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Social Enterprise Awards Scotland
11 October 2023
Breeze Digital sponsors Social Enterprise Awards Scotland
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Reflections on Social Enterprise World Forum 2023
11 October 2023
Reflections on SEWF 2023 from Sarah Cameron, Programmes Development Manager and Doug Summers, Bold Creative Director.
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Becoming a Stronger Influencer
11 October 2023
In May, we launched our Impact Report; it was a great way to evaluate our work, both our values and approach and the practical difference we have made over the past 10 years.
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Unbound The Greyhound Campaign
11 October 2023
Bold Studio recently, they worked on a campaign with OneKind to end dog racing across Scotland.
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Tech for Good
11 October 2023
Breeze Digital is part of the #techforgood movement, supporting organisations and individuals to achieve their mission of creating positive change for their beneficiaries.
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Emergency Support for the Third Sector
11 October 2023
A crisis support button has been created, which can be found on the Social Enterprise Support Map.
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National Planning Framework
28 April 2023
Following on from our newsletters looking at Community Wealth Building and the Wellbeing Economy, this week we will look at the National Planning Framework (NPF4).
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Community Wealth Building -Consultation Response
28 April 2023
We recently shared an article on Community Wealth Building and discussed the importance of feeding into the ongoing consultation for it. This is our response that was submitted.
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Public procurement strategy: 2023 to 2028
28 April 2023
On April 27th, MP Tom Arthur (Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance) launched the first Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. It is part of the Scottish government's roadmap for a wellbeing economy in Scotland.
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Measuring Impact
21 April 2023
There’s no doubt that the social enterprise landscape changed over the pandemic and is continuing to evolve in response to the Cost of Living Crisis.
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Wild Swimming
14 April 2023
Our very brave team members, Kylie Fagan and Celisse Ruiz are keen wild swimmers, a hobby that is not for the faint-hearted when you consider how cold the water is in Scotland.
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Community Wealth Building
31 March 2023
Continuing on from last week's article on the well-being economy, we wanted to take a look at another aspect of Scotland's economic policy, Community Wealth Building (CWB).
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Wellbeing Economy
24 March 2023
What is a well-being economy and what does it mean for Scotland if it can be achieved?
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Zero Hours Justice Gold Employer Accreditation
21 March 2023
Earlier this week, we were very proud to receive our Zero Hours Justice Gold Employer accreditation.
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International Women's Day
9 March 2023
The Community Enterprise team has considerable expertise and knowledge of the Third Sector. The team is also predominantly female, so in honour of International Women’s Day 2023, we wanted to introduce our readers to some of the Community Enterprise team and look at why they love their jobs so much.
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Shetland Visit
6 March 2023
This google earth image shows the amazing site of the Whalsay Kirk which we visited in February.
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24 February 2023
Our digital division is part of the Community Enterprise family of social enterprises. Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing our new branding and launching our very own website; specifically dedicated to all things digital.
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Social Enterprise Census
17 February 2023
The Social Enterprise Scotland Census, conducted by Social Value Lab with CEIS, has now been published.
What does it mean for Social Enterprise in Scotland moving forward?
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West Lothian Dragons Den
10 February 2023
We recently met with Mary O’Driscoll (Education Marketing & Communications Officer) from the Social Enterprise Academy Schools program to talk about the upcoming Dragons Den event in West Lothian.
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New Chair of Social Enterprise Scotland Announced
1 February 2023
We are excited to announce that our very own Douglas Westwater has been appointed as the new Chair of Social Enterprise Scotland.
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Natural Capital for Scottish Communities
16 January 2023
Community Enterprise is organising an event on carbon projects on the 25th of January at 12:30 pm. We will cover all the essential information for community groups and support organisations interested in being involved in carbon projects. Presentations from Community Enterprise, the Woodland Trust and Mull and Iona Community Trust will be followed by a Q&A.
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Training for 2023
9 January 2023
We have rounded up some excellent upcoming courses which will help make 2023 an even better year for you and your organisation.
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Creating a strong & inclusive board
12 December 2022
How can we make our board more representative of our community?
It's an important question and one which we've been looking at with several clients over the last few months.
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A Digitalised Enterprise
28 November 2022
Our digital service at Community Enterprise has been running for 18 months now.
During this time, we’ve gained invaluable insight into the variety of needs and ambitions of third-sector organisations looking to streamline processes and service delivery with technology.
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Social Enterprise World Forum 2022
17 October 2022
Douglas Westwater has been sharing some of his thoughts from the Social Enterprise World Forum in Brisbane. He brought back some excellent learning on the asset transfer process in Australia and how it connects to Scotland and community ownership projects.
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Doon Valley Masterplan
19 February 2022
East Ayrshire Council, along with key local partners, are currently developing the Doon Valley Masterplan – an ambitious project aiming to secure UK Government funding for the wider Doon Valley but with a focus of resources on the village of Dalmellington. We're looking for as many people as possible from Dalmellington and the Doon Valley to get involved!
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An interview with Jane Mackinnon - Digital Support Officer, Community Enterprise
29 October 2021
Find out what our Digital Support Officer, Jane Mackinnon had to say.
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An interview with Sally Dyson - Head of Digital and Development, SCVO
19 April 2021
Find out what Head of Digital and Development of SCVO, Sally Dyson had to say.
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An interview with Doug Summers - Creative Director, Bold
4 March 2021
Find out what Creative Director of Bold, Doug Summers had to say.
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An interview with Pauline Gordon - Director, SENScot
29 September 2020
Find out what Director of SENScot, Pauline Gordon had to say.
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An interview with Zahra Hedges - Business Development \ Enterprise and Communities CEIS
1 July 2020
Find out what Zahra Hedges, CEIS had to say.
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Event - A Different Approach to Community Led Asset Development
29 April 2020
We have the knowledge, contacts and partners to help you navigate the Covid-19 support.
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An interview with Josiah Lockhart - CEO, Firstport Group
28 April 2020
Find out what CEO of Firstport, Josiah Lockhart had to say.
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The Myth of the Cluttered Landscape: A map of Social Enterprise Support
9 December 2019
The new Social Enterprise Eco-System Map is here!
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The Social Enterprise Eco-system
12 February 2019
The new Social Enterprise Eco-System Map is here!
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