SCDC Weekly

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. 

In response to a Social Justice and Social Security Committee call for views, SCDC and CHEX have reflected feedback from community organisations on what fair and efficient funding for the third sector would look like in Scotland

Later this month is Co-production Week Scotland, and this year it’s focused on how we embed co-production as the way to deliver services and support across the country.

Voices from across the sector have called on proposed cuts to community organisations in Edinburgh to be halted, and for further engagement to take place to better understand the impact this decision could have.

Applications for the SCDC Board Member posts have been extended until 5pm on 8th November 2024. 

New data shows life expectancy in Scotland is still lower than pre-pandemic levels, despite increases since 2020-2022.

We’ve launched a new suite of training designed to enable public bodies and partnerships to support community priorities and aspirations.

A coalition of disabled people's organisations have come together for a fortnight of campaigning and action to demand justice and equality for disabled people.

A comprehensive new report, published during Challenge Poverty Week, has outlined the scale of challenge around tackling poverty in Scotland.

A new report has explored how democratic initiatives in Scotland can support enhanced democratic wellbeing: how much say communities have in the decisions that affect their lives.

It’s Challenge Poverty Week, and every year we join The Poverty Alliance and thousands of others to raise our collective voice against poverty and unite in calling for a more just and equal Scotland. 

Our new resource explores Local Place Plans – a way for communities to have more influence over what planning development can happen in their area. 

SCDC is looking for new Board members to help lead our organisation into its next decade of development.

A coalition of individuals and organisations have signed a joint letter urging the First Minister to support the passing of a Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill.

The Scottish Government have published their analysis of the Democracy Matters 2 consultation, which explored what new decision-making powers for communities could look like, and how potential new decision-making bodies might work. 

During Scottish Climate Week, we've published a new resource which explores the community development perspective around the climate crisis - and how communities are taking action on this pressing issue.

As recent evidence continues to highlight Scotland’s persistent and rising health inequalities, it’s important to understand the causes of these systematic and avoidable differences in health outcomes across our population.

A major new report has outlined the significant inequalities facing Scotland's communities. Published by the newly-formed Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU), the report has found that outcomes related to inequalities and health are not improving significantly in Scotland, and that some are getting worse.

Last week’s Programme for Government set out the main priorities for the Scottish Government over the next 12 months. In this edition of the Weekly, we’ve identified some of the key announcements and issues related to community development policy and practice.

We know that involving communities in deciding priorities and shaping local action is vital if we're to maintain collective wellbeing, support regeneration, and reduce inequalities. This is a core part of community development work, but how can it happen in practice?

How do we support young people to use their voices to take action on the health issues important to them? Launching at an event in October, a new HIIC course will help to answer that question by providing young people with new skills and understanding around health, power and social justice.

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker has outlined some of the challenges community organisations and others are facing as resources become scarcer and costs continue to rise.

Next month, Scottish Co-production Network members are coming together to exchange learning, ideas and tricky problems about their practice and experiences.

Public Health Scotland have published new analysis investigating the role of post-2010 welfare reforms on health and its determinants in Scotland.

Community-led health is a way for people in a community to take joint action to improve things for their community, leading to improved health and wellbeing.

A Scottish parliamentary committee is seeking views about impact the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act has had as part of its post legislative scrutiny.

What does fair and efficient funding look like for the third sector in Scotland? That’s the question the Social Justice and Social Security Committee is asking, and SCDC are seeking views as we submit our response.