Earlier this month, I visited Pause & Breathe in Bonnybridge. What a beautiful reminder that wellbeing is about connection and community! π§ββοΈ
Watch the video and meet the lovely folk behind it.
#PauseAndBreathe #CommunityWellbeing #FVSEN #MentalHealth #Mindfulness
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The Scottish Growth Fund helps social enterprises and charities in Scotland grow, develop new services, or strengthen their long-term sustainability. Find out more β¬οΈ
#scottishgrowthfund #socialinvestmentscotland #socialenterprise
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Don't forget to book your ticket to the Social Enterprise Summit Scotland 2025 β¬οΈ
15.07.2025 09:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π The 2025 finalists for the NatWest #SE100 Social Business Awards are here!
Discover who made the list and book your free ticket to the celebration event on 15th July: pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#SocEnt #SE100
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SWEF Fund: Grants for young people running new businesses or start-ups | Foundation Scotland
Foundation Scotland is working in partnership with SWEF to award grants for young people launching a new business or running a new business.
We are working in partnership with SWEF to award grants of up to Β£2,000 for young people in Scotland who are launching a new business or running a new business that is within its first two years of trading.
Available across Scotland.
For more info: tinyurl.com/3a3z84yy
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Funding available
The ASFT Fund has been established to support organisations across Scotland, awarding grants of up to Β£15,000 for one year.
Application deadline: 7th August 2025
For more information +/ to apply: tinyurl.com/4dske9yn
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Thanks to all who came out to join us at our FVSEN meeting and to @stirvolunteer.bsky.social for hosting. See you in October for the next one!
#fvsenmeeting #networking #socialenterprise
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A digital graphic titled βMay Newsletterβ from Good Finance. The text says: βFeaturing all the latest news, views, events, opportunities and more from the world of social investment.β The left side features the Good Finance logo on a dark pink background with abstract shapes, while the right side shows a laptop with multicoloured envelopes flying out, representing email notifications.
The latest newsletter from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.socialβ¬ has just dropped π© π
This month, featuring...
πΊ Catch up on the panel session discussions from Good Finance Live
π§ Spotlight case study
π CPD-accredited e-Learning opportunities
...and more
Catch up now π buff.ly/TXHvdYw
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π 5 days until #VolunteersWeek2025 and weβre celebrating young volunteers! π
Clacks primary schools are getting info packs and the chance to enter a colouring competition to help pupils get involved!
#YoungVolunteers #SaltireAwards
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π 6 days to go until #VolunteersWeek2025!
Volunteering can boost your confidence, grow your skills & help others π
Ready to give back?
π Clacks: ctsi.teamkinetic.co.uk
π Stirling: stirlingvolunteering.org
π Falkirk: cvsfalkirk.org.uk/volunteering
#6DaysToGo #VolunteeringMatters
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TFN is @scvo.scot 's magazine for the #VoluntarySector
Big news this month as we reveal the #ScotCharityAwards finalists for 2025!
Read it here: buff.ly/KnDxuwg
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π Could your social business be included in this yearβs #SE100 Index?
Make sure youβre in the running:
π >> t.co/GF3F8fDrfc
(π« Deadline: 25 May)
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Fund open: Essentia mid-sized grants
The Essentia Foundation supports charities and community groups improving the lives of young people up to 25 years old across Scotland.
Fixed grants of Β£50,000
Apply by: 6th June 2025
For more info +/ to applyπhttps://tinyurl.com/ysewdaty
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As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we've been catching up with social entrepreneurs to find out what community means to them. π
Find our full video series here π buff.ly/hmg6OBe
#ThisIsMyCommunity #MHAW2025 #SideBySide
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π Mental Health Awareness Week π
A huge thank you to our amazing members who create safe, compassionate spaces that support mental wellbeing every day.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #CommunityWellbeing #ThisIsMyCommunity @ctsi.org.uk @stirvolunteer.bsky.social
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Free workshop series for changemakers π
Learn to nail your "why", "what", and "so what" - the foundation for lasting impact and survival.
π― Book your spot now! ‡οΈ
#Nonprofit #SocialImpact #Changemakers #Leadership #Grassroots #CharityWork
12.05.2025 10:13 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Delighted to be on the panel with @communityent.bsky.social on Cold Spots research today funded by William Grant Foundation and Kate Musgrave from South of Scotland - looking forward to some interesting discussions! @ctsi.org.uk @fvsen.scot
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How do you measure your social impact? π Our blog breaks down everything community businesses need to know, including why it matters, how to do it, and key tools to helpπ‘
Read more hereπhttps://buff.ly/413vF9v
#SocialImpact #socialenterprise #charity
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Your chance to join the team at CTSI!β¨
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π£Last chance π£
Don't forget to register for our webinar on digital exclusion with the Mhor Collective!
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@wellbeingscotland.bsky.social are on the lookout for a trustee ‡οΈ
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π Discover investors that match your organisationβs mission with our FundMapper. Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily. Start searching now β¬οΈ
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#socialenterprise #charity #help #resources
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Great job #TeamCTSI! ππ
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π£οΈ Only 7 days left to speak up for social enterprise! SEUKβs most influential survey closes 25 April. It takes 15β20 mins & helps shape policy + support for the sector.
Your voice matters!
π Take the survey now: buff.ly/PzNDFxG
#SocialEnterprise #SOSE2024
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Fund open: Essentia mid-sized grants
The Essentia Foundation supports charities and community groups improving the lives of young people up to 25 years old across Scotland.
Fixed grants of Β£50,000.
Apply by: 6th June 2025
For more info +/ to applyπhttps://tinyurl.com/ysewdaty
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Help celebrate our local volunteers πππ
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π¨ Bursary alert for Scottish social entrepreneurs! π
Apply now for funding to attend #SEWF25 in Taipei this October!
π± Connect globally
π Learn & collaborate
π‘ Bring impact home
ποΈ Deadline: 5 May, 12pm
π iseo.scot/2025/04/11/s...
#SocialEnterprise #Scotland #ISEO #GlobalImpact
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Join @communityent.bsky.social for an insightful live Zoom event to delve into the findings of recent Cold Spot Research and explore actionable strategies to unlock opportunities in cold spot areas.
π
May 9th, 2025
π 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
π» Zoom
πhttps://bit.ly/4i5PPoz
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SIS Ambitions: How did Ambitions influence your approach to leadership?
Find out more about our flagship support programme, Ambitions: Supporting Leaders, Building Growth, kindly supported by the Postcode Innovation Trust: social...
Are you ready to take your leadership skills and business impact to the next level?
Applications are now open for the Ambitions 2025: Supporting Leaders, Building Growth programme, proudly supported by the Postcode Innovation Trust.
π Apply today - buff.ly/R37AcgA
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Free, safe and anonymous digital mental health service for young people. Available in 13 areas across Scotland.
Free, Impartial, Confidential advice for everyone in the Falkirk area.
We do not give advice on this account, visit us at https://www.falkirkcab.org.uk/get-advice
Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau (C.A.B/CAB) offers free, expert, impartial advice.
Website: stirlingcab.org.uk
Making Rights Real is a grassroots human rights organisation for Scotland. π§‘
http://makingrightsreal.org.uk
Scottish Charity No: SC050342
We are a network of academics, researchers, community orgs and practitioners using creativity and the arts to co-create research that makes a difference to peopleβs lives. Based in @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. Find out more: https://binks-hub.ed.ac.uk
All things Community Shares, a unique way of Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies raising community based investment and building a movement. Brought to you by Co-operatives UK & partners.
https://linktr.ee/comshares
We help social enterprises and charities navigate the world of social investment
Empowering third-sector organisations to embrace digital and embed technology in a way that helps them work smarter. Breeze is part of the Community Enterprise family of Social Enterprises.
Follow along for the latest Challenge Poverty Week updates. CPW25 will take place this year from Monday 6th October - Sunday 12th October 2025
Sign up and support Scotland Demands Better: www.scotland-demands-better.com
Chief Officer @ctsi. Passionate of social & economic value of third sector & volunteering for all.
Co-designing and delivering people-centred community regeneration in Stirling. We focus on employability, training, digital inclusion, volunteering, intergenerational connections, and family supportβempowering communities to create change.
CEO Inspiring Communities | Driving change in #Charity, #Regeneration & the #ThirdSector | Advocate for #ClimateAction, #Volunteering & #Sustainability | Passionate about #EVs, #CommunityLedChange & #GettingOutside
A specialised social enterprise development organisation based in the West Midlands UK.
www.disecic.org
0121 314 7529.
We have a 30-year history of advocating, designing and providing appropriate services, support, wheelchairs, and assistive technology (AT) to under-resourced countries worldwide. We're committed to making the world more inclusive #MakingSpaceforDisability
Supporting social enterprise in South Yorkshire and the North of England since 2015 - networking, start-up support, business advice, access to finance, project management, research and advocacy - www.socentxchange.net
Chief Executive @ Youth Scotland | Trustee @ Mindset | Trustee @ Beyond Srebrenica | Youth Work | Outdoor Learning | Smart Justice
We enable development of the voluntary sector in Clackmannanshire to meet the needs of the community & to represent the voluntary sector in community planning. π ctsi.org.uk
The Wise Group is a social enterprise committed to transforming lives and lifting people out of poverty across the UK. Through Relational Mentoring we enable sustainable change https://www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
We are the economic and community development agency for Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.
www.southofscotlandenterprise.com