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2.0 Creating the fund strategy

Having completed the community action planning, it is now important to come back to consider the specifics of the Fund and what role it can play in he...

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1.0 The Value of a fund strategy

An essential step in the community benefit process is to get some consensus on what the benefits package will be used for and how it will be made avai...

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2.2 Exclusions

The Fund Strategy should also make clear what the Fund will not support. This may be specific types of organisation, costs or types of activity. Exclu...

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2.5 Choosing effective distribution methods

There are a number of different ways in which funds can be made available. Consider whether an open grant application process, commissioning specific ...

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2.3 Using additional themes or criteria to add value

As well as identifying the overall purposes and priorities that the Fund will be directed towards, the strategy can also set out how projects seeking ...

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Safeguarding the sustainability of Scotland’s off-grid communities

Other parties involved Energy Mutual provided consistent single-point-of-contact project management support to Knoydart Renewables Ltd, Isle of Muck P...

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Annexe Communities Partick Healthy Living Centre

Location:  Partick Healthy Living Centre, Partick, Glasgow

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Advice from your peers

You can read many case studies on the CARES and your local CARES development officer might be able to help you to find out more details of particularl...

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Living with heat pumps

Heat pumps for building heating are a new technology to most of us, so it is important to know what to expect of their operation and to know what you ...

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Project completion

Once the installation works have been completed, there are several important things to check before signing off on the completion and paying the final...

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