Aberdeen City Voice is a panel of Aberdeen City residents. We contact them on a regular basis to ask for their views on a wide range of issues that affect the community. At the moment around 1000 residents are on the City Voice Panel and we send them 3 questionnaires a year. The City Voice is supported by Aberdeen’s Community Planning Partnership so it covers a wide range of topics.

We are a local charity supporting young families across Clackmannanshire who are struggling due to mental health illness, domestic abuse, disability and loneliness. We provide a package of emotional, social, financial and practical support consisting of regular home-visiting support from a Family Support Volunteer as well as direct support from a Family Support Co-ordinator, as well as a cluster of family support groups running in Alloa, Tullibody and Tillicoultry to being families together, to encourage community engagement, positive parenting and opportunities to enjoy activities as a family unit.

SCCAN / Transition Scotland Hub is a network of community groups and organisations. Our Purpose is to support community-led action to address the climate and nature emergency and work for a just, thriving and resilient Scotland. We do this by: -Enabling communications across the network e.g. through newsletters, opportunities for members to be part of participatory media projects, events, social media etc. -Developing and sharing ideas and building capacity in our movement by organising events, gatherings, and trainings related to climate action across the country. -Being involved with British, European and worldwide climate action networks and sharing best of practice with our membership -Inspiring communities by providing online tools for networking, sharing of best practice, and showcasing projects between community groups and beyond. -Communicating and developing the discourse of community climate action wherever possible including in Scottish Government (through meetings, consultations etc), across social media, through partnering with a wide range of organisations etc. -Building understanding of the role and potential of communities in climate action within civil society by partnering and collaborating with other Scottish community networks (e.g. through Scottish Community Alliance), public sector, and business.

Community Planning Aberdeen is the name for your local partnership of public, private and third sector organisations and communities all working together to improve people’s lives across Aberdeen City. We are delivering an ambitious local outcome improvement plan to deliver our vision for Aberdeen - A place where all people can prosper.

The voice of the Voluntary Sector with a strong and diverse membership. Dedicated and experienced staff providing support, development advice, facilitating networks as well as sharing news and information. We also provide office space to rent, room hire, grant finder services, administration services and much more.

Aberdeen Women's Alliance are a small, local, charity that was set up in 2004. Our aim is to enable Aberdeen womens' voices to be better heard by decision-makers. Since 2013 we have also run a successful local women's history project. Most recently during the pandemic, we have worked with our partners to make sure some disadvantaged women are having their basic needs met.

The Circle is an award-winning Community Interest Company with a More Than Profit® ethos and was founded in 2016. Its headquarters are in Dundee with an additional hub in Glasgow. The Circle community is made up of like-minded organisations and individuals who: share The Circle Workspaces; access business advice through The Circle Consultancy; learn at The Circle Academy; and develop skills and confidence through The Circle Volunteering. The Circle also operates an online professional networking community. We organise regular in-person and digital events with expert speakers.

Pain Concern provides information and support to people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals. Our primary purpose is to provide support for the people in the UK who live with chronic pain, their families, supporters, social circle, employers, and healthcare professionals, bringing them all under one umbrella – the pain community.

Promoting learning opportunities, particularly in the fields of healthy living, improving literacy, active citizenship, the recognition of achievement and employability, promoting a broad range of non-formal but structured group learning activities for public benefit. Supporting people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to become more involved in planning their own learning programmes and their continued development. Engaging with the most vulnerable people and groups and planning programmes with them which will help them to reach their full potential. Working with young people to plan and support their own learning and achievement programmes. Offering guidance and support to groups and individuals who would like to broaden their learning opportunities and gain accreditation monitoring and evaluating the association’s activities with a view to ensuring continuous improvement.

The Why Not? Trust is a community developed with and for people with experience of care. We offer a digital community where care experienced parents can come together and receive varying forms of support including Peer Mentoring.

We provide support, learning and development opportunities for people and organisations. We provide guidance, support and training to Third Sector organisations and community groups. We enable people to engage with their local community, develop and learn new skills through volunteering. We also facilitate Third Sector representation at a local level through our delegate system. Elected from with the Sector, delegates voice challenges and opinions on emerging issues, get involved in local decision making and champion the work of the Sector.

Northfield Community Centre is a popular and dynamic community centre and registered charity with a range of activities to support people and the community.

We support, develop and represent community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering. We have around 35 staff members covering these activities across Fife, operating from our offices in Glenrothes, Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. We provide a wide range of support to third sector organisations and have expertise in a wide range of skills and topics including governance, funding, legislation, policy, volunteering, managing people, planning and problem solving.

We receive core funding from the Scottish Government and Fife Council to provide four key functions:
- support, develop and represent the third sector.
- support, develop and represent social enterprises.
- support, develop and represent volunteering.
- support and promote third sector engagement with the Community Planning Partnership.

Aberdeen Civic Forum represents the views of communities in Aberdeen on the Community Planning Partnership. We help to ensure that all the communities of Aberdeen have their say when plans are made for the future of the City of Aberdeen.

With a long and impressive history the Special Constabulary is a part-time, volunteer body consisting of officers with similar powers to that of police officers.

Dunfermline Greenspace has been formed to benefit the community of Dunfermline, to preserve, restore and improve the environment. They aim to use public greenspace to benefit and protect the wellbeing, health, recreation and leisure of the community, while also providing education, training and volunteering opportunities.

A Community Council is a voluntary organisation set up by statute by the Local Authority and run by local residents to act on behalf of its area. Community Councils are comprised of people who care about their community and want to make it a better place to live. As well as representing the Halbeath and Duloch community to the local authority, we aim to facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the well-being of our community. We bring local people together to help make things happen, and to protect and promote the identity of our community. We advise, petition, influence and advocate numerous causes and cases of concern on behalf of the local community.

Vision: The Active Travel Network is the go-to space for community groups and organisations looking for advice and guidance on Active Travel engagement and activities in Scotland. Mission: The network’s mission is to connect individuals, groups and organisations to share knowledge, experience and resources, creating peer-to-peer support, new partnerships and opportunities across Scotland. The network will: • Actively provide support, advice and guidance for existing and prospective members • Offer online and in-person space to enable members to share knowledge and best practice NOTE: These may change if the new committee feels they do not reflect the way forward for the network.

The Gateway has three core objectives: Capacity Building for the Voluntary Sector, Volunteer Development and Social Enterprise Development and is the interface between West Lothian’s Community Planning Partners and the Voluntary Sector in West Lothian The Gateway also Co-ordinates volunteering projects that support West Lothian’s communities Provides information and advice on issues such as: funding, governance, training, legal structure, start-up, staff and volunteer recruitment, monitoring and evaluation, and networking. Delivers a variety of learning and skills development courses Organises networking events and represents the Voluntary Sector at local and national forums Mission Statement To be a leading edge organisation with the capability, capacity and confidence to shape the future of a strong and thriving Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector, enhancing the quality of life for the people of West Lothian

CVS Falkirk is an independent, integrated charity which supports, develops and represents the third sector in the Falkirk area. We work with small groups and organisations to help them operate to best practice and provide information, support and training to achieve this. We proivde information and support to start up social enterprises as well as to organisations who want to be more socially enterprising. We also promote volunteering, improve the volunteering experience and to help organisations to recruit, retain and recognise volunteers and their volunteering commitment.

Rosehill/Stockethill Community Council serve residents and the community in the Rosehill, Stockethill, Cornhill, Ashgrove, and Kittybrewster communities of Aberdeen.