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Food v Nature: the role of community food growing

untangling the competition for urban green space between food growing and wildlife habitat 19 December 2024 4 pm – 5 pm Online This webinar from the Right to Grow Learning …

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Democratic Finance Scotland

The Democratic Finance Scotland programme supports community and social enterprises to secure their long-term financial sustainability. Democratic Finance is an approach that combines citizen-led investment with democratically controlled businesses to build …

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Self Management Fund

Through Self Management for Life, Round 2, the ALLIANCE will distribute Scottish Government funds to third sector and community organisations working in Scotland, to support new activities that will encourage …

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National Lottery Awards for All Scotland

Funding is available from £300 – £20,000 to support community-led  projects that bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities; or improve the places and spaces that …

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Baobab Community Fund

The Baobab Community Fund is offering grants ranging from £5,000 – £30,000 per year for up to 5 years, for black and global majority individuals, organisations and collectives (18+) who are …

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Building stronger community organisations: an online learning resource for community groups

This resource from the Scottish Refugee Council, with support from SCDC, is designed to build the skills, confidence and knowledge of refugee-led organisations and refugee supporting organisations, although most of …

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Review of ready-to-eat food products sold over social media in Scotland

Food Standards Scotland has published this research report revealing insights into the growing trend of food sales on social media platforms. The research, which focused on ready-to-eat food sold over …

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Collaboration for health equity in Scotland

Public Health Scotland has joined with the University College London’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) for a two-year Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland (CHES). Working with Professor Sir Michael …

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CFHS e-bulletin December 2024

Our latest e-bulletin features some findings from our community food stakeholder engagement, as  well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, …

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SCAF online networking opportunities

Various dates from December 2024 – December 2025 The Scottish Alliance for Food has launched a new series of one hour online networking webinars. Join to make new connections, find …

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