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Money Advice Scotland has released its events schedule for August 2021, with all events, training and sessions free to attend. Upcoming events include “Money Works Webinar: Car Insurance and Finance” (on Thursday 12th August, 2pm – 3pm and Wednesday 18th August, 10:30am – 11:30am), their “Student Money Webinar” (on Tuesday 24th August, 1pm – 2pm), and “Train the Trainer: Digital Delivery of Financial Wellbeing”.

Social Enterprise Scotland’s Corporate Challenge bootcamp sessions for social enterprises take place next week, 11am – 12pm each day: Monday 19th July: “BOOTCAMP 1: Opportunities for Social Enterprise”; Tuesday 20th July: “BOOTCAMP 2: Pitching and Proposals”; Wednesday 21st July: “BOOTCAMP 3: Policy Perspectives”; Thursday 22nd July: “BOOTCAMP 4: Private Sector Engagement”; Friday 23rd July: “BOOTCAMP 5: Procurement Action Workshop”. Places are free, and everyone is welcome; attendees can attend as many sessions as suits them.

Scottish Government’s Volunteering Support Fund is now open for applications. This new £3.3 million fund will be delivered by Impact Funding Partners over the next 3 years, with organisations able to apply for up to £30,000, geared towards organisations in Scotland with an annual income of under £250,000, to help recruit additional volunteers who will contribute towards delivering a new volunteering project, extending or expanding an existing one, and improve how volunteers are supported in their role. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 27th August.

CVS Falkirk is delighted to have recently presented dates-n-mates Falkirk with their Volunteer Friendly Award. The award recognises and rewards groups who go the extra mile to involve their volunteers, and demonstrates their commitment to those volunteers. dates-n-mates is Falkirk’s first group to achieve the award since its recent redesign.

Scottish Government’s Community Capacity and Resilience Fund (CCRF) is now open for applications. The fund aims to support local, community-based organisations with small grants of up to £8,000 to deliver activities helping mitigate the impact of welfare reform, promote social inclusion, combat inequality, and increase partnership working. Organisations must have had an income of less than £200,000 in their last financial year. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 10th September.

The deadline for nominations for the Scottish Children’s Health Awards is 5pm on Friday 23rd July. The awards celebrate children who have shown great determination, and health professionals, teams and practitioners who have made a difference to children’s health.

The Macrobert Arts Centre at Stirling University is hosting outdoor performances of MESS next week, Wednesday 21st July – Friday 23rd July. MESS is a highly sensory live show for children and young people (aged 5 – 18 years old) with complex additional support needs, and their families, with frequent moments of stillness and silence. Tickets are £4.50, £6.50, or £8.50 (on a “pay what you can” model). There is also a travel subsidy available.

Partnership for Procurement (P4P) is funded by Scottish Government to provide free practical advice and guidance to groups of social enterprises and other third sector organisations considering partnership working or collaboration.

Phase 2 of Scottish Government’s “Increasing Understanding of Autism Fund” (administered by Inspiring Scotland) will close to new applications shortly. Grants of up to £50,000 are available for innovative ways to support autistic people to access and participate in their communities, or to engage non-autistic people to increase their understanding of autism. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Tuesday 13th July.