Community Development
Community Matters
Community Matters is the National Federation for Community Organisations in the UK. It supports and develops the capacity of community organisations and represents their interests at a national level.
www.communitymatters.org.uk
Development Trusts Association Scotland
The national body for development trusts in Scotland.
www.dtascot.org.uk
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
The Community Assets Team (formerly the Community Land Unit) can provide support and advice to a range of community-led and community-managed projects and initiatives in the Highlands and Islands area.
www.hie.co.uk/support-for-communities
Rural Direct
Service to help rural community organisations to access funding from a range of sources including the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). Rural Direct is delivered across Scotland by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).
www.ruraldirect.org.uk
Scotland: National Rural Network
Aims to connect rural Scotland in all its diversity to promote economic growth and community development. The website provides news, information and networking opportunities for everyone living and working in rural Scotland.
www.ruralgateway.org.uk
Scottish Community Alliance
An alliance of national and regional networks, local community groups and individuals that has come together to campaign for a strong and independent community sector in Scotland.
www.localpeopleleading.co.uk
Scottish Community Land Network
Set up by the Community Land Unit, SCLN provides information and networking to anyone interested in community land and assets.
www.communityland.org.uk
The CADISPA Trust
Conservation and Development in Sparsely Populated Areas.
www.cadispa.org