Keep up-to-date with all of the latest developments including news, forthcoming events and funding opportunities.

Regular News Bulletins and Alerts

Check out the latest news bulletins, alerts and deadlines from a range of funding sources. This useful resources are updated on a regular basis to keep you up-to-date.

DGC External Funding Bulletins
Topic based funding bulletins for public, private and third sector organisations.

•  Funding News - April 2013 [540kb]
•  Funding News - February 2013 [632kb] 
•  HIE Investing in Your Community Guide [721kb] (Guide for communities distributing income from renewables)
•  World War 1 Centenary Bulletin [1Mb] (funding, events and information to commemorate the Great War)

CVS - Funding Bulletins and Newsletters
Councils of Voluntary Service produce newsletters and bulletins on a monthly basis which contain voluntary sector developments, events, funding and community news for:

•  Nithsdale CVS Funding Bulletin - May 2013 [160kb]
•  Stewartry CVS Are you Ready for Funding Toolkit [296kb]
•  Stewartry CVS Newsletter - May 2013 [1Mb]

Big Lottery Web Watch 
The Web Watch is a regular digest of web resources compiled by BIG Scotland which includes links and information on the latest developments in policy, research and briefings which can be found online.  Download the latest version of the Web Watch now [174kb].

Third Force News (TFN)
Scotland's only dedicated weekly newspaper for charities and voluntary organisations. It covers all the important news facing the third sector, including funding, charity management and legal issues. Access the latest news from TFN.

Featured Funding News and Events

There are a number of other news items and events which may be of interest to you in addition to the regular updates we receive and publish above.

• Supplier Development Programme training: bidding for public sector contracts
  A programme of training events has been announced to take place in April/May with events for different levels of experience.
  Find out more...
• Energy Saving Trust Scotland - Renewables and Transport help
  The Energy Saving Trust is one of Scotland and the UK's leading impartial organisations helping people save energy and reduce carbon emissions. It provides expert insight, knowledge and advice about energy saving, support people to take action and help local authorities and communities to save energy.
  Find out more...
• New website to help Scotland go greener together
  The Scottish Government has launched a new website aimed at helping people in Scotland go greener together.
  Find out more...
• Learning Opportunities for Volunteer Managers
  Volunteer Action Dumfries and Galloway run a series of courses which cover core skills in Volunteer Management. Courses are suitable for both someone new to volunteer management as well as those who have been in the business for a while.
  Find out more...