Great to see such ambition within our communities to preserve and protect our natural environment

An opportunity to see some #democraticfinance in action 👍🏻

We are so excited to share the news that we Development Trusts Association Scotland Scottish Communities Finance Ltd have been successful in securing Esmee Fairbairn funding to role out our Democratic Finance programme. Thanks to Esmee Fairbairn for the confidence in the project. bit.ly/3BAe7HN

Thanks to South Lanarkshire Council for contributing to the new Democratic Finance Scotland programme, to ensure that their communities can benefit from it.

📢 New Speaker Announcement We are excited to announce that Neil McInroy, global lead for Democracy Collaborative & chair of EDAS is joining our speaker line up for the #coop learning journey to Highlands & Islands with HIE, 12-13 Nov. Book now: ow.ly/aal650TH74z

If you're a community looking for finance for your renewable energy aspirations, then Community Energy Scotland has drafted a table of potential funders, including ourselves at Democratic Finance Scotland

Ownership of community energy means they can take the initiative and met their own needs independently with their own income

We are delighted to be working with South Lanarkshire Council As Cll Robert Brown, Chair Community &Enterprise Committee said "Under the Council’s CWB approach, this DF pilot aims to create opportunities for the social economy, whilst retaining & circulating money within our communities”

Welcome to Community Transport Week 2024! 💜🚐 From 14-18 October, we're celebrating the incredible impact of #CommunityTransport across the UK, spotlighting the #CommunitySolutions our sector provides. Read our CEO @Vic8Armstrong's welcome: ctauk.org/news/welcome-t… #CTWeek24

If you're a CIC, a charity, community council, social enterprise or co-operative in the Highlands and Islands, HIE would love to hear from you. Your chance to influence their work to drive long-term #CommunityWealthBuilding and #Sustainability 👇👇👇

Holyrood magazine Holyrood -What we've learnt about community energy across Scotland. Going forward, what it's role in a JUST transition? Scottish Communities Coalition on Energy wants to see more community owned energy & wider role out across Scot. bit.ly/3BMZ4ux

We're hiring for a Membership & Engagement Officer (fixed-term contract). Closing date: Monday 18th November 2024 at 12 noon. You can find the full job description and instructions on how to apply under ‘news and events’ on our website.

Thanks COSS for the shout out and the support😊

Great to see our new democratic finance programme featured in the Herald bit.ly/4eVvLEK

Democratic Finance Scotland Democratic Finance Scotland creating and unlocking community wealth. Our newly launched programme with Scottish Communities Finance Ltd #finance #DemocraticBusiness #CommunityBenefitSocieties #DevelopmentTrusts #co_ops #InclusiveBusiness #SocialEnterprise heraldscotland.com/news/24673931.…

Community Energy Scotland and partners in Scottish Community Coalition on Energy speaking at Scottish Greens conference about community-owned energy. CEO Zöe Holliday explaining how to ensure communities have a real stake in the energy transition. ⚡️

Morven Lyon from Development Trusts Association Scotland explaining how shared ownership can play an important role in a fairer energy system. 💡 As Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 says, let's make our energy system more accountable, more democratic, not just more sustainable. #sgpconf

We're running a free intro to the Democratic Finance programme with tsiMORAY next week! We'll be covering community shares, community bonds, shared ownership, crowdfunding and more. When: Wed 6th November - 12-1pm More info: eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction…

Well done brilliant COSS colleagues 👏🏻👏🏻 A great new project - with lots of democratic finance opportunities too 👍🏻

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