New report: Where are we with participatory budgeting in Scotland?
/A new report provides a snapshot of participatory budgeting (PB) activity in Scotland, underlining both the challenges and opportunities that remain.
Read MoreA new report provides a snapshot of participatory budgeting (PB) activity in Scotland, underlining both the challenges and opportunities that remain.
Read MoreWith the aftermath of last week's recording-breaking storm still being felt by many, it's worth exploring the role that community organisations play in supporting local responses to emergencies.
Read MoreOur introductory open course will help develop your understanding of the principles, practice and policy connections of community development in Scotland today.
Read MoreThis resource from Third Sector Human Rights & Equalities explores the connection between human rights and climate change, and how organisations can work to address the unjust imbalances we see across our society.
Read MoreDisclosure Scotland has published a report summarising responses to proposals on future fees, including changes to PVG checks that could see community organisations having to meet additional costs.
Read MoreA recent workshop held during Co-production Week Scotland explored how HLS can support co-production practice.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting work in Scotland has shown how green PB can help communities take direct decisions on how budgets are spent addressing climate change.
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10.00am to 3.30pm, Thursday 27th March 2025
Venue
Clarice Pears/ Byers Community Hub, University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/byrescommunityhub/
Directions to get there - https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/byrescommunityhub/contact/
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In a time of stretched budgets and difficult decisions, it’s more vital than ever that we understand community priorities. That’s when community engagement comes into play.
Read MoreKeeping up to date with what community-led health organisations and practitioners are doing to improve people’s health and wellbeing is an important part of the job for the CHEX team – the Community Health Exchange.
Read MoreA practical learning session on data analysis in action. In this 2.5-hour online session, we will look at a variety of methods to support you to analyse and make the most of your data.
We will give you hints, tips and tools for qualitative and quantitative data analysis, from very simple manual data analysis, to using online tools and excel spreadsheets (don't worry, we will make it interesting!)
By the end of the session, you should have a clearer idea on the analysis tools that will work for you, and an understanding of how to use them.
As a follow up to the session, 2 weeks after it, we will be offering a drop-in clinic where you can come for any additional support - or those questions that arise when you start to use the techniques in practice.
Please use the form below to indicate your availability on the following dates for the first analysis training session. We’ll confirm the final date in early January.
Please use the form below to indicate your availability on the following dates for the 2nd drop in session.
We’re always looking to improve and understand your priorities, so we’re asking you to let us know your feedback on The Weekly in our (very!) short survey.
Read MoreThe new Capital Investment Health Impact Assessment (CHIA) is an online toolkit to help capital investment teams consider how capital projects impact the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Read MoreOrganisations from across the sector have responded to last week's Scottish Government budget announcements.
Read MoreThe 10th December is International Human Rights Day, a day celebrated annually to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the aftermath of World War II. A range of groups and individuals come together to march on the Scottish Parliament Building, demanding the Scottish Government bring forward a Human Rights Bill for Scotland.
Read MoreWith COP29 now concluded, this article explores what the policy context looks like for communities taking climate action in Scotland.
Read MoreIn a new article, CHEX Head of Programme Sarah Boath reflects on the challenging funding landscape community organisations are facing, and why we need to start thinking of these vital supports as prudent investments instead of short-term projects.
Read MoreA new toolkit for refugee communities, refugee supporting groups, and community groups has been developed to help build stronger, more influential and effective community organisations.
Read MorePublic bodies have a crucial role to play in supporting co-productive approaches, and SCDC’s new training offer is specifically designed to support this role and give staff time to gain new knowledge and skills - and confidently apply them in their work.
Read MoreAs the public and third sectors face an increasingly difficult funding environment, a new article has outlined some of the challenges of carrying out co-production during this time - with a new Co-production Guide setting out some possible solutions.
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