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Engage Calendar

Here’s our fantastic calendar showing training, information sessions, events and forums, which are all free to join for members. Check out what’s happening, when, in our calendar below.

Calendar

Calendar

Training
   July 2025  
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 01
Wed 02
Renfrewshire Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – Multi-Year Funding Information Sessions

  02/07/2025

  11am - 12pm


The Renfrewshire Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is now offering a two-year funding option for the first time...

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Accountants PLUS Charity Finance

  02/07/2025

  1pm - 3pm


Attendees will gain a better understanding of: charity book keeping formats management systems. charity tax Book here

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School for Social Entrepreneurs - Working with Corporates

  02/07/2025

  9.30am - 1.30pm


Working in partnership with corporate organisations can offer a huge amount of opportunity to charities and social enter...

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Thu 03
Benefact Group - Trusts and Foundations: Writing Winning Fundraising Applications

  03/07/2025

  10am - 11.30am


Whether you are new to Trusts and Foundations, simply need a refresher or even just a pick me-up to face the remainder o...

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Fri 04
Sat 05
Sun 06
Mon 07
Tue 08
Business Gateway - How to start a business

  08/07/2025

  2pm - 4pm


What to expect from this webinar Whatever your reasons may be for considering being your own boss, we are here to suppor...

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Wed 09
Mental Health First Aid

  09/07/2025

  9am - 5pm


Mental health problems can develop inside and outside of the workplace. There are several internal factors which can hav...

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Social Enterprise Scotland - Achieving Policy Change in the Real World

  09/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


Getting practical policy change, that improves people’s lives and our natural world, is relevant to every one of u...

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Thu 10
Supplier Development Programme - 1.1 Working with the Public Sector - All You Need to Know

  10/07/2025

  2.30pm - 4pm


How well do you know the public sector? This introductory module is recommended for anyone new to bidding. It provides a...

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Business Gateway - An introduction to business websites

  10/07/2025

  2pm - 4pm


This webinar will take you through all the steps required to design, build and host a business website. You will learn a...

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Third Sector Lab - Introduction to Powe BI

  10/07/2025

  11am - 12.30pm


This session gives a practical introduction to Power BI for third sector organisations. It shows how the tool helps char...

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Fri 11
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Engage Training - Mental Health First Aid

  14/07/2025

  9am - 5pm


Mental health problems can develop inside and outside of the workplace. There are several internal factors which can hav...

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First Port - Chat to our experts during Social Investment Office Hours!

  14/07/2025

  10am - 11am


Firstport is excited to launch Social Investment Office Hours, an informal session for Scottish social entrepreneurs lik...

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Tue 15
Wed 16
Supplier Development Programme - 1.2 Using Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) – How to Find and Bid for Opportunities

  16/07/2025

  1.30pm - 3pm


Public Contracts Scotland is the national public sector tender portal for Scotland. It lists contract opportunities for ...

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Social Enterprise Scotland - Power to the People: A Voice for All of Us

  16/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


How do we get social entrepreneurs and their service users directly involved in big decision-making? What’s the be...

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Business Gateway - Unleash the Power of ChatGPT & Artificial Intelligence (AI) to grow your business - Renfrewshire

  16/07/2025

  9.30am - 12.30pm


ChatGPT and other similar AI applications use natural language processing to create humanlike conversational dialogue. T...

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Thu 17
Engage Training - Mental Health First Aid

  17/07/2025

  9am - 5pm


Mental health problems can develop inside and outside of the workplace. There are several internal factors which can hav...

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Business Gateway - InspireHER: How to rewire your brain for success

  17/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


What to expect from this webinar Your thoughts shape your actions and your outcomes. But many of us are running on old m...

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Business Gateway - Young person’s guide to starting a business

  17/07/2025

  1pm - 3pm


What to expect from this webinar This webinar will provide you with information, direction and support on a range of top...

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Social Enterprise Scotland - Network Meeting: Health & Wellbeing Social Enterprise Network (SEN)

  17/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


Connecting for Health & Wellbeing: A Social Enterprise Network Are you a social enterprise working to improve health...

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Business Gateway - Effective use of Social Media

  17/07/2025

  1.30pm - 4.30pm


Social Media offers businesses a way of reaching, engaging and interacting with your customers. From driving sales, boos...

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Fri 18
Business Gateway - How to write funding applications

  18/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


When submitting applications for funding, you need to ensure that the applications are written in such a way that improv...

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Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Supplier Development Programme - 1.3 Getting Your Business Tender Ready - The Checklist

  22/07/2025

  1.30pm - 3pm


In Scotland, public sector procurement is governed by rules set out by the Scottish Government. Therefore, there is cert...

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Social Enterprise Scotland - AI & Neurodiversity

  22/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


Join Andy Williamson from Welcome Brain Consulting for a practical look at how AI can support neurodivergent employees a...

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First Port - Start it Funding

  22/07/2025

  10am - 11am


Start It Funding: Office Hours! Financial & Business Services, SEF - Start it Firstport is hosting Start It surgerie...

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Business Gateway - Cyber Security Essentials - Renfrewshire

  22/07/2025

  9.30am - 12.30pm


This practical half day workshop will look at website security, social media safety, password protection and more. Works...

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Business Gateway - Video production for digital marketing

  22/07/2025

  2pm - 4pm


Video captures people's attention online and is important for getting your message across, while engaging with your ...

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Wed 23
Business Gateway - How to create engaging content - Renfrewshire

  23/07/2025

  1.30pm - 4.30pm


Producing quality content is an excellent way of helping your customers develop a meaningful relationship with your bran...

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Thu 24
Business Gateway - Social media essentials: Facebook

  24/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


Get to grips with Facebook – the world’s most popular social networking platform. In this webinar you will: ...

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Fri 25
Business Gateway - How to build your brand

  25/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


This webinar will define what a brand is (and is not) and explain how it is more than just creating a logo. We will expl...

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Sat 26
Business Gateway - How to start a business

  26/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


Whatever your reasons may be for considering being your own boss, we are here to support you and help you decide if this...

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Sun 27
Mon 28
Business Gateway - Bookkeeping essentials

  28/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


This webinar is for those who are entering business for the first time or require an understanding of what is involved i...

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Business Gateway - How to create engaging content

  28/07/2025

  2pm - 4pm


Producing quality content is an excellent way of helping your customers develop a meaningful relationship with your bran...

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Tue 29
Development Trusts Association Scotland - Facilities Management, Operational Budgets

  29/07/2025

  10am - 11am


This event is part of our Facility Management guidance series which aims to help Community Organisations better manage t...

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Southend Action Centre - Recruitment Day

  29/07/2025

  10am - 12pm


The DWP are holding a recruitment event at Southend Action Centre. The following employers who will be there on the day:...

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Wed 30
Business Gateway - Renfrewshire Women in Business : Summer Networking Morning

  30/07/2025

  9.30am - 11.30am


This in-person networking morning is a great chance to step away from your usual routine and spend the morning connectin...

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Supplier Development Programme - 1.4 Planning Your Bid – Time and Resources

  30/07/2025

  1.30pm - 3pm


The biggest learning curve in tendering is understanding the time, energy, and resources that go into creating a winning...

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Social Enterprise Scotland - New Pathways to Investment and Funding

  30/07/2025

  12pm - 1pm


Democratic finance, Community Shares, dormant bank account funds, creative tax reforms and the Scottish National Investm...

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Thu 31
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Sat 02