PLUS Forth Valley is holding family support Zoom calls for parents and carers this week, with the next session taking place on Thursday 30th July, 2pm – 3pm. The sessions offer parents and carers the opportunity to spend time together online, catch up, and share ideas and suggestions for PLUS sessions going forward.
News & Events
Connect, Communicate, Learn and Thrive Festival Free Sessions
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs and Alcohol (SFAD, or Scottish Families) is holding an online Summer Festival: the Connect, Communicate, Learn and Thrive Festival (#CCLT2020). The next sessions include a screening of Scottish Families’ new animation, “Love Makes You Family”, taking place 2pm – 3pm on Wednesday 29th July, and an additional Communications Workshop next Tuesday 4th August, 6:30pm – 7:45pm, as well as Kid’s Tent craft and story sessions.
Third Sector Partner Research on COVID-19: Input Needed
Scottish Government is keen to develop understanding of how national measures and local effort are supporting those at risk due to COVID-19, to inform consideration of future support options, and have launched an online research survey. They are reaching out to the third sector as partners in this work, for information on the kind of groups you have been supporting and the types of support you have been providing during the crisis. The deadline for responses is Friday 7th August.
Raising Investment Online Summer Workshops
Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched a new series of 9 online workshops, taking place over the summer to look at what’s involved when raising investment. These will featire input from entrepreneurs who have raised social investment within their specific sector, including retail, tourism, rental, and health and social care, amongst others. Each workshop is 2 hours long, focusing on raising investment for the first 90 minutes, which is then followed by 30 minutes covering crowdfunding and community shares. The first workshop, Raising Investment – Food and Drink Services (with Fiona Allan, Chair, Fly Cup Catering) takes place Tuesday 21st July, 2pm – 4pm.
Children in Scotland Board of Directors
Children in Scotland (CiS) is looking for 2 individuals with appropriate experience and knowledge of financial management and of digital operations to join its Board of Directors. Please note that these positions are non-remunerative and ask for a commitment of approximately one day per month. The Board meets 5 times per year, including the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November. A term on the Board is 4 years. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 29th July.
