students would carry out specific activities for individual organisations. Potential activities might include: looking at a marketing strategy to influence decision makers, funding bodies etc., marketing of services and positioning your …
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Speakers announced for the 2012 National Food and Drink Policy Conference
The Scottish Government has just announced the line-up of speakers for its National Food and Drink Policy Conference, which is to be held in Perth on Wednesday 7 March 2012. For further information and details of how to book a place, see this news item on the Scottish Government website.