RenSEN Newsletter - 01 October

Social Enterprise News

• Women in Business Renfrewshire Building Confidence Workshop – Business Gateway Renfrewshire will be hosting this in-person event on 24 October (6-8:30pm).   The workshop (led by an experienced business and life coach) is designed to help you gain clarity, focus, and the motivation needed to succeed in business and life.  Booking details can be found here.
• During November Just Enterprise will be running workshops on Charitable Trading and Establishing a Trading Subsidiary.  If you can’t make these sessions, they’ll be running again in January (evening session) and February 2025.
• Need to recruit new board members? This Just Enterprise workshop (19 November) will help you through the process.
• Steps to Net Zero Videos - You can find all five webinar recordings delivered as part of Just Enterprise’s Steps to Net Zero series here.  Webinar topics include: Energy and Buildings and Engaging with Net Zero
• Culture & Business Scotland and The Audience Agency are partnering to deliver an event on 30 October (Building a better data landscape) which will look ‘at how the culture sector can use data to better serve its audiences.  For more info, click here (Fees apply).
• Are you a fundraiser working in the Culture Sector? Take part in this online networking session (31.10.24) with sponsorship and fundraising experts from Arts and Business Scotland.
• Climate Resources – online resources and toolkits produced by Scottish Community Development Centre.

RenSEN Network - 28 November 2024

Don’t miss out! Save the date and join us for the next in-person RenSEN meeting on Thursday 28 November (18:30 – 20:30).  Book your place by emailing Iain Cunningham at Engage Renfrewshire.

 

Dates for your Diary 

• 04 / 05 October – Community Woodlands Association (CWA) Conference in Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness.
• 09 October – Social Enterprises Running Community Spaces – a free online event hosted by Social Enterprise Scotland.  Click on link for full details
• 10 October – World Mental Health Day (World Health Organisation)
• 15 October – Paths and Trails – an online webinar hosted by Community Woodland Association for woodland groups looking to expand their pathway network
• 05 November – How to be heard – an online webinar hosted by Community Woodland Association to help woodland groups connect with their audiences
• 18 – 22 November – Co-production Week Scotland sharing ideas, learning and stories about how co-production put people and communities at the heart of support and services.
• 21 November – Social Enterprise Day
• 18 – 24 November – Global Entrepreneurship Week

Meeting Space

Beechwood Community Centre
To enquire, contact Jessie James via email: traciemorrowbeechwoodcentre@yahoo.co.uk
(Address: Beechwood Community Centre, Shortrood Road, Paisley, PA3 2NT). 

   

  

Renfrew YMCA
Canal Lane, Renfrew – Have a sensory room, hot-desking space available plus full access to their Dunlop Street Building during week-day evenings.  





To have your Ask/Offer added or updated, please contact Iain Cunningham (Engage Renfrewshire) or Tania Morlan (Renfrewshire Council) and we’ll include it on the listing. 

Social Enterprise Survey 

The team behind NHS National Community Benefit Gateway need your help!

Have you applied for community benefits through the portal? Or perhaps you’re not sure how to apply…either way, NHSGCC Public Health want to hear from you.

They’re asking Third Sector organisations to share their experience of accessing (or not) the community benefit portal to better understand how groups learn about / use the site. 

Here’s the link to the online survey which you can complete here

To encourage take-up of community benefit opportunities, NHSGCC Public Health and Supplier Development Programme are offering free training to help organisations submit compelling bids for support.

Don’t delay in taking part!

Social Enterprise Scotland

SES are hoping that by prioritising rural social enterprises for the fully-funded Community Learning Exchanges on 06 November, that this will allow those from further away to attend the Social Enterprise Summit on 07 November in Edinburgh. Spaces are limited though and there is a deadline on applying (TODAY, 01 October). 
 
The Social Enterprise Scotland Summit is a three-day programme of events, from the 6th to the 8th of November.

On the 6th of November, SES will be hosting three community learning exchanges, offering a fully-funded focused learning experience. The CLEs are initially open to applications until TODAY Tuesday 1 October. Priority will be given to social enterprises, particularly those where travel costs are a barrier to attending. Travel, accommodation and subsistence will be funded up to a certain amount, please see the link below for more details on this.

Click here to find out more and apply - https://socialenterprise.scot/community-learning-exchanges/

On 07 November, the Annual Social Enterprise Summit and Social Enterprise Awards Scotland Reception will be taking place. Come along during the day for the Summit, and later that evening, at the Scottish Parliament for the Awards Reception, hosted by Paul Sweeney MSP. This event celebrates the outstanding contributions of social enterprises across Scotland. Social Enterprise Scotland will be announcing the winners of their awards, recognising excellence and innovation in the sector.

Tickets for both events are available now - https://socialenterprise.scot/social-enterprise-summit-scotland-2024/

On 08 November, there will be a special event celebrating the incredible work within Scotland’s diverse social enterprise community at the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – Social Enterprise Celebration and Showcase.

Click here to book your ticket now - https://socialenterprise.scot/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-social-enterprise-celebration-and-showcase/

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

Enhancing Digital Skills
03 October – Introduction to business websites (online / Business Gateway)
07 October – AI for small businesses (online / Business Gateway)
08 October – Using Canva (online / Business Gateway Renfrewshire)
08 October – How to create engaging content (online / Business Gateway)
09 October – Social Media Essentials :TikTok / Instagram (online / Business Gateway)
09 October – Social Media Essentials: Facebook (online / Business Gateway)
11 October – Social Media Essentials: LinkedIn (online / Business Gateway)
22 October – EVENING Effective use of social media (online / Business Gateway Renfrewshire)
24 October – Social Media Essentials: Instagram) (online / Business Gateway)
29 October – How to build a digital marketing plan (online / Business Gateway)
31 October – AI for your social enterprise (online / Just Enterprise)
01 November – How to plan and schedule online content (online / Business Gateway)
05 November – Introduction to business websites (online / Business Gateway)
05 November – Social Media Essentials: Facebook (online / Business Gateway)
06 November – Understand how your website performs with Google Analytics (online / Business Gateway)
06 November – Social Media Essentials: LinkedIn (online / Business Gateway)
07 November – AI for small businesses (online / Business Gateway)
11 November – Why your business needs a blog (online / Business Gateway)
12 November – How to create engaging content (online / Business Gateway)
20 November – Social Media Essentials: Instagram (online / Business Gateway)
21 November – How to build a digital marketing plan (online / Business Gateway)
26 November – Digital Marketing (online / Just Enterprise)
30 November – Introduction to Canva (online / Business Gateway)
13 February 2025 – Digital Marketing (online / Just Enterprise)

 
Governance & Leadership
03 October – Guide to good governance.  Defining strategy, culture and values (online / SCVO) Fees apply
10 October – Guide to good governance.  Board and staff relationships (online / SCVO) Fees apply
29 October – Annual accounting, governance and reporting (online / SCVO) Fees apply
12 November – Social Media Fundamentals (online / SCVO) Fees apply
19 November – Recruiting New Board Members (online / Just Enterprise)
03 December – Adapt and develop your management skills (online / SCVO) Fees apply
17 December Strategic Planning for Social Enterprises (online / Just Enterprise) 
16 January 2025 – Aspiring or New Leaders (in-person / Just Enterprise)
27 January 2025 – Developing a coaching approach to leadership (online / Just Enterprise)


Social Enterprise Essentials
03 October – Disability Equality Training (Online / Arts and Business Scotland / Fees apply)
08 October – Get your organisation EDI ready (online / ACOSVO & Diversity Scotland) fees apply
08 October – Introduction to business strategy (online / Business Gateway)
Commencing 08 October - Developing a fundraising strategy (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
09 – 10 October – Introduction to equity, diversity and inclusion within charities (online / SCVO) Fees apply
10 October – Marketing Strategy (online / Business Gateway Renfrewshire)
14 October – How to build your brand (online / Business Gateway)
23 October – Writing successful funding applications (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs) Fees apply
29 October – Guide to submitting successful funding applications (online / Business Gateway Renfrewshire)
31 October – Introduction to business strategy (online / Business Gateway)
05 December – Comms and marketing made easy (online / SCVO) Fees apply


Premises and Facilities
09 October – Social Enterprises Running Community Spaces – a free online event hosted by Social Enterprise Scotland.  


Volunteering
19 December – Quality Standards in Volunteering (online / Volunteer Scotland)
25 February – Meeting today’s volunteering challenges (online / SCVO) Fees apply



Business Planning
08 October – Introduction to Business Planning (online / Just Enterprise)
15 October – Step by Step to building your business plan (online / Business Gateway)
26 October SATURDAY – Business Planning (online / Business Gateway Renfrewshire)
16 January - Introduction to Business Planning (online / Just Enterprise)



Monitoring and Evaluation
03 October – Analysing and Reporting (In-person, Glasgow / Evaluation Support Scotland) Fees apply
07 November – Plan, Measure and Report Social Impact (online / SCVO) Fees apply



Income Generation/Procurement
08 October – Introduction to sponsorship (Online / Arts and Business Scotland / Fees apply)
23 October – Working with the public sector: All you need to know (online / Supplier Development Programme)
28 October – Introduction to tendering (in-person / Just Enterprise)
05 November – Charitable Trading (online / Just Enterprise)
07 November - Unlocking social investment (online / School for Social Entrepreneurs)
14 November – Establishing a trading subsidiary (online / Just Enterprise)
21 November – Develop your fundraising skills (online / SCVO) Fees apply
03 December – Investment Readiness (online / Just Enterprise)
28 January 2025 – Charitable Trading (online / Just Enterprise)
04 February 2025 Introduction to social investment (online / Just Enterprise)
11 February 2025 – Establishing a trading subsidiary (online / Just Enterprise)
18 March 2025 – Funding business growth (online / Just Enterprise)

Community Benefit - Offer 

Please find attached application form for

• 2 x Financial CB award from Kompan

 
CLOSING DATE IS Friday 04 October.

The first 20 applications for both applications will be sent and processed by the contractor to select the successful applications.