Calling all organisations in the Borders supporting people into employment
Please help us map employability activities in the Borders by completing our short survey. Who are we looking for? If your organisation provides direct (employment mentoring, CV building etc.) or indirect (skills development, confidence building etc.) employability support to people, then we need to hear from you! What kind of information do we need? We…
Read MoreScottish Borders Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
We are expecting Scottish Government final funding criteria very soon, we, therefore, hope to launch the fund in early August and to leave it open for around 8 weeks to maximise the time groups have to formulate an application. We will be hosting online events on the 22nd and 29th July, ahead of the fund opening…
Read MoreVolunteers’ Week 2024
What an amazing Volunteers’ Week! We received so many amazing nominations for our Volunteer Community Champion Awards. Each and everyone demonstrates the wonderful community spirit we have in the Borders! Thank you to everyone who got involved! You can watch a short video on our winners and read about our Team Volunteering Day here
Read MoreVoting is OPEN for our Community Volunteer Champions 2024!
We are searching for Community Volunteer Champions across the Scottish Borders, with a winner per day of the first 5 days of Volunteers’ Week, and we want to hear from you! Our finalists have been chosen One winner will be selected from each locality: Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddlesdale, and Tweeddale! Vote for your…
Read MoreOur brand new Training Programme is now available!
We are thrilled to share our Training Programme with you! The Third Sector in the Scottish Borders is like no other and our training programme has been designed to reflect that. To ensure that our training programme is relevant and useful, we listened to your feedback, selected the topics which matter the most to you…
Read MoreEmployability mapping and gapping
Borders Community Action are looking to appoint a consultant or consultancy to conduct a detailed mapping and gapping exercise on employability services and activities across the Scottish Borders. The work will enable partners of the Local Employability Partnership (LEP) to build a better understanding of what is currently being offered and to help develop an…
Read MoreGreen Summit – Our call to action
Our friends at SBCAN would like to say a huge thank you to all those who came along to their Green Summit Event on 14th March at Tweed Horizons. It really was a super day with over 120 people in attendance. The aim of the Green Summit was to: Increase the knowledge of Green projects/…
Read MoreMeet the Funders!
We are pleased to announce our exciting event where you can meet the funders face-to-face! Learn about funding opportunities, ask questions, and network with potential supporters. Join us at St Boswells Village Hall on Wednesday 17 April, for a day filled with valuable insights and connections. Don’t miss this chance to take your projects to the next…
Read MoreIntroducing Scotland’s Voluntary Sector
The TSI Scotland Network guide, jointly produced by TSI Network Scotland and SCVO, which details the third sector’s size and scale, was presented to MSPs at the parliament last month. This guide aims to help develop their understanding of our work and how it can be used to support their constituents nationally and locally. You…
Read MoreA warm welcome to our Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Please meet John Evans, Borders Community Action Deputy Chief Executive Officer. You may have already met John as John joined our team as interim Chief Operations Officer in the last trimester of 2023. John worked really well during this time as part of the team and helping developing Borders Community Action as the organisation continued…
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