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Micro-grant schemes

Micro-grants – small amounts of money awarded to support small-scale activities in a community – are one method of distributing community benefit ...

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EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Education and Training Fund

Fund name: Burnhead Moss Education and Training (BMET) Fund Fund donor: EDF Renewables Related renewable energy scheme: Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Techno...

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E.ON Rosehall Community Fund and SSE Achany Community Fund

This case study looks at arrangements for two community benefit funds supporting activity in three communities in central Sutherland: Lairg, Criech, a...

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Community Benefits: example interview task and questions for Community Action Planning commissioning

An example of interview task and questions for Community Action Planning commissioning.

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Community Benefits: example role description for an advisory panel member

An example role description for an advisory panel member. Part of the Community Benefits Toolkit.

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Community Benefits: terms of reference for an advisory panel template

A template Terms of Reference for an advisory panel to support decision making in relation to community benefits.

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Project plan template

Use this excel template to help develop your project plan.

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Project Finance Model

The Finance Model guide has been created to provide guidance on sample input data that can be used in the Project Finance Model and how to use the sen...

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Investment Ready Tool

This spreadsheet will help you gather all the information you need to provide a potential lender, so they will be able to consider financing your proj...

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Contractual template: draft exclusivity agreement

A draft exclusivity agreement template.

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Battery options guide

This battery summary table aims to help communities which are considering options for batteries.

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Annex: Community development theory and practice

This was developed and written by Foundation Scotland and was commissioned by the Scottish Government and Energy Saving Trust. It was produced by Loca...

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