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SE Network News No 34

04/03/2021

Saturday – 6th March – marks the start of the Scottish Rural Parliament – a series of events (between 6th -18th March) that will bring together people who live and work in rural and island Scotland. Over five days, the Rural Parliament will address topics such as Young People Leading Change; Democracy and Local Governance; […]

SE & Sport Newsletter – March 2021

04/03/2021

Feels like spring has sprung this week, and hopefully getting outdoors will be more appealing! Last week the anticipated announcement was made around how, and when, Scotland will hopefully, and cautiously, begin to ease lockdown and lift restrictions.  It’s still likely to be some time before organised sport and physical activity is underway for the […]

SE Network News – No. 33

25/02/2021

A couple of initiatives have caught our eye over the last week – both of which have a focus very much on the development, support and promotion of the role of women in enterprise in Scotland. The first – a collaboration between DTA Scotland and Women’s Enterprise Scotland – will focus on developing enterprise skills and encourage […]

Health & Wellbeing News letter – February 2021

24/02/2021

You will see from this month’s newsletter that there are lots of learning and knowledge exchange opportunities coming up next month across a wide range of health and wellbeing related issues. Some of the requests received from SEN members so far for future sessions include community food & employability, re-opening community cafes, collaborating for mental […]

SE Network News – No. 32

18/02/2021

Most readers will be aware that SENScot, in its current format, is the result of a recent merger of ‘old’ Senscot and Social Firms Scotland – which took place in July 2020. SENScot’s Director, Pauline Gordon, is one of the speakers at a SCVO Webinar on 5th March – Covid – the Age of Charity Mergers: […]

SE & Employability Newsletter – February 2021

17/02/2021

We held a fantastically well attended session yesterday on NOLB, with speakers from Government alongside members’ input and experiences.  We are producing a report for Government to explore how social enterprises can play their full part in the delivery of NOLB, to support people furthest from the labour market.  Please let us know if you […]

SE Network News – No. 31

11/02/2021

A Scottish court decision last week could have significant implications for social enterprises in applying for charitable status. The New Lanark Trust’s application for charitable status for its two trading subsidiaries was refused, in 2018, by OSCR – on the grounds that the subsidiaries’ activities were “not in furtherance of charitable purposes and…… did not meet the […]

SE Cultural & Tourism Newsletter – February 2021

10/02/2021

Welcome to the February newsletter.  I hope that you are all well and managing to find some positive moments during these strange months.  I’ve been out exploring our local woods and came across this old pool house with a beautiful floor hidden below a deep carpet of dead leaves.

SE Networks News – No. 30

04/02/2021

Last week, we featured the publication of the Social Renewal Advisory Board (SRAB) Report on its findings following a consultation process that ran from last September until this January. The Report – If Not Now, When? –  identified three priority areas: Money and Work; People, Rights and Advancing Equality; and Communities and Collective Endeavour – setting out 20 Calls to Action

Social Enterprise & Sport Newsletter – February 2021

03/02/2021

Welcome to 2021 (I know we are a month in, but I think we should discount January and start again).  It feels like we’ve all been struggling to think of ways to optimistically welcome the New Year, and I think the most appropriate email greeting I received upon returning to work after the holidays was […]

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