We are a small charity recognised as the national lead body for community development in Scotland.
About us ➜We work with communities, practitioners and policy makers to build on their skills and ideas when working together in communities.
See our work ➜With a wealth of experience working with communities and across sectors, our commitment to communities is at the heart of who we are.
Learn more ➜Community development is a way of bringing people together to take action on what's important to them.
CHEX supports and promotes community development approaches to improving people's health.
PB Scotland acts as a hub for sharing and learning about the work being done by participatory budgeting initiatives around Scotland.
The Scottish Co-production Network is a way for people to share ideas and learning about co-production.
Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) is a training programme which looks at issues such as health, poverty, power and social justice in a different way.
VOiCE is planning and recording software that assists individuals, organisations and partnerships to design and deliver effective community engagement.
The LEAP framework is designed to support a partnership approach to achieving change and improvement in the quality of community life.
The Communities Channel Scotland is a website which puts communities in the spotlight by connecting people and sharing ideas.
Public 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.
As 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.
This event will bring together people working in community organisations, who are facing the pressures of delivering their vital work in the current challenging environment, for peer learning and support.
What you need to know, every Wednesday.
Bringing together the shared knowledge of our team, and SCDC’s position working across a range of sectors, the SCDC Weekly will stay concise, clear and give you the context you need to deliver your work.
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