Following snide remarks in the Scotsman about money being spent on ‘Quangoes’ that should go to the third sector, naming the Scottish Community Development Centre as an example, Director Fiona Garven has written clarifying the position. From 1 July, 2009 the SCDC has been an independent charity registered in Scotland and operates as a social enterprise. SCDC receives no government funding towards its governance or operational costs. It realises its organisational objective to build strong, equitable and sustainable communities through grants from various charitable sources and through competitive procurement processes for contract work. It provides training and consultancy support to organisations and partnerships in all aspects of community development, and argues “We are part of the Third Sector solution referred to in the article”.