Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) is running its annual SE Policy survey. The survey is open to all Scottish Social Enterprises. This survey is supported by: Resilient Scotland, Social Investment Scotland, The Link Group Ltd and The Wise Group.

Got land to design?

James and Tracey Chapman from Permaculture Scotland wish to run a Post Permaculture Design Course and are looking for a site to use to host the course. They already have a group of interested people who are willing to attend the course. It's for people who have already completed a Permaculture Design Certificate and want to get experience of working on a community design for a community garden.

The Big Lottery Fund in Scotland is running a number of small grants programmes in support of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. As the Games approach, they have been experiencing a high level of demand for activity linked to this wider portfolio.

The Big Lottery Fund wants to ensure that organisations all over Scotland are able to build on the legacy of the Games, by focusing their efforts on the 2014 Communities and Celebrate programmes over the next three months. Therefore, Big Lottery Fund shall be pausing applications to Awards for All in Scotland and will not accept new applications to this programme from noon on the 9th of May until noon on the 4th of August.

Resilient Scotland offers investments up to £60k through the Start & Grow programme, and larger investments of between £60k and £500k through Making Enterprise Happen. Since March 2013, Resilient Scotland has invested over £600K in social enterprises, making a positive impact across 13 communities.