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Dundee Social Enterprise Network

June 2013 No.11

Welcome to the June newsletter. The AGM was held on 29th May 2013 when annual reports and accounts were approved. David Dorward, Dundee City Council Chief Executive, gave members an update on the Social Enterprise Strategy and answered questions. The following are on the management committee for 2013/14: Derek Marshall (Chairman), Peter Friend, Alastair Cameron and Lara Moir. Additional committee members can be co-opted, so if any member would be interested, please contact Derek. Susan Smith Network Meetings DSEN Open Network meeting - Community Food Opportunities Thursday 22nd August 2013. At MAXwell Centre, St Salvador’s Street, Dundee, DD3 7EW from 10.30 – 1.00pm. Followed by a workshop on implementing your own ideas. A chance to hear about the work within Dundee, particularly at the MAXwell Centre, that is being undertaken on gardening, food production and community use. At 1.00pm there will be a workshop for those interested in developing their own initiative in the city and to find out how this can be taken forward including information from David Lamb of the Community Food Fund. Contact Susan Morris [email protected] to book a place for catering purposes – lunch provided.

Tuesday 25th June 2013 at West Park Centre Procurement Event – Meet the Buyer Social Value in Commissioning & The Role of the Third Sector 9.30am-4pm. This free event will bring together public sector commissioners and procurement officers who are seeking to maximise social value in the commissioning process and enterprising third sector organisations who are looking to deliver public services. Booking through [email protected].

Tuesday 17th September 2013 Dundee City Council Social Enterprise Conference 2013 To be held at the Bonar Hall 9.30am – 3.00pm The planning for this event is now well underway and the main speakers have been booked. Lord Andrew Mawson, Bromley on Bow Centre and Dr Ingrid Burkett, President of International Association for Community Development, Sandy Campbell, Working Rite as well as many local social entrepreneurs. Full details of booking, sponsorship packages and stand space will be available soon. To register an interest please contact Eric at [email protected]

Reg Office The Factory Skatepark,15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943 Company Registration no. 2728RS Members New members. Enquiries from projects and businesses 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/project that might be interested in joining the network or would like to be added to the directory, please pass on my details to them. We are also able to support projects and organisations that are considering becoming a social enterprise.

Members’ News

The Factory Skatepark The Factory Skatepark is an established social enterprise situated in the Douglas area of the city. It is a member of DSEN giving support to others and accessing assistance where required. They currently offer an indoor skate park which attracts children from 5 years upwards along with a range of youth and community courses, classes and programmes and so there was an opportunity to provide a play area for younger children. Since they own their land and buildings, it was decided to build the new facility, the Fun Factory, a soft play centre, adjacent to the existing facility. An investment of £760K was made with a loan from Scottish Investment Fund £250K as well as a grant of £250K. Additional grant and loans of £225K with their own investment made up the remainder. The Fun Factory opened in December 2012, creating 17 additional jobs and to date there have been approx. 75,000 children and adults through the doors. There are party rooms as well as a sensory area that was developed for children with special needs. The Factory Skatepark offers support to older children and the Fun Factory intends to offer similar support to younger children and their parents. The Factory Skatepark was voted Scottish Social Enterprise of the Year 2012 in part because of the Fun Factory development.

Deaf Links Deaf Links, Tayside Deaf Forum and Dundee Deaf Sports and Social Club are delighted to have been successful in their joint bid for funding to support local older people. The funding is being used for a programme of training, activities and drama workshops to help build the confidence of older Deaf people and enable them to speak out in front of others, understand their opinions are important and be involved in choices about their lives. Funding is included for interpreters for older Deaf people to become involved in Dundee’s Celebrate Age Network. This will help the views of older Deaf people be put forward with other people in Dundee in planning and developing services for older people. The Tayside Deaf Hub will be hosting an Official Celebration to celebrate 2 years of the Hub being open. This event will be held on Saturday 14th September 2013 – contact 201077 if you wish any further information.

Welcome to our newest member – HUSH club. HUSH Club HUSH Club provides support to young people with special needs and their families. They offer support and a safe place to meet. The Club has been running 2 sessions per week, since June 2012, during term time and also holiday clubs during spring, summer and autumn. We normally have between 20 and 30 children per session, more at the holiday times. Our customers are all children with additional needs aged from 0-16yrs and their families. Our main aim is to provide a warm, safe, friendly, non judgemental environment where children with additional needs can come along to a Reg Office The Factory Skatepark,15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943 Company Registration no. 2728RS drop in centre with their families and start to experience different activities, widening their opportunities, developing their social and communication skills, allowing them to be what they want to be. It will allow them to try and start forming relationships with their peers and start to integrate these children into their community making them feel more accepted instead of feeling isolated. We are looking to be a big part of our community and in time start to recruit staff and creating more jobs for our local people. We always want to be just that little bit more unique than any of our competitors and ensuring that Hush club is a positive experience for every child and family that walk through our doors.

Web site members’ area and log in. For members, there is now a dedicated section where information can be shared within the network. Please log in for up to date information and early notice of future dates.

Articles to Ponder and Funding Social Innovation Network The Social Innovation Network at GCU is a new online facility for bringing together academics, social entrepreneurs, practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders for the purposes of generating and sharing knowledge, enhancing understanding of social innovation, collaborating on research and funding bids, engaging with key stakeholders including communities and policymakers, supporting practitioners, and disseminating information on social innovation initiatives and event. Please see link below to found out more about this new network that will help inform your own work / new ideas and bring your own work / ideas to the attention of others – if you join and participate. http://www.socialinnovationnetwork.eu/

Public Contracts Scotland Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched the Public Contracts Scotland 2012 progress report which celebrates significant successes in connecting ever more Scottish suppliers, and in particular, SMEs, with public sector contract opportunities. Ms Sturgeon unveiled the PCS results at a visit to the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, currently undergoing fit-out work led by Balfour Beatty – just one of the projects featured on the service’s newly-launched subcontract facility where private sector prime contractors, appointed to major public sector projects, advertise subcontract opportunities. Along with performance figures from 2012, the report also outlines developments and innovations due for release this year. For further details on PCS Tender, subcontracting, The 2014 Ryder Cup, supported business framework and news on Scottish businesses winning contracts, view the report on the link below: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/guides/Guide_Download.aspx?id=1261

Legacy 2014 Active Places Funding and 2014 Communities Grants - Sports & Physical Activity Supported by the Scottish Government the Legacy 2014 Active Places programme will make grants of between £10000 and £100000 for a wide range of community-led capital projects that create or improve places in the local community where people can go to get active. This could include bike or skate parks, outdoor adventure facilities, walking routes or new projects within school grounds. Future deadlines for applications are: 1st July 2013, 1st February 2014, 1st July 2014, 1st February 2015 ww w. sportscotland.org.uk/About_us/What_we_do/Places/Invest/legacy_2014_active_places_fun d/legacy_2014_active_places_fund

Reg Office The Factory Skatepark,15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943 Company Registration no. 2728RS Resilient Fund This is a fund that is a mix of grant 1/3 and loan 2/3 and is managed through the Jessica Scotland Trust. Start and Grow is focussing its funding on 13 local authorities, Dundee is one of them. Funds can be used to finance revenue or capital costs, including fixed asset purchase, wages, refurbishment, set up and running costs. There is recognition that the ownership and development of assets by communities is increasingly seen as a key means of improving the future for Scotland’s people. www.resilientscotland.org.uk

Dates for your Diary

Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th June 2013 Understanding Social Enterprise Get inspired by Social Enterprise on this lively introduction to a new business model that combines the best of business with clear and purposeful social aims. Understanding Social Enterprise will introduce you to the social enterprise concept, the challenges they currently face, and what the future holds for this emerging movement. Cost £150. To find out more contact Caroline on 0131 243 2696 or [email protected]

CEIS conference Glasgow 4th September 2013 Social Enterprise Policy and Practice. Information http://ceis.org.uk/event-management/current-events/ Cost social enterprises £99 +VAT and other £139+VAT.

Dundee College E-Commerce workshops Dundee College offers a range of courses to suit your company’s needs and the needs of your staff. These courses are industry accredited and are held at times to suit you and the needs of your business with part time and evening delivery. There are also a number of possible funding options that may be available to help you with the costs of training. http://www.dundeecollege.ac.uk/enterpriseworkshops

Dundee Voluntary Action Training Programme Dundee Voluntary Action asked what topics the sector would like to see covered in the coming year and received a wide variety of responses, ranging from protection responsibilities to committee skills and Charity requirements to time management and running support and supervision sessions. A varied and interesting programme for the coming year has been put together and further details will be posted on the DVA website. Look out for this at http://www.d- v-a.org.uk/training.html.

Do you have an event or course that is of interest to social enterprises? Then please contact Susan Morris so that we can work together to promote it. We have a new vacancies section on the DSEN website where we can advertise your vacancies at no cost to your business.

Contact Susan Smith. Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07928 688207/315727 Susan Morris. Email [email protected] Tel 01382 315705 Web: www.dundeesen.org

Reg Office The Factory Skatepark,15 Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8PS. Scottish Charity SC043943 Company Registration no. 2728RS