We work across Scotland to support best practice in community development. Home of CHEX, PB Scotland and the Scottish Co-production Network.
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🎉 We're excited to announce Unbound Scotland - a new project from @SCDC_Org and @ScotCCAN exploring how the impacts of climate change are affecting Scotland’s health, with funding from @TNLComFund
✉️ Sign up to hear more at unbound.scot
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We're running 2 online sessions later this month to feed your views directly into the Scottish Government's consultation on community benefits and the Good Practice Principles for onshore and offshore renewable energy. 🗨️💬
Sign up and more info 👇
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Resources from the recent CHEX national conference are now online! 👩💻
We hope they can help us keep the conversation going and turn our collective knowledge into action to see a healthier future for everyone in our communities. 🗨️💬
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Community benefits schemes are additional funds that renewable energy developers make available to communities, so they can share in the benefits that projects bring.
We're running 2 online events later this month so you can share your views - book now!
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Following a recent series of national and local conversations, we're running two further online sessions so community members can share their views on what the Scottish Government can do to maximise the impact of community benefits. 🗨️💬
Sign up now! 👇
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Raising awareness about CHEX, and how community-led health can help tackle health inequalities, is an important part of the job for the CHEX team.
Sarah recently spoke at a conference focusing on the work of GPs at the Deep End 👇
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@SCDC_org retweeted
4 Apr 2025
📢 Can legislation help #CommunityWealthBuilding to be used consistently across Scotland to improve local economies? We'd like to know what impact you think the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill will have.
Have your say: ow.ly/sXBg50VuuJW
⏱️ Closes on 23 May.
ALT Image is of Economy and Fair Work Convener, Colin Smyth MSP, holding a colourful sign that says 'Have your say!'
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Co-production involves people in working with others in a mutual, trusting and purposeful manner.
It doesn’t need to be perfect, but it should be as good as it can be and this Scottish Co-production Network guide aims to help people do just that!
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A quarter of a million people will be pushed into relative poverty by the UK government's benefits changes, according to the DWP's own figures.
Tthe vast majority (96%) of families that lose financially have someone with a disability in the household.
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@SCDC_org retweeted
2 Apr 2025
We’re delighted to share our new online learning platform. These e-learning modules will cover the content within the National Youth Work Induction Checklist, providing a rounded introduction to youth work.
Info:& event sign up bit.ly/4l4fP6u
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Our training offer is specifically designed to support public bodies and partnerships to understand the relevant policy trends and objectives, giving staff time to gain new knowledge and skills - and confidently apply them in their work.
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SURF Award Shared Learning Events
4 workshops now open for bookings:
- Delivering housing led regeneration projects
- Overcoming barriers to employability
- Investing in place-based regeneration
- Creativity in regeneration
Book - surf.scot/events/
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The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has joined many organisations in calling on the Scottish Government to make progress to "incorporate economic, social and economic rights ... through the adoption of human rights bill".
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At the CHEX annual conference earlier this month, more than 80 people across different sectors came together in Stirling to learn and reflect about their work supporting their communities and tackling Scotland's health inequalities.
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@SCDC_org retweeted
27 Mar 2025
Are you a community group looking to develop a Local Place Plan (LPP)?
LPP can help people to develop proposals for the development & use of land in the place where they live.
@SCDC_Org have guides, mapping tools & case studies to support you.
Details: tinyurl.com/2dth4hyk
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@SCDC_org retweeted
24 Mar 2025
Public services slashed. The rich getting richer. And now, life expectancy falling for those on the lowest incomes. Profs Gerry McCartney & David Walsh show why austerity is a choice - and Scotland can choose differently.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4iVnRwJ #TaxJusticeScotland
Tax justice or austerity-induced declines in life expectancy? - Tax Justice Scotland
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@SCDC_org retweeted
19 Mar 2025
Peer support is an integral component of what makes community-led health such an effective approach.
Find out more in our feature for the CHEX Community-led Health in Action series.
chex.org.uk/in-action-peer-r…
#PeerSupportScot
ALT Circle with CHEX written at the top and 6 people in the centre holding a banner that says "COMMUNITY-LED HEALTH IN ACTION!"
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Our quick animation is a great introduction to community development - so make yourself a cuppa and have a watch! ☕
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How can community groups best achieve their aims and meet community needs? And where to begin?
The Building Stronger Community Organisations resource helps to answer these questions and more!
scdc.org.uk/bsco
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🗓️"Democracy as if the future mattered: Can democratic innovation change the world?"
Delighted to invite you to my inaugural lecture at the University of Edinburgh this spring ☀️
Information and registration 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural…
Everyone welcome! 😃
ALT Democracy as if the future mattered: Can democratic innovation change the world? We are delighted to invite you to the celebration of Oliver Escobar's professorship at his inaugural lecture this spring. Wednesday 2nd of April 2025 5.15pm-6.30pm: Lecture in Lecture Theatre G.05 in 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LH. Followed by a reception in the Chrystal Macmillan Building foyer (15a George Square) until 7.30pm.
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