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NEWSLETTER—27 APRIL 2016
Reg Office The Factory Skatepark,15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943 Company Registration no. SC401913
New Member!
DESN are proud to
welcome the Social Enter-
prise The Brae to our
network! (more info here)
The Brae is an independent charity group that is
part of the national Riding for the Disabled Asso-
ciation (RDA). Opened in 2008, The Brae has
continued to provide horse riding therapy for
disabled adults and children.
Social Aims
To provide disabled people with the opportunity
to ride and/or carriage drive to benefit their
health and wellbeing.
Product & Services
Therapeutic riding and carriage driving for people
of all ages living with disability, plus volunteering
opportunities to encourage community involve-
ment and employability skills. For more infor-
mation click here or visit www.brae.org.uk
Senscot legal
A very successful turn our at our Senscot Legal
Surgery here at DSEN. The appointment based
day (45 minute sessions) proved very popular
with a diverse number of topics discussed.
Special thanks to Helen from Senscot Legal.
For information on the next Legal Surgery please
contact us at 01382 504848 or email
Good to go bus
Spring is truly out, with sun shine, smell of cut
grass and long sunny days! If you know or are a
community group take the opportunity for day
trips with the Good to Go bus service at
competitive rates. Bursary available for regular
trips. For more information call 01382 504848
WELCOME to the April Newsletter
Message from DSEN
It’s an exciting time on the DSEN team, its not often you get to announce such a diverse range of
programmes and events. This May, DSEN are hosting the One Digital project here at the Factory
Skatepark, aimed at providing free digital training to organisations and front line staff/volunteers
(fully booked and a reserve list operating). Along with a 6 day Micro Enterprise & Social Care learning
programme and the hush hush event of Ignite in the city centre. We will also like to welcome The
Brae as DSEN’s newest member!
If you are interested in these coming events and more, follow us on our Facebook and Website.
Navigate the updated newsletter, any queries about the new format please contact:
Raymond Chan – [email protected]
Editors
Susan Morris
Raymond Chan
DSEN team
Susan Smith
Chief Executive
Angus Greenshields,
Development Officer
Sheila Newcombe,
Development Officer
Susan Morris,
Project assistant/
Admin
Raymond Chan,
Social Media Intern
Find out more
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EVENTS MEMBERSHIP CONTACT US FUNDING DIRECTORY
INTERACTIVE TABS
WEvolution Training Workshop Tuesday 3rd May— 14.30-17.00
‘SRGs: Turning Lives & Communities Around’- training workshop for organisations The Steeple Church, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DG
This workshop is for organisations interested in learning more about our way of working alongside
people. We’d like to invite you to come along and learn more about the SRG (Self-Reliant Group) model, see the impact it is having in local communities, hear from an SRG member about
their experience in an SRG and consider how it might work in your context. Spaces are limited so to reserve your free spot please email;
[email protected] or contact her on 07760668785.
Micro Enterprise and Social Care
By covering key areas of business development, this programme will help you unpack your ideas whilst developing a draft business or action plan.
This programme will provide you with core business knowledge, tools and entrepreneurial skills that are critical in creating, developing and sustaining a micro enterprise. By covering key areas of business development, you will be supported to unpack your ideas whilst developing a draft business or action plan.
During this programme you will:
Strengthen your knowledge of business development tools and leadership abilities to enable effective strategies for sustainable development
Create a dynamic, workable business plan for your micro enterprise and identify the ‘next steps’
Explore the potential of a social and other enterprise models within the Care Sector
Learn collaboratively with peers at similar stage of development in the social care sector
For more information click here
Events Calendar
Dundee Social
Enterprise Network
Members if you have an
event or course that
could be of interest to
social enterprises then
please contact
Raymond Chan so that
we can work together to
promote it.
We have a vacancies
section on the DSEN
website where we can
advertise member
organisations’
vacancies at no cost to
your business.
Meetings
Events
Programmes
Further Dates
FORTHCOMING NETWORK MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
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Date 4th & 5th May 2016
23rd & 24th May 2016
8th & 9th June 2016
Programme Fee Fully Funded places are potentially
to learners.
Location Dundee (venues tba) Email [email protected]
Time 10am—4pm Telephone 01382 504848
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INTERACTIVE TABS
Events Calendar
Dundee Future Fund
A range of support is
available to help you
develop your social
enterprise idea. A
grant to help you test
your idea and guide
the developments of
your business plan.
Applications are also
open for a main gran
up to £5000. In addition
to the grants support
includes specialists
training, marketing
support and legal
surgeries.
Contact:
01382 504848
Just Enterprise What is Social Enterprise
Thursday 5th May—13.30-15.30
Firstport are holding a Just Enterprise 'What is Social Enterprise' workshop in Dundee on Thursday 5 May. The workshop is free and will run between 1.30pm – 3.30pm - and is a great opportunity to find out more about social enterprise, and also the funding available to help up start-up social enterprises.
This workshop will:
• Go through what social enterprise actually means • Consider what makes a business a social enterprise • Outline the different legal structures that a social enterprise may uset • Provide examples of social enterprise activity in Scotland
For more information about the workshop and to register: here
Meetings
Events
Programmes
Further Dates
FORTHCOMING NETWORK MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
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Save the Date
Dundee City Council/DSEN Social Enterprise Conference at Westpark Conference Centre on 27
October 2016.
Following the success of the first conference in October 2014, this years event moves to a larger
venue to allow for more delegates and additional space to showcase local social enterprises. Please
note the date in your diary now.
More information click here or contact Susan Smith 07928688207 or email [email protected]
GET IN TOUCH
Enquiries from individuals and groups that would like to become members of the network are
always welcome, and they should contact Susan Smith to find out more. If you know of a
business or project that might be interested in joining the network or would like to be added to
the directory, please contact us. We’re also keen to support projects and organisations that are
considering becoming a social enterprise through our ‘Aspiring Social Enterprise’ membership
category.
Office
01382 504848
Website
www.dundeesen.org
DSEN
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INTERACTIVE TABS
KISSED
Congratulations on KISSED for securing their premises on Albert Square in Dundee!
“It's happened!!! We got the keys today to our fabulous premises. It's been a long journey and has
involved lots of negotiation and lots of patience but it's all been worth it to get these unique premis-
es for our unique business. Our shop-fit starts tomorrow but tonight we are celebrating. Did some-
one say champagne?”
For more information about KISSED visit :
www.kissed.scot or their Facebook
SCRAPantics
SCRAPantics c.i.c. is a new scrapstore in Dundee. We
are now in our third month of business and have a
growing membership and bookings of workshops in
the diary. Last month we went out to Coupar Angus
Primary to create a trash fashion show! We also cele-
brated Dundee's Women's Festival in
a collaborative felt making session with 'How it Felt'
Debz a local puppeteer, and prospective So-
cial Entrepreneurs through DSEN, thanks Sheila!
To read more click here
Along Came Kirsty
Along Came Kirsty CIC's ACK Young Champions initiative is now underway.and they have welcomed
their first group of young people and mentors. The young people will learn hard and soft skills with
in a 3rd sector environment over a 12 week period. Look out for regular updates on their progress at
the Along Came Kirsty Facebook page!
UPDATES FROM AROUND THE NETWORK
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INTERACTIVE TABS
IGNITE
14th May 2016
SE: creative is a flash mob style event to celebrate, promote and inspire Dundee based social en-
terprises in the creative sector. Like DundeeSen on Facebook for venue updates! Throughout the day
there will be a chance to enjoy visual arts and engage with performing arts produced by social enter-
prises across Dundee. This is a fun opportunity for social enterprises to share their creative work,
and for the public to meet existing creative social enterprises, network, and identify future opportu-
nities.
Admission: Free
Time to be announced! The venue will be announced in the days preceding the event!
To keep updated follow SE Creative
Sheila Tennant Design Awards 2016 Deadline 31st May 2016
Dundee West Church has set up a fund to help support community activities over three years. The Funding comes from a substantial bequest from Sheila Tennant, a former member of the congrega-tion who passed away in 2014. This year Dundee West Church has created the Sheila Tenant Design Awards in recognition of the coming of the V & A to Dundee. As in 2015 there will be £10,000 to be awarded in support of community activities. Sheila Tennant was a creative, intelligent and progressive woman of faith. She was able to chal-lenge convention, worked with simple truths and embraced a compassionate way of life. Sheila was also realistic and a person of integrity who possessed an uncomplicated expression of Christian un-derstanding. These awards fit very well with what Sheila wished to happen from Dundee West.
For more information and to apply click here
Community Enterprise
24 June 2016
“Where Community Meets Enterprise : The nature and scale of “community enterprise”
within Scotland’s growing family of social enterprises. A debate and a celebration”
This event is aimed at community enterprises operating at a local level but also at support providers,
policy makers, funders and intermediaries who form the social enterprise and community regenera-
tion eco-system in Scotland. This will happen at a time when the new ambitious social enterprise
strategy is being co-produced by the sector and the Scottish government.
For more information and to book your place click: here
FUNDING AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
DUNDEE
WEST CHURCH