NEWSLETTER— AUGUST/SEPTEMBER

Reg Office: 15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943

Company Registration no. SC401913

WELCOME to the August/September Newsletter

Come and join us

DSEN are planning an exciting event to celebrate 10 years of Dundee Social Enterprise Network and to raise

awareness of all the fantastic, diverse work that social enterprises in Dundee do as well as to help people under-

stand what a social enterprise is. We are hoping to hire a City Centre venue on a Saturday in November when

the city will be busy with people starting to think about Christmas. DSEN will be covering the cost of the venue

hire on behalf of its members. Members will be able to have a table or space to sell products / services or re-

cruit volunteers or generally raise awareness of what your Organisation does. We will also be looking for enter-

tainment, children’s activities and adults activities to engage people with on the day.

Please get in touch with Raymond via email raymond@dundeesen.org if you would be interested in being in-volved in this event.

Editors

Susan Morris

Raymond Chan

DSEN team

Julie Farr

Chief Executive

Jessie Bruce

Development Officer

Angus Greenshields,

Development Officer

Susan Morris,

Project assistant/Admin

Raymond Chan,

Events & Marketing Of-

ficer

Margaret Clark

Project Coordinator

Diane Cameron

Business Developer

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COUNSELLING

Being an accredited

Living Wage employer

brings many Dundee

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LIVING WAGE

Uppertunity is hosting an

arts and crafts fair to

celebrate the creative

work

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ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR!

DSEN UPDATE

The team here at Dundee SEN has been temporarily expanded as we host 2 mem-bers of staff on behalf of the Funeral Poverty Action Group. Margaret Clark and Diane Cameron are funded via the Social Innovation Fund with a remit to explore the challenges of Funeral Poverty and to investigate whether the social enterprise model could provide a solution here in Dundee.

They’re keen to connect locally with groups who’d be willing to engage in an awareness raising workshop on the cost and types of funeral and also with individ-uals who’ve experienced financial challenges in relation to the funeral of loved ones. To find out more, please get in touch – Margaret@dundeesen.org on 01382 504848 or Diane@dundeesen.org on 07889 720171.

Pictured: Diane and Margaret

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Reg Office : 15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943

Company Registration no. SC401913

EVENTS MEMBERSHIP CONTACT US FUNDING DIRECTORY

INTERACTIVE TABS

Finance for Practitioners

Finance for Practitioners, this 2 day course is designed around practical financial solutions that can be employed

in any organisation. Subjects covered will include: Bank Reconciliation, Financial Controls, Constructing an annu-

al Profit & Loss Budget, Constructing an annual, Cash Flow Budget, Costing & Pricing, Financial Ratios. This is a

practical course and delegates will be required to bring along a calculator and writing materials. Who should

attend? This course is aimed at individuals within third sector organisations who have budgetary responsibility

and/or whose everyday duties include finance. *Please note that day two of this course contains material cov-

ered by the separate "Costing & Pricing" workshop also offered via the Just Enterprise programme. Learning

Outcomes: This course will teach delegates specific financial accounting skills to improve their knowledge of the

subject and the standard of reporting in their organisation. For more information and to register click HERE

Financial Inclusion Project recruitment

An exciting new project is recruiting for multiple members of staff! A partnership comprising Dundee City

Council, Dundee Citizens Advice Bureau, Discovery Credit Union, Brooksbank Centre & Services, SCARF, Shelter

Scotland, The Wise Group are delivering a financial inclusion project funded by European Social Funds and Big

Lottery Fund. This project runs until February 2020, with the core aims of:

· Improving money management skills;

· Decreasing the numbers of people affected by debt as a barrier to social inclusion.

Key frontline officers will work with project participants over an extended period, developing and delivering

holistic Action Plans in partnership with participants in order to improve their knowledge and skills. A key attrib-

ute of these frontline officers will be an ability to engage, encourage and maintain relationships with project

participants. The frontline team will be supported by specialist project staff who will deliver: e.g. debt advice,

energy advice, credit union membership support, and adult learning. At this time, recruitment is live for 18

posts in 3 roles across 6 organisations, with 2 further roles to be advertised in the future. For more information

please contact Dave Morris, 01382 431169

Homes to Last

Architecture Autumn School (Arbroath) 22 - 23 September 2017

Homes to Last starts with the inaugural Andrew Nicoll Keynote Lecture by Malcolm Fraser on the

evening of Friday 22 September, followed by a full day of presentations and discussions on Saturday

23 September.

How do we influence and achieve good sustainable design ?

How can we ensure that the master planning process gives proper consideration to evolving

sustainable and diverse communities?

How will this development support and enable the town centres in a region like Angus to

thrive and grow?

For more information and to book click HERE

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.

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.

Main Grant Deadline

22 September 2017

Applications are also

open for a main grant.

In addition to the grants

support includes

specialists training,

marketing support and

legal surgeries.

Contact:

jessie@dundeesen.org

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