• Organisational advice
• Community development
• Funding sources
• Community planning
• Evaluation
• Social enterprise

Organisational advice

• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

  A national body that represents voluntary organisations in Scotland.
  https://scvo.org.uk

• Volunteer Scotland

  Information and guidance on policy and best practice for anyone working with volunteers and volunteers themselves.
  https://www.volunteerscotland.net

• Voluntary Health Scotland

  The national network of voluntary health organisations.
  https://vhscotland.org.uk

• Know How Non-Profit

  Knowledge and e-learning website for charities, social enterprises and community groups from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
  https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/

• Third Sector Interfaces

  Websites, telephone numbers, email addresses and postal addresses for Scotland's third sector interfaces.
  https://www.gov.scot/publications/third-sector-interfaces-contact-details/

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.
  https://www.scdc.org.uk

• Community Health Exchange (CHEX)

  CHEX is part of the Community Development Foundation and is based within the Scottish Community Development Centre.
  https://www.chex.org.uk

• Community Development Alliance Scotland

  CDAS brings together networks and organisations to promote policy and practice that supports community development, to raise standards in community development through improved policy, practice and training.
  https://www.communitydevelopmentalliancescotland.org/

• Communities Channel Scotland

  Website developed by the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) to spotlight the work of community groups and provide resources.
  http://www.communityscot.org.uk

• Scottish Co-production Network

  Co-production is about involving people in the delivery of public services, and helping to change their relationship with services from dependency to genuinely taking control. The Scottish Co-production Network is place for the sharing of learning and the exchange of co-production practice.
  http://coproductionscotland.org.uk

• Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

  The Alliance is the national third sector intermediary for a range of health and social care organisations. Their membership includes third sector organisations, associates in the statutory and private sectors, disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers.
  https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk

Funding sources

• Advice and information on fundraising

  You can find links to advice and information on fundraising in the funding section of this website.
  http://communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/advice-information/

• Links to funding sources

  You can also find links to funding sources in the funding section of this website.
  http://communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/funding-sources/

Community planning

• Community Planning in Scotland

  This website provides information on support available to Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs), Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs), and other community partners who are working to improve outcomes for individuals and local communities across Scotland.
  http://www.cpsupport.scot

• Community Planning Partnerships

  Contact details for Scotland's 32 Community Planning Partnerships.
  https://www.gov.scot/publications/community-planning-partnerships-contact-details/

Evaluation

• Evaluation Support Scotland

  Works with third sector organisations and funders so that they can measure and report on their impact. Their aim is to make evaluation valuable, relevant and proportionate. Their website gives access to evaluation tools and support.
  http://www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk

Social enterprise

• Senscot

  Works to ensure that social enterprises in Scotland have the support they need to deliver positive outcomes in their communities. They work with social enterprise networks, their members and other frontline social enterprises by liaising with the Scottish Government to ensure that policy creation is both fair and effective.
  https://senscot.net

• Social Enterprise Scotland

  Membership-led organisation representing the needs and interests of social enterprise to politicians, policy makers and opinion formers.
  https://socialenterprise.scot/

• Pilotlight

  Pilotlight 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.
  https://www.pilotlight.org.uk

• Social Enterprise Academy

  A social enterprise delivering learning and development programmes for anyone working for social purpose. They provide programmes in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Social Impact Measurement for people and organisations at any stage in their development.
  https://www.socialenterprise.academy/scot/

• Just Enterprise

  Learning, support, grants and loans for social enterprises.
  https://justenterprise.org/landing-page/

• First Port

  Scotland’s agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise.
  https://www.firstport.org.uk

• Unltd – The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs

  Provides support and funding for social entrepreneurs across the UK. Have staff in Scotland.
  https://www.unltd.org.uk