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Cash first approaches are becoming increasingly prominent, with many funders, community organisations and the government recognising that providing money, rather than in-kind support, gives people the agency to buy what they personally need, and reduces stigma.
Read MoreIn this blog, David Allan, Deputy Director of SCDC, shares his thoughts around the progress of community-led action research – and what could be next for this approach in Scotland.
Read MoreCould social prescribing be one of the tools to tackle Scotland’s persistent health inequalities? With a referral from a GP, people are connected with a dedicated social prescriber who explores what issues they’re facing, and the activities that could support them in their community.
Read MoreThe second phase of Scottish Government and COSLA’s Democracy Matters consultation closes today, following an opportunity for communities to share their ideas about what decision-making powers could look like, and how potential new decision-making bodies might work.
Read MoreScotland’s health inequalities paint a stark picture. With healthy life expectancy stalling over the last decade, it’s now beginning to decrease.This means that on average the poorest men in Scotland can expect just 44.9 years in good health versus 71 years for the wealthiest.
Read MoreA new set of guidance documents for Community Councils have been published by the Improvement Service, Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC), COSLA and the Scottish Government.
Read MoreSCDC will be contributing a response to the Effective community engagement in local development planning guidance consultation and would like to hear from any community organisations or others in our network who would like to help shape our response
Read MoreA new research project is interested in what the public think about different income-based policies that impact on health. For this, they are looking for people to take part in interviews, focus groups and a public panel to help deisgnm the research. People will be given a finacial incentive for their time.
Read MoreSCDC is delighted to announce the appointment of Susan Paxton as the organisation’s new Director.
Read MoreParticipation requests were designed to improve community input to how services are run. Six years on the way they are being used is under review to make them more useful. Don’t miss your chance to shape how they might work in future.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has launched a consultation into community wealth building, with the aim of taking forward a Community Wealth Building Bill.
Read MorePlease note: We aim to have a good spread and balance in terms of geography, urban/rural and equality/inequality, and places will be allocated on this basis. Those who we cannot offer a place to on this occasion will be able to engage with the inquiry as it goes forward and we are happy to provide further details of this to anyone.
If you have any difficulty completing the form please contact andrew@scdc.org.uk, 07507107585
Find out how you can participate in the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into part 2 of the Community Empowerment Act on community planning.
Read MoreSCDC recently submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on land reform, ‘Land reform in a net-zero Scotland’. Here’s a brief summary of what we said.
Read MoreSCDC has recently submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), which sets out how places and environments will be planned and designed in the years to come. Here are some key points from our response.
Read MoreOver the past decade and more, we have worked hard to establish ourselves as an authority on community development theory and practice - we are now looking for a new Director to help lead SCDC into its next decade of development.
Read MoreAfter 13 years as Director of SCDC and approaching a ‘significant birthday’ it is now time to step back and make way for new leadership
Read MoreThis event will explore the appeals process for Participation Requests, which were introduced as part of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Read MoreWe’re going to submit a reponse to the Scottish Government’s consultation on its fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), and we’re inviting anyone interested in helping shape it to get in touch.
Read MoreThe event, in partnership with the Scottish Community Development Centre, is to be opened by Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning, and Community Wealth. There will be an opportunity to hear from a community group who has engaged with the end to end process; representatives from the Scottish Community Development Centre involved in the participation request work; and from academics at The Innovation School, Glasgow School of Art, who have been leading research on participation requests and broader participation mechanisms in Scotland.
If you have any difficulty completing the form please contact andrew@scdc.org.uk, 07507107585
