Janette Mitchell

Scottish Government to develop formal partnership with third sector The Scottish Government will develop a formal partnership with charities and voluntary organisations to protect the third sector

Good to see SCVO’s partnership approach.

In Stirling, we began this last year, via SVE through the Council’s Thriving Communities tender to build relational, place-based support.

Trust first. Outcomes follow.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583513...

#ThirdSectorScotland #TrustBasedFunding

New look, same mission 🌱

We’re beginning to roll out a refreshed Inspiring Communities logo and colour palette across our website and materials. Excited to share more soon ✨

#CommunityLed #InspiringCommunities

👋 Hey! Catch us on all social media 📱💛
Like, comment & share to make sure you don’t miss our courses, sessions & workshops 🌟💬
Your interaction = more of what you love! 💛✨
#InspiringCommunities #SocialFun #StayInTheLoop #LearningTogether

UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend Great Western Railway service recharges in three and a half minutes between trips on west London line

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Big week for electrified transport: UK’s first rapid-charging battery train in passenger service, recharges ~3½ mins & builds on a 200 mile range. From cars to trains, this feels like the future of #EV #DriveElectric #EVCommunity #ZeroEmission #CleanTransport

Put yourself first! 10 ways women can get a much better deal at work, home – and beyond Women’s happiness is measurably lower than it was 20 years ago. But there are steps that can improve your life significantly

#Femonomics

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

We’re incredibly grateful to @TNLComFund for enabling us to keep supporting children, families, and communities across the Stirling area. Together, we’re creating opportunities, connection, and positive change.
#BecauseOfYou

In 2023 I stepped back from voluntary roles; priorities shifted and it was the right call. As things steadied, I was approached more than ever. Grateful to the organisations across Scotland, England, and Ireland, and to the leaders who give back quietly.

#Leadership #Governance #UKVillage

🎉 Our REACH Strategic Review is complete!

A huge thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund, and to Paddy McKenna & Ellie Hutchison for their brilliant work.

We’re excited for what’s ahead — watch this space! 🌱

#InspiringCommunities #REACH #StrategicReview #CommunityLedChange

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🌟 HIIC Short Course is back! 🌟
📅 Starts: 1st December | 🏁 Ends: 2nd February
🕕 Mondays | 6–8pm
Want to build confidence, connect with your community, and tackle real-life issues? This FREE course is for YOU! 💬✨
🍎 Light snacks before and travel expenses covered
📍Sign up now. DM for details!
#HIIC

Worried about online safety? Want to build digital confidence? Join us this #GetOnlineWeek2025 and #TryOneThing to get started!

📧💬🌱 One small step online can open big opportunities.
📅 22 Oct | 🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 Cowie Hub (Library), 18–20 Main St, FK7 7BL

#DigitalInclusion @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social

ICYMI we launched our #BetterforBabies policy paper last week - calling for the next Scottish Government to invest in better childhoods by increasing

⬆️ Best Start Pregnancy & Baby Payment
⬆️ Best Start Foods

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⚡🚗 Happy #EVDay!

From the early days of #EVBingo in Scotland 😂🔋🔌 to 9years of clean electric driving 🌍💚… it’s always been about 🌱 the planet + 🚘 the joy.

Here’s to the road ahead! 🙌⚡

🚀 Our REACH strategic review is moving forward!
This Thursday (12–3pm) our consultants join staff & board to shape Inspiring Communities’ future. Big thanks to everyone helping steer the journey ❤️

#InspiringCommunities #StrategicReview #REACH

Inspiring Communities: Survey for organisations delve and the dots have been asked to carry out a strategic review of Inspiring Communities. As part of this, we’d really value your views on Inspiring Communities' role in your community, their stren...

Are you an #InspiringCommunities stakeholder? 💬
We’d love your views to help shape our REACH (Review, Engage, Align, Co-design, Harmonise) Strategic Review.

Survey closes 5 Sept → forms.gle/zheneQfjudZP...

#REACH #CommunityLedChange #Stirling

#Thirdsector moves fast. We pivot, adapt, stretch.

But even agile systems need stable ground. Flexibility without multi-year backing won't sustain trauma-informed or community-led work.

2025 needs to be the turning point.

#TrustBasedFunding #ThirdSectorVoices #Leadership #charity #Funding #grants

A vision for social security, designed by and for disabled people Last week saw the publication of a radical new vision of what social security for disabled people in Scotland could look like

Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment review shows the way forward: design with lived experience, deliver with dignity, and adapt to real lives.

#DisabilityRights #LivedExperience #SocialJustice #Scotland

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

The share of employees in low pay (defined as people with hourly pay below 2/3 median) has fallen to an all time low of 3 per cent thanks to increases in the minimum wage.

That awkward thing where you write an annual report called 'Low Pay Britain' but 'low pay' has been all but eliminated (on the standard hourly pay < 2/3 median measure).

(Our 2025 Low Pay Britain report is out on Thursday, launch event here www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/new-d... )

To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Aberdeen pulled the plug on own anti-poverty programme overnight 😬

Strong outcomes weren’t enough. Priorities shifted, and the work disappeared. Scary when impact relies on corporate will.

#ThirdSector #Inequality #SocialJustice #TrustBasedFunding #Scotland

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I was one of those men who couldn’t stop talking. Here’s how I learned to shut up and listen After realising how much I interrupted other people, I decided I needed to make a drastic change. Here’s how starting to listen changed my relationships – and made me happier

“Develop the skill to let silence breathe.”

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can offer is space — for someone else’s voice, story, or truth to emerge.

#QuietLeadership #ThePowerOfPause #ListeningIsAnActOfLove

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The Community Chorus & Ukulele Club had a brilliant time performing at the Big Noise Summer Concert today! 🎶💛 Thanks to all who came along to support us! #BigNoise #CommunityMusic #UkuleleClub #Chorus

It’s #CarersWeek 💙

At Inspiring Communities, we see carers—not just for who they care for, but for who they are.

We offer connection, ease loneliness, and create space to breathe and belong.

#CarersWeek2025 #EndLoneliness #CommunitySupport 🧡🌱

AI Principles | Inspiring Communities

🤖✨ We believe AI should amplify human potential, not replace it. Our AI principles put people first - every tool we use is transparent, ethical & community-focused 💪

#AIForGood #EthicalAI #CommunityFirst #TechForGood #SocialImpact #HumanCentered 🚀

www.inspiringcommunities.org.uk/ai-principles

🎉 To the volunteers who:
🫖 fix the urn
🪑 stack the chairs
🍪 bring the biscuits
❤️ and hold the whole thing together...

You’re not “just helping out”—you’re changing lives.

#VolunteersWeek2025 #ThirdSector #VolunteersMatter

Forgotten assets to help families and young people thrive - TFN First ever Dormant Assets Scheme Strategy unlocks £440million funding.

💰 £440M from the Dormant Assets Scheme is welcome—but impact depends on how we use it.

💡 Community-led
🤝 Trust-based
🕰️ Multi-year

Let’s turn dormant money into active change—and fund with purpose, not panic.

#DormantAssets #FairerFunding #ThirdSector #Scotland

tfn.scot/news/forgott...

💬 Fundraising isn’t begging—it’s building.

Every board member is an ambassador. If you believe in the mission, help fund the future.

Reclaim fundraising as power, not pressure.

#ThirdSector #FundraisingIsMission #CharityLeadership #BoardCulture

🌞✍️ It’s sunny in Scotland + exam season is in full swing.

Here’s to the young people trying their best—
And to all of us building a world where worth isn’t measured in grades.

You are more than your results. Always. ❤️🤗

#ExamSeason #ThirdSector #HopeInAction #YoungPeopleMatter

🎉 BIG NEWS! Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Inspiring Communities is commissioning a strategic review!

Learn how this will shape our future and community impact on our LinkedIn page or email janette@inspiringcommunities.org.uk

Your Lottery support makes this possible! 🙏

#CommunityDevelopment

🌿 This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we’re highlighting #StepOnStress – a free, practical online course for anyone 16+ in #ForthValley with mild/moderate stress.

🧠 Backed by our #CMHWF funding & loved by our Mental Health First Aiders.

📩 Contact us to sign up.

#MentalHealth #StressSupport #Wellbeing

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