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Association of Directors of Social Work

ADSW is the professional association representing senior social work managers in local government in Scotland.

 ADSW www.adsw.org.uk/


Association of Scottish Community Councils

The Association of Scottish Community Councils is the national representative and campaigning body for all the Community Councils of Scotland.

External Link in new windowwww.ascc.org.uk


Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS)

A national infrastructure organisation that aims

• To act as the voice for the black and ethnic minority voluntary sector;
• To provide advice and information;
• To lobby and take a coordinating role

Bemis www.bemis.org.uk/


CADISPA

CADISPA (Conservation and Development in Sparsely Populated Areas) is an independent charity concerned with helping local people in rural Scotland to build a sustainable community ‘for themselves – by themselves’.

webhttp://www.cadispa.org/


Care Commission

The Care Commission is putting in place a new, unified and effective system of care regulation that puts the safety and well-being of people who use care services at its heart.

External Link in new windowwww.carecommission.com


Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional organisation for people who work in housing, with 18,000 members who work predominantly in local authorities, housing associations and the private sector in the UK and Asian Pacific.

External Link in new windowwww.cih.org


CLD Standards Council for Scotland (observer status)

The CLD Standards Council is the new professional body for everyone active in community learning and development in Scotland. It will support training and development for everyone in this field of work (paid or unpaid) and explore the best way of establishing a registration model for such a rich and varied field.

link www.cldstandardscouncil.org.uk/


Community Health Exchange (CHEX)

CHEX is one of the leading agencies in Scotland that provides a resource in supporting community development approaches to health improvement and challenging health inequalities.  It also facilitates a network of community health initiatives and works to support them in developing good practice and influencing health and social policies.

External Link in new windowwww.chex.org.uk


Community Learning & Development Managers Scotland (CLDMS)

CLDMS exists to provide a national focus on professional issues and standards for local authority community learning and development provision, to improve the quality and extent of community learning and development provision and to promote the interests of local authority Community Learning and Development managers


Consumer Focus Scotland

Consumer Focus Scotland, successor to the Scottish Consumer Council, promotes the interests of Scottish consumers, with particular regard to those people who experience disadvantage in society.

External Link in new windowwww.consumerfocus.org.uk/en/content/cms/Scotland/Scotland.aspx


Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils. One of our highest priorities is to maintain and enhance our relationship with member Councils.

External Link in new windowwww.cosla.gov.uk


Deafblind Scotland

Aims to achieve a society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to be equal citizens

web http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/


Development Trusts Association Scotland

The national body for development trusts in Scotland. Development trusts offer a fresh approach to community regeneration. Independent and under community control, these organisations draw together the energy, commitment and creativity of local people to tackle local issues.

External Link in new window www.dtascot.org.uk/


Electoral Reform Society (Scotland)

ERS believes that a fair voting system will improve our democracy, allow politicians to better represent you and help them to tackle the serious issues facing our society.

link http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/


Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

External Link in new windowwww.equalityhumanrights.com/


Equality Network

The Equality Network works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland. It creates ways for people to contribute to making Scotland a place in which everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can live free from hatred, prejudice and discrimination.

link http://www.equality-network.org/


Federation for Community Development Learning

FCDL is the UK network for community development training, supporting the development of communities through advancing and promoting community work learning at local, regional and national levels and the creation of appropriate opportunities for training and qualification

link www.fcdl.org.uk/


Forward Scotland

Forward Scotland is an independent body championing innovative approaches to Sustainable Development in Scotland.

link http://www.forward-scotland.org.uk/


Generations Working Together

Generations Working Together is the Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice. It works with public, private and voluntary sector organisations, as well as individuals and families, to gather and share best practice, provide information and support, and develop new opportunities for intergenerational working in communities.

link http://www.scotcip.org.uk/


Greenspace Scotland

Greenspace Scotland is an independent charitable company that works with a wide range of national and local partners to improve the quality of life of people living and working in urban Scotland through the planning, development and sustainable management of greenspaces.

link http://www.greenspacescotland.org.uk/


Health Scotland (observer status)

Health Scotland is the national resource for improving Scotland's health formed in April 2003 through the bringing together of the Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS) and the Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS).

External Link in new windowwww.healthscotland.com


Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) (observer status)

HMIE has responsibilities to evaluate education in Scotland, from pre-school to further education and including community learning and development, and local authorities

External Link in new windowwww.hmie.gov.uk


Highland & Islands Enterprise

The task of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network is to help create a strong, diverse and sustainable economy where quality of life is matched by quality of opportunity.

External Link in new windowwww.hie.co.uk


IACD

The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is an international not-for-profit, non government organisation committed to building a global network of people and organisations working toward social justice through community development.

External Link in new windowwww.iacdglobal.org


Learning and Teaching Scotland

LTS provides information, guidance and CPD resources to improve learning in Scotland. It has recently taken over responsibility for practice development in Community Learning and Development from the former Learning Connections team of the Scottish Government.

webhttp://www.ltscotland.org.uk/aboutlts/whatwedo/Communitylearningdevelopment/index.asp


Lifelong Learning UK

LLUK is the independent employer-led sector skills council responsible for the professional development of staff working in the UK lifelong learning sector

webhttp://www.lluk.org/


Linked Work and Training Trust

Linked Work and Training Trust offers an innovative programme - unique in the United Kingdom - of education and work-based learning with a community development focus. It is also involved in national development programmes for Community Learning and Development on outcome focused practice and on CLD competences.

linkhttp://www.lwtt.org.uk/


OXFAM

Oxfam's work on tackling poverty in the UK aims to:

1. develop projects with people living in poverty to improve their lives and show how things can change

2. raise public and politicians' awareness of poverty and its causes, and lobby to bring about change

oxfamhttp://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/ukpoverty/


Planning Aid for Scotland

Planning Aid for Scotland provides advice and training on planning to communities, delivered by a network of fully qualified and experienced town planners. It also undertakes action research to provide best practice on community engagement.

link http://www.planning-aid-scotland.org.uk/


Poverty Alliance

The Poverty Alliance aims to combat poverty by effecting change in the policies, practices and beliefs of communities, policy makers, professionals and the general public.

External Link in new windowwww.povertyalliance.org


Regional Screen Scotland

Regional Screen Scotland is the national development agency for cinemagoing opportunities in rural communities. It is building up a network to support the interests of independent cinemas, multi-arts venues, voluntary organisations, schools and youth groups - working towards partnerships with each other, with other national organisations and with local authorities

rsshttp://www.cinemaconsultant.co.uk/


Roars not Whispers

Roars not Whispers is a youth-led programme that:

  • Builds the capacity of young people to represent themselves and others,
  • Supports young people to collectively take action on issues of concern to them, and
  • Raises young people’s voices on these issues further up the public and political agenda in Scotland and beyond

roarshttp://www.rnw.org.uk/


Scotland's Colleges

Scotland’s Colleges exists to support, represent and promote Scotland's 43 colleges who are at the forefront of lifelong learning, education, training and skills. 

External Link in new windowwww.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/  


Scottish Churches Housing Action

Supports the development of volunteer-based initiatives to help homeless people at a local level, using community development principles. Also encourages churches to make their redundant and under-used property available for affordable housing.

linkhttp://www.churches-housing.org/


Scottish Community Development Centre

The Scottish Community Development Centre is recognised by the Scottish Government as the national lead body for community development

External Link in new windowwww.scdc.org.uk


Scottish Community Development Network

The Scottish Community Development Network is a member led organisation, for community workers / community development workers, paid or unpaid, full or part time, from the community, voluntary or public sectors, who support the principles and practice of community development.

Formed in 1999, we are a constituted group supporting our members through:

  • the organisation of seminars
  • production of information
  • opportunities to comment on consultations and
  • forums for discussion and debate on practice issues

External Link in new windowwww.scdn.org.uk


Scottish Community Safety Network

The Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN) is the national forum for officers who are responsible for developing strategic work on community safety in partnership with others.

scsn www. communitysafetyscotland.org


Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector.

External Link in new windowwww.scvo.org.uk


An independent organisation that aims to improve mental health and well being for individuals and communities in Scotland and enhance services and supports for people with mental health problems.

SDCMH www.sdcmh.org.uk


Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

132 housing associations and 59 Local Housing Organisations in Scotland are members of the SFHA

link http://www.sfha.co.uk/


Scottish Government (observer status)

Learning Communities

This team in the Further & Adult Education division is now responsible for policy on Community Learning and Development (taking over from the previous Learning Connections team:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Life-Long-Learning/LearningConnections

Regeneration Division

(Community engagement and empowerment)

(Scottish Centre for Regeneration)

External Link in new windowhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration

Third Sector Division

External Link in new windowhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300


Scottish Grant Making Trusts Group

The Scottish Grant-Making Trusts Group is an informal group of individuals working with trusts and foundations operating in Scotland. The Group does not, in itself, make grants. Currently, there are 26 members, representing a wide cross-section of trusts and grant-makers.


Scottish Human Rights Commission

The Scottish Human Rights Commission is a statutory body, independent of the UK and Scottish Parliaments and Governments, which promotes and protects the human rights of everyone in Scotland. It is working to increase awareness, recognition and respect for human rights in Scotland by bringing human rights into everyday life. It is dedicated to helping everyone understand their rights and the shared responsibilities we all have to each other and to our community.

link http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/


Scottish Refugee Council

An independent charity dedicated to providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland.

External Link in new window http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/


SURF

SURF is Scotland's independent regeneration and inclusion network, sharing good practice, information and discussion so as to help shape practice, policy and opinion.

External Link in new windowwww.scotregen.co.uk


Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland

TPAS Scotland is the national tenant and landlord participation advisory service for Scotland.

tpashttp://www.tpasscotland.org.uk/


University CLD providers

Five of Scotland's universities provide accredited training in Community Learning and Development


Volunteer Development Scotland

Volunteer Development Scotland works strategically and in partnership to promote, support and develop volunteering in Scotland.

External Link in new windowwww.vds.org.uk


Wise Group

The Wise Group is a charitable organisation which is dedicated to helping unemployed people back into work. It contributes to the sustainable development of communities through programmes that regenerate local environments. It operates from 24 locations across Scotland and the North East of England.

link www.thewisegroup.co.uk/


Working on Wheels

Based in Bristol and Edinburgh, Working on Wheels is the umbrella organisation supporting mobile community work across the United Kingdom.

web http://www.workingonwheels.org/


Youth Link Scotland

YouthLink Scotland aims to support the development of accessible, high quality youth work services which promote the well-being and development of young people.

External Link in new windowwww.youthlink.co.uk


Youth Scotland

Youth Scotland is the network of youth groups across Scotland

webhttp://www.youthscotland.org.uk/