VOiCE
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VOiCE is planning and recording software that assists individuals, organisations and partnerships to design and deliver effective community engagement.
Read MoreWhat we do
We work directly with community organisations, people who work in communities and with people who make policy.
We deliver large scale programmes across Scotland to help build the capacity of the community sector, support public agencies to work effectively with communities and to widen participation in local democracy.
We support and manage a series of networks, using our learning from these and working with communities and community practitioners to inform policy and legislation.
A major part of our work is providing research, training and consultancy services. All of our services are tailored to meet the individual needs of the organisations and partnerships we support. Find out more about our training.
We work closely with the European Community Development Network and the International Association of Community Development.
Our key work
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20-minute neighbourhoods
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If you lived in a 20-minute neighbourhood you would be able meet all your day-to-day needs without having to travel more than 20 minutes by foot, bike or public transport. We’ve summarised the key points from our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on planning guidance it is developing in relation to 20-minute neighbourhoods and local living.
Read MoreNational Standards for Community Engagement
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The National Standards for Community Engagement are a way to build and sustain the relationships between public services and community groups.
Read MoreCommunity Participation Action Learning Report
/This report aimed to develop learning, take actions, improve practice and reflect together on opportunities and challenges in the current context.
Read MoreWidening the Welcome
/Exploring the local experiences of refugee resettlement and how examines how community development approaches could be used to further refugee integration in Scotland.
Read MoreVoice, an online tool for community engagement
/Training: This training will allow you to analyse, plan, implement and evaluate community engagement practice from small scale projects to strategic development.
Read MoreCommunity Resilience and Co-production: Getting to Grips with the Language
/This briefing paper from 2011 examines the various terms and concepts associated with co-production, community resilience and building community capacity.
"SCDC would propose that as a community development or health improvement approach, community resilience and co-production can be understood as end points, with engagement and empowerment being the processes through which these endpoints can be reached."
Download it here.
Community engagement de-mystified
/Training: Explore how to put good community engagement theory into practice.
Read MoreThe ACE Guide
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This guide helps community groups become more confident, better organised and more effective in achieving their aims.
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