The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme supports communities across Scotland on various aspects of community benefit funding: https://localenergy.scot/
Development Trust Association Scotland is the community-led regeneration network and trade association for community development trusts: https://dtascot.org.uk/
Foundation Scotland works with renewable energy businesses and communities to facilitate arrangements for establishing and implementing community benefit funds. Foundation Scotland also directly administers community funds in partnership with communities: https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Alan Caldwell Associates, Re:Sourcebook, Planning for your Community, provides information on community action planning: https://www.jrf.org.uk/
Meeting the Charity Test sets out what is and isn’t considered charitable activity in Scotland: https://www.oscr.org.uk/becoming-a-charity/meeting-the-charity-test
PB Scotland: an online hub for the latest news, events and ideas on participatory budgeting in Scotland, at: https://pbscotland.scot/
The CARES community benefit toolkit annex Guide to open grant making provides more information and guidance on disbursement funding through grant making.
