RenSEN Newsletter - 01 July

Funding Spotlight

• Cashback for Communities – This programme is due to open on 12 June
• Scottish Edge Competition – Applications for Edge’26 will open August 2025 which includes their Social Enterprise Edge Award
• Benefact Trust – Take a look at these watch-again webinars from the Benefact Trust:  What’s hot in fundraising right now / Using AI to improve your fundraising / Digital Fundraising: Tools and Tactics

RenSEN - I need help with marketing

• Do you have a marketing plan? ... there are lots of online guides available from Business Gateway and Just Enterprise: How to write a marketing plan / Digital tools to identify customer trends / How to write a digital marketing strategy / Why you need market research / How to: marketing on a budget
• Looking for a workshop? Book a space on these upcoming webinars…  High impact marketing (02 July/ Business Gateway), Comms and marketing made easy (03 December / SCVO fees apply)
• Need help to improve your skills? Here’s a selection of free courses through OpenLearn: Retail marketing / Marketing / Marketing Communications / Understanding your customers / Understanding organisational value
• Looking for practical support? Apply to Just Enterprise for one-to-one consultancy support. Find out more here
• Other online guides: hints and tips for engaging with businesses (SCVO) How to promote your event (SCVO)

Dates for your Diary 

• 23 to 30 August 2025 - Scotland Loves Local Week
• 23 to 24 September – Scottish Fundraising Conference (Chartered Institute of Fundraising) – This year’s conference is taking place in Glasgow.  Find out more here
• 27 November - Scotland’s Towns Conference - The 2025 conference will take place at the Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) in Glasgow! Registration form here

Social Enterprise Learning Webinars (for social enterprises at all stages)

 All courses are free unless stated otherwise

Governance & Leadership
19 August – Strategic Story Telling (online / ACOSVO)
09 September – Information session explaining ACOSVO’s Leadership Exchange Programme (Autumn 2025) (online / ACOSVO)
02 December – Good governance: Board and staff relationships (online / SCVO) Fees apply


Social Enterprise Essentials
02 July – Working with corporates (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
02 July – Writing successful funding applications (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
03 July – Sources of funding for charities and social enterprises (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
03 July - Writing winning fundraising applications (online / Benefact Trust )
03 September – Introduction to safeguarding (online / SCVO) Fees apply
17 September - Working with corporates (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
Commences 30 September – Winning grants from Trusts and Foundations (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
03 December – Comms and marketing made easy (online / SCVO) Fees apply


Monitoring and Evaluation
03 July – Introduction to social impact measurement (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
06 November – Plan, measure and report social impact (online / SCVO) Fees apply


Income Generation / Procurement
10 July – Working with public sector organisations (online / Supplier Development Programme)
16 July – How to find opportunities on PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) (online / Supplier Development Programme)
22 July – Getting your business tender ready (online / Supplier Development Programme)
17 September – How to win contracts and service level agreements (online / SCVO) Fees apply