No images? Click here January 2021Hi A couple of things to highlight in this first Social Enterprise Health & Wellbeing Newsletter of the year - P4P is offering its Procurement Healthcheck consultancy service free of charge for the first 10 SEN members who sign up before the end of February. This includes an assessment and report to help you identify your strengths and areas for improvement to support you to become “tender ready”. These are being offered on a first come first served basis, so if interested get in touch with the P4P team. SENScot & others have drafted a Social Enterprise Net Zero Strategy – with the aim of encouraging all social enterprises in Scotland to unite and lead the way to NetZero transitions by 2045. As part of this work, we’ve put together this short survey to gather baseline information from organisations in areas such as transport, energy and the circular economy. We’re particularly keen to hear from social enterprise who don’t currently have a focus on climate change and would appreciate if you could take the time to complete the survey. This will help identify what support is required for social enterprises to get to Net Zero. All the best, Mary Mary Sinclair Development Manager (Health & Community Food) Learning & Knowledge Exchange OpportunitiesHealth SEN Session - Fri 29th Jan 21 (10.30-12pm) This first Health SEN session of 2021 will provide an opportunity for members to consider ideas and opportunities for the year ahead, along with the usual space to connect and discuss common issues with fellow social enterprises focusing on health & wellbeing. Email Mary to register. Community Food SEN: Net Zero Strategy for Social Enterprise Session – Thu 4th Feb 21 (2-3.30pm) SENScot, with others, has helped formulate a draft Social Enterprise Net Zero Strategy – with the aim of encouraging all social enterprises in Scotland to unite and lead the way to NetZero transitions by 2045. This session is part of series of focus groups in the coming weeks that will inform the final strategy and will provide an opportunity for Community Food SEN members to discuss what support, tools, resources etc are needed to help the achieve net zero. Email Mary to register. All SEN Session for Social Enterprise Counselling Service Providers - Thu 11th Feb (10.30-12pm) With SEN members reporting an increased demand for counselling services, we are keen for social enterprise to share their thoughts on what opportunities and challenges this is currently posing and how they are responding to this. Email Mary to register. Social Care Rural Voices Event - Wed 24th Feb (10.00-12pm) The
purpose of the event is talk about what is working well in rural areas for people around social care, what’s not working so well and what would help make it work better for everyone. We will hear from people working in rural social care, including Anne Connor from Outside the Box talking about the Voluntary Pledge. The event is organised by Outside the Box, Inspiralba & SENScot and is part of Community Solutions, a project with Health Improvement Scotland to explore trust-based partnerships between the community sector and health and social care partnerships. Register here. Check here for details of all thematic SEN sessions coming up soon. P4P’s next ‘In Conversation With’ webinar is with DTAS - Thu 28th Jan (11.00-12pm) DTAS will be focussing on their collaborative project on tackling derelict and vacant land with the Scottish Land Commission. Register here. Next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Social Enterprise – Tue 16th Feb (12.30-2pm) All are welcome to the next CPG meeting which will focus on the Holyrood election campaign theme. Register here. Intergenerational National Network – Mon 22nd Feb (10.30-12pm) The next meeting of the Intergenerational National Network will be hosted by Glasgow Science Centre and will have a focus on climate change. A full agenda will be available shortly. Contact Pat Scrutton for more info. CHEX Conference 2021: Health Issues in the Community – Tue 2nd & Wed 3rd March. A menu of workshops over two days exploring the impact of health issues in the community across Scotland. More info. People at the Centre: ALLIANCE Digital Gathering. – 22nd to 26th February. Registration now open – more info. SEN Member NewsWishing Nicola Hanssen all the very best as she leaves the CEO post at Roar, Connections for Life at the end of week and looking forward to connecting with her replacement Cassie Forbes. Ability Borders share their Jan 21 newsletter with lots of valuable info and news relating to disabilities and long-term conditions across the Scottish Borders. Youth Wellbeing Coaching CIC are excited to be working in partnership with the Serendipity recovery community network on the Youth Peer Mentors in Recovery programme. The next programme starts early March and is designed to provide young people (16-25yrs) who are in recovery (mental health &/or addiction) with the opportunity to create a safe and supportive space for peer support. Find out more. Created by A Positive Start CIC, Grooming Behaviours is the first of the STAND© - a toolkit for prevention online training courses for Instructors, Coaches and Organisations. This training has been developed in the face of growing recognition that children and adults can become victims of behaviours that can lead to manipulation, exploitation, abuse, and coercive control from others, who seek to gain from their misery. Understanding how this happens is crucial if we want to prevent it. Find out more. Don’t forget that CairnsMoir Connections online bookstore continues to operate during the Covid19 crisis, offering a wide range of publications relevant for those living or working with the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences. News from Talking Mats – On Human Rights Day, 10th December, 2020, the Scottish Government released the report Can Scotland Be Brave? This report is focused on children’s participation and rights, a key issue for 2021 when this is the year of Childhood. Also, Talking Mats online Foundation training - places still available on courses starting on 6th April, 4th May, 1st and 29th June, 27th July, 24th August, 21st September, 19th October, 16th November. More info. As part of the ongoing developments of iThrive Edinburgh, Health in Mind want to find out more about the things that stop people and communities from accessing iThrive Edinburgh. They are doing this in a range of ways including this survey, one-to-one interviews and groups consultations. They want to make iThrive Edinburgh as accessible as possible to minority communities in Edinburgh and want to reach Edinburgh’s citizens and raise awareness of the wide range of mental health and wellbeing resources and support available in the City. More info here. The Plunkett Foundation have very kindly shared the recording of their Mental Health First Aid training webinar which is now available on their website and free to view - a good starting place for anyone interested in pursuing this important training. Following a successful trial in August last year The Wee Retreat's Wellbeing @ Work Programme is now fully up and running with lots of exciting offerings planned for 2021. Find out more. Nilupul Foundation is running the following courses and classes online using Zoom until restrictions ease. BodyWorks 6 week course to manage stress - Jan 20th - Feb 24th 2020 - 6.30 -7.30pm - £36 /// Meditation for All - 4 week course - Feb 3rd - 24th - 7.00 - 8.30pm - £24/£16 /// Lunchtime Guided Mindfulness - ongoing - Wednesdays & Thursdays - 12.30 - 1.00 pm. All the courses & classes are suitable for everyone! During 2020 Spartans Community Football Academy established online services to support their local community. These complimentary online services (continuing into 2021) are free to attend and offer opportunities to engage in physical activity whilst connecting with others. They currently offer 6 (30min) football sessions throughout the week for children aged 3-12 years, with all activities planned for using small indoor spaces. More info. Their Still Kicking provision has also moved online, offering a 30min zoom with a focus on physical activity, led by their Girls and Women’s Development Officer. It has an informal vibe and aims to engage women in physical activity in a fun format. It is open to women of all ages and activities and exercises are adaptable to suit everyone. Find out more In response to the latest lockdown, Partick Thistle Charitable Trust (PTCT) have relaunched their hot food delivery service for the elderly, those in isolation and vulnerable families. With funding secured from NG Homes and the Colin Weir Foundation they have agreed to extend the service into the middle of February, in line with the Scottish Government timelines. The NG Homes partnership was easily re-established after the successful project last year, however, the intervention of the Colin Weir Foundation has really provided PTCT with the security to deliver this essential service to nearly 300 people across the North of Glasgow. Contact Paul Kelly for more info. If your New Year's resolutions include eating healthier and supporting people who need a helping hand, CFINE have got some great news for you. Their super popular Vegaroonitoon boxes will not only keep you stocked on fruit and veg but will also support the local community. Place an enquiry on CFINE's website and they will deliver the produce box to your doorstep. Sikh Sanjog’s Punjabi Junction have been busy with their Sikh Sanjog Burns Supper earlier this week and have submitted their application for Leith Chooses which voting opened on Monday 25th January. More info on Leith Chooses. Kaleyard Cook School & Kitchen is excited to announce that they are currently looking for a Social Media & Administration Manager to join their team, on a freelance basis. More info. Social Print & Copy CIC are delighted to introduce their latest member of their team Abigail and have kindly shared her thoughts on why working for a social enterprise appeals to her. All the best in your new role Abby! Other NewsIf not now, when? Social Renewal Advisory Board report: January 2021 – gov.scot. The ALLIANCE are currently running the My World, My Health project. It aims to discuss the wider factors - not necessarily ‘medical’ and could include environment, lifestyle and communities - which contribute to our wellbeing, and how data linked to these factors could be used better. Alongside further workshops planned for January 2021, they have launched a public survey. The ALLIANCE are inviting questions for their forthcoming interview with Derek Feeley, Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland. More info here – questions should be submitted by Wed 10th Feb. Peace of Mind: Exploring Basic Income’s Potential to Improve Mental Health – This newly launched project seeking to examine the role of Basic Income (BI) in improving recipient’s mental wellbeing and is being taken forward by Basic Income Network Scotland and University of Strathclyde. Voluntary Health Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government consultation on Renewing Scotland’s Potential in A Digital World. The VHS response highlights that the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated to health organisations that working digitally is more important than ever before, whether they are in the public, private or third sector. The crisis has driven fundamental changes in how services and support have had to be delivered, some of which may become permanent, or part of a blended offer. Organisations in the third and community sectors were arguably the fastest off the starting blocks at the start of the March lockdown in terms of moving support and services on-line wherever they could. This should provide useful lessons for public services about how to act at speed to develop and deliver new services. Tenders & Funding OpportunitiesGo to Partnership for Procurement (P4P) and Public Contract Scotland to check current and forthcoming tender opportunities. Some relevant examples below: Visual Impairment Support Services by East Lothian Council. Deadline 3/02/21. For the Provision of Occupational Health Physician Services by University of Glasgow. Deadline 10/02/21.
Some current relevant funding opportunities are listed below, but for fuller listing go to SCVO-funding. The Adapt and Thrive Programme has introduced two significant changes to the current criteria. Eligible organisations can now access funding regardless of turnover size and the top value of grants will increase from £25k to up to £75k. UnLtd Scotland announced its new tranche of funding to identify and support social entrepreneurs. Up to £15k is available for awards – alongside a package of one-to-one peer support. They are particularly keen to encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background – as well as people with a disability. For more info contact ThomasMcAlister@unltd.org.uk. Corra Foundation announced the opening of the Third Sector Homelessness Fund. All proposals need to be submitted online by noon on the 8th February through their web portal. Scottish Edge17 competition, aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up & coming, innovative, high growth, entrepreneurial talent, is now open for applications. Open to companies of all sectors and stages, it offers funding of up to £100k on a split grant/loan basis. Check out special award category Social Enterprise Edge – closes 2pm, Feb 10th. Tech for Good Build 2021 is aimed at supporting organisations (who have an income of between £70K - £10M) to define, develop or re-purpose digital tools, platforms and products that meet a social need or challenge. Deadline Fri 12th Feb at noon. Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund (for loans of between £100K and £1.5m) – closes at 11.59pm on 31st March. Volant Trust Charitable Trust Open Grant aims to support women, children and young people who are at risk and facing social deprivation. It supports Scottish charities and projects, whether national or community-based, which help alleviate social deprivation, particularly supporting women, children and young people at risk - closing date 30 April 2021. The Scottish Children’s Lottery has reopened across its four-grant giving SCIOs – Chance to Connect, Succeed, Flourish and Study. There are no deadlines and applications are reviewed quarterly. You can apply for a small grant of up to £5,000, or for a large grant of up to £25,000. Cameron Grants: small cash awards from Cameron Grant Memorial Trust to support innovation in mental health. |