In an environment of reduced funding and increased demand, many organisations are rightly focused on supporting their communities - but can find it difficult to find the time and space to think about how best to run the organisation itself.

Policymakers, funders, and research institutions must better recognise, resource, and support the knowledge already held within communities, a new report has urged.

Join SCDC and Scotland’s Open Government Team at this event to explore Scotland’s approach to its fourth Open Government Action Plan.

A new report has set out how Scottish Gypsy / Travellers continue to face racial discrimination and unequal access across housing, health, and education.

Newly published evidence shows the clear impact that community-led health organisations have on the health and wellbeing of their communities.

Join SCDC and Scotland’s Open Government Team at this event to explore Scotland’s approach to its fourth Open Government Action Plan.

The Scottish Government has published its Democracy Matters Route Map, setting out the current progress and next steps around what new community governance arrangements could look like.

A new campaign is seeking to address community cohesion and understand why we feel so divided, and how we can make a difference.

A recent learning exchange has brought people together from Northern Ireland and Scotland to strengthen practice around community development and health.

How can community groups best achieve their aims? How do they meet community needs? Where to begin? These are some of the questions that the Building Stronger Community Organisations resource helps to answer.

What Matters to You (WM2U) is working in Dundee and Clackmannanshire to explore how lived experience and community priorities can be used to tackle Scotland’s child poverty crisis.

A new video explores the role public diners could play in reducing health inequalities and bringing communities together over nutritious and affordable meals.

The Scottish Government has published its Democracy Matters Route Map, setting out the current progress and next steps around what new community governance arrangements could look like. 

How can participatory budgeting and grant making support community empowerment? This course from Fife College explores that question, and ways to improve your practice and experiences for others in the future.

Many from across Scotland’s community sector will have been saddened recently to learn of the sudden death of former civil servant Alasdair McKinlay.