Scottish Rural Network @scotruralnetwork.bsky.social We support & encourage rural development by building the capacity & capabilities of rural & island communities & stakeholders & by sharing information, ideas, good practice & funding opportunities:
https://www.ruralnetwork.scot/
Platform Places @platformplaces.bsky.social Unlocking town centre buildings for amazing ideas 🔑
Co-founding partners: High Streets Task Force, Power to Change, British Property Federation, New Local, Radix, Shoosmiths
https://www.platformplaces.com/
Linlithgow Community Development Trust @trustlinlithgow.bsky.social We aim to make Linlithgow a fabulous and more sustainable place to live and work.
https://trust-linlithgow.org.uk
https://linktr.ee/trustlinlithgow
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Scottish Land Commission @scottishlandcom.bsky.social The Scottish Land Commission is driving a programme of urban and rural land reform to create a Scotland where land is owned and used fairly, responsibly and productively 🌲🏡🏢
Alex Walker @tulliallan2274.bsky.social Chair of Ekopia Social Investments, a community benefit co-operative based at the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn, Scotland and a director of Community Energy Moray. Views are my own.
Social Farms & Gardens | Ffermydd a Gerddi Cymdeithasol @socialfarmsgardens.bsky.social Supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together | Cefnogi cymunedau i ffermio, garddio a thyfu gyda'i gilydd 🌱
Mairi Gougeon @mairigougeon.bsky.social 
The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social Advocating for a democratic, equitable, and inclusive world through cooperatives, worker ownership, unions, mutual aid, and workplace democracy. 💜
#EconomicDemocracy 🌲🌲
usworker.coop | ncbaclusa.coop | workers.coop | ica.coop
Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS
bylines.scot
Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social We are the UK’s strong voice for social enterprise, offering membership and network building for businesses with a social or environmental purpose.
Duncan Thorp @duncanthorp.bsky.social Writer, thinker and political animal - radical economics, power and democracy. In Edinburgh and Fife, Scotland.
https://linktr.ee/duncanthorp
Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org Scotland’s anti-poverty network. With justice and compassion we can build a future free from poverty.
Peter Kelly @petek00.bsky.social Amongst other things, Chief Executive of the Poverty Alliance, Scotland's anti-poverty network | Vice Convenor of Homeless Network Scotland | here for music, cycling as well as social justice. Views are my own.
UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social Based at the University of Glasgow, we exist to help prepare the next generation of policymakers by sharing evidence, nurturing skills and creating spaces for fresh thinking.
Website 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/publicpolicy
Spotlight podcast 💡 www.uofgspotlight.com
Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde is an independent economic research unit providing expert analysis and insight on the Scottish economy. fraserofallander.org
Corra Foundation @corra.scot Corra Foundation is a Scottish grant-making charity that is about strengthening and amplifying people’s voices and their power to make change.
Jim McCormick @jimmccormick.bsky.social CEO at The Robertson Trust, an independent funder for Scotland on Poverty and Trauma. Also on LinkedIn. No longer on the site known for tweets. All things solving poverty. Likes: walks by water, music, film, Morton FC. In Glasgow, born Dublin. Joined 08/24
The Isle of Rùm @isleofrum.bsky.social The largest of the Small Isles.
Wildlife, community ownership, dark skies, and our own breed of pony.
40 odd people trying really hard.
Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com The leading news service for Scotland's social housing sector.
Sign up for our free daily newsletter at https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/
Inspiring Communities @inspiring-comms.bsky.social Co-designing and delivering people-centred community regeneration in Stirling. We focus on employability, training, digital inclusion, volunteering, intergenerational connections, and family support—empowering communities to create change.
Outside the Box @otbcommunities.bsky.social Helping to build strong, inclusive communities across Scotland
Green Action Trust @greenactiontrust.bsky.social We provide bespoke solutions to turn policy into action on climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental inequality across Scotland.
CommunityDan @communitydan.bsky.social “Church and Community Developer”
| Church Building and Ministry Development | Other Community Development | Broadcast Ministry | and a bit more besides
Community Woodlands Association @communitywoods.bsky.social Promoting, supporting & celebrating community woodlands in Scotland - 'Every community deserves a woodland'. We work with our members to increase the economic, environmental and social value of Scotland’s woodlands. www.communitywoods.org
The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Awarding #NationalLottery funding to strengthen society and improve lives across the UK. #ItStartsWithCommunity
www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Highlands and Islands Enterprise @hiescotland.bsky.social We are Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), an ambitious organisation supporting economic and community development across half of Scotland from Shetland to Argyll, and the Outer Hebrides to Moray.
Scottish Liberal Democrats @scotlibdems.org.uk Change with fairness at its heart.
Promoted by the Scottish Lib Dems, 4 Clifton Terrace, EH12 5DR
Scottish Conservatives @scottories.bsky.social Common sense, for a change
The SNP @snp.org 🏴 Scotland's largest political party and party of Government. All posts are promoted by Scottish National Party, Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh.
@scottishlabour.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social 
Third Force News @thirdforcenews.bsky.social Scotland's only third sector news outlet dedicated to sharing news from charities and voluntary organisations. Got a story? Email tfn@scvo.org.uk
Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
Community of Arran Seabed Trust @arrancoast.bsky.social A charity that works to ensure shared responsibility for the protection and restoration of our seas.
Check out our website https://www.arrancoast.com/ for Community action, education, research and lots more 
Social Investment Scotland @socinvestscot.bsky.social SIS empowers social enterprises, community organisations and charities in Scotland by providing investment, loans, and business support.
Join us in building an Impact Economy.
SCVO @scvo.scot We're SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations). The national body supporting Scotland's essential voluntary sector. We monitor socials Mon-Thu 9-5 Fri 9-4.
🔗 www.scvo.scot
The Common Weal @thecommonweal.bsky.social PEACE 🕊️ SOCIALISM 🚩 INDEPENDENCE 🏴 CLIMATE ✳️
It’s time for a Scotland that puts All of Us First: https://www.commonweal.scot/
The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot The official account of The Scottish Parliament:
https://www.parliament.scot
SRUC @srucnews.bsky.social Education, research and consulting at the heart of our natural economy- with campuses and facilities across Scotland. Follow for the latest news, research and updates. 🌱
Ellie Radcliffe @ellieradcliffe.bsky.social Head of Policy and Research @powertochange.org.uk - former co-operator and community wealth builder. About growing power ⚡ and plants 🌱 (she/her) All views my own.
Fraser Stewart @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social Making clean energy work against poverty, inequality and injustice. Believer in big ideas. Working class bairn at heart.
Scottish/UK, climate, energy, people power, class and justice.
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
West Dunbartonshire CVS @wdcvs.bsky.social WDCVS supports, promotes and develops volunteering and third sector activity across the West Dunbartonshire local authority area Scotland.
Our account is not monitored on a daily basis, If you want to contact us info@wdcvs.com
https://linktr.ee/wdcvs
Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) @strathcep.bsky.social Established in 2015, CEP works towards a prosperous and equitable transition to net zero.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/
University of Strathclyde
Department of Government & Public Policy
Tarras Valley Nature Reserve @tarrasvalleynr.bsky.social A project of The Langholm Initiative
🌍Home of the Langholm Moor Community Buy-Out
🌱South Scotland’s biggest nature restoration project
❤️Community
☀️Hope
Social Economy Europe @socialeconomyeu.bsky.social Working at the EU level to promote the development and recognition of #SocialEconomy enterprises and organisations across Europe. https://www.socialeconomy.eu.org/
Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social Connecting, championing and challenging the 3 million co-operatives in the global #coops community | Online news | Monthly magazine.
http://thenews.coop | Celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives #IYC2025
Access - The Foundation for Social Investment @access-si.bsky.social Access - The Foundation for Social Investment: Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises - helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
Crowdfunder @crowdfunder.bsky.social Online crowdfunding, fundraising and grant funding - Your home for everything you care about.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
http://common-wealth.org
linktr.ee/common.wealth
Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social Co-director @FutureEconScot.bsky.social Fellow UCL IIPP and the Democracy Collaborative. Co-author ‘Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing’ 
Glasgow City Heritage Trust @glasgowheritage.bsky.social We give out almost £1million in funding each year to help people in Glasgow protect, repair and promote the city's historic buildings and places.
Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland @weallscotland.bsky.social We are Scotland's leading network of organisations and individuals committed to transforming our economy. Together, we can build a #WellbeingEconomy that delivers social justice on a healthy planet.
Beth Landon @bethlandon.bsky.social Reconnection - with local community, nature, the land. Sustainable development is community-led. Land Reform, Community Empowerment, environment.
Energy Projects Partnership Manager in East Lammermuir Community Council area.
YunusCentreGCU @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social Research in the Centre is characterised by interdisciplinarity, working at the interface of research in social innovation and the social economy, health economics, and public health.
Lesley Riddoch @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social Journalist, Blossom, Thrive, Director http://nordichorizons.org, Columnist http://thenational.scot Podcast http://lesleyriddoch.com NEW Finland film screenings https://lesleyriddoch.com/events. Denmark & other films https://www.youtube.com/@Lesley_Riddoch
Pauline Smith @paulinedtas.bsky.social Chief Exec at Development Trusts Association Scotland
Follow DTAS work on the following:
@dtascotland.bsky.social
@communityownership.bsky.social
@democraticfinance.bsky.social
Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot Land campaigner, former MSP, forester, author The Poor Had No Lawyers. http://andywightman.scot & http://whoownsscotland.org.uk
Laura Bedford @lauraweaves.bsky.social Working in the Democratic Finance Scotland team at DTAS. Advocating for community wealth building, regenerative economics, kindness, a future for my kids. Weave, spin, knit and all things yarn. Hang out in the woods to keep me sane. 🌳🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social A collective voice for community landowners throughout Scotland, representing and supporting land reform through community land ownership
Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) @communityownership.bsky.social Delivering Scotland-wide, the Community Ownership Support Service supports communities and public bodies in the sustainable transfer of assets into community ownership.
coss@dtascot.org.uk - www.dtascommunityownership.org.uk
Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social A non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just.
https://www.futureeconomy.scot
Angus Hardie @angushardie.bsky.social Retired. Would like Scotland to have more community ownership, some truly radical land reform and local democracy worthy of the name.
Miriam Brett @miriambrett.bsky.social Co-Director Future Economy Scotland | Green New Deal Rising board | My own views | she/her
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social We aim to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK.
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
@duncanwallace.bsky.social @duncanwallace.bsky.social 
COSLA @cosla.gov.uk The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
COSLA is the voice of Local Government in Scotland.
https://linktr.ee/cosla
Gill Steele @squirreltower.eurosky.social Working in renewables since 2005.Believe in land reform & social justice.I want a fairer society & realise now I have to help make that happen. Sucker for volunteering.Owned by a cat,dog & children.Just don’t self build😜 .English bird 30 years in Scotland
Social Enterprise Scotland @socialenterprise.scot We're the national membership body for social enterprises, campaigning for a thriving #SocialEnterprise community across Scotland.
Join us for networking, support, and events that drive positive change 👇
https://linktr.ee/social_enterprise_scotland
DTA Wales | CYD Cymru @dtawales.bsky.social Supporting community-led social enterprises, groups and businesses across Wales | Cefnogaeth i mentrau cymdeithasol, grwpiau a busnesau a arweinir gan y gymuned ledled Cymru.
https://linktr.ee/dtawales 
Eilidh MacPhail @emacp.bsky.social Lecturer, Sustainable Development, UHI. Scottish & EU politics and public policy researcher. Rural. Islands. Communities. Online learning.
Firstport Scotland @firstportscotland.bsky.social The First Port of call for Social Entrepreneurs
https://www.firstport.org.uk/
Talk to us about Business Support, Funding Opportunities and Social Investment.
#socialenterprise #businessforgood #impacteconomy
Just Enterprise @justenterprise.bsky.social Scotland's national support programme for #SocialEnterprise and the enterprising #ThirdSector.
Training and business support funded by the Scottish Government.
Find out more at https://justenterprise.org/
Community Enterprise @communityent.bsky.social We help purpose-driven organisations join the dots by providing practical support and expertise to turn their ambitions into lasting impact.
@pamkb.bsky.social @pamkb.bsky.social 
Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them.
powertochange.org.uk
Foundation Scotland @foundationscotland.bsky.social 
John Dawson @johndawson.bsky.social Head of Market Development & Investment at Community Shares Unit @ComShares at @CooperativesUK
Bridgend Farmhouse @bridgend-farmhouse.bsky.social A vibrant, community-owned hub in South Edinburgh. * Training kitchen & cafe * Venue hire / event space * bikes, woodwork, craft, gardens * Activities, classes & volunteering * Social enterprise partners: Trees & Seas, Very Inclusive Play, A wee pedal
Clacks Third Sector Interface @ctsi.org.uk We enable development of the voluntary sector in Clackmannanshire to meet the needs of the community & to represent the voluntary sector in community planning. 🔗 ctsi.org.uk
AntheaCTSI @antheactsi.bsky.social Chief Officer @ctsi. Passionate of social & economic value of third sector & volunteering for all.
Action Porty @actionporty.bsky.social Currently running a community shares campaign: https://www.bellfield.scot/buy-shares-1
Audrey Dunn @audreydunn.bsky.social Churches Advisor for Community Ownership Support Service COSS. Keen interest in community development, heritage, exploring nature and getting creative when I can.
The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk Helping communities across the UK to reuse and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans and advice.
https://linktr.ee/ArchHFund
GCVS @glasgowcvs.bsky.social Glasgow's Council for the Voluntary Sector
💡Support, Training, Resources, News
🫶 Subscribe to our newsletter at gcvs.org.uk
WeWill @usewewill.bsky.social wewill.co.uk
Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social We help social enterprises and charities navigate the world of social investment. Join our mailing list > https://www.goodfinance.org.uk/stay-in-the-loop
Plunkett UK @plunkettuk.bsky.social We support community-owned businesses because of their track record for delivering better businesses for people, communities, the economy, and the environment.
Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social The UK's apex body and authority on co-operatives, we provide expert support, advocacy and development to help member-owned businesses thrive and build a fairer, more sustainable future. Sign up to our newsletters: www.uk.coop/email
Co-operative and Community Finance @coopfinance.bsky.social Supportive, sympathetic loan finance helping UK #Coops and community owned enterprises thrive and build a better future since 1973
Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social Bespoke business consultancy and support for co-operative, mutual and community led start-up and existing businesses. Our Mission? More #Coops THE best option for people and planet.
https://linktr.ee/coopfutures
Locality @locality.org.uk We support local community organisations to be strong and successful. #PowerOfCommunity
AKA @localitynews
locality.org.uk
Ethex @ethexuk.bsky.social The UK's direct impact investing platform, helping more people use their money to invest to support extraordinary projects creating positive social and environmental change.
Community Energy England @communityenergyengland.org The membership body and leading voice for the #CommunityEnergy sector. We advocate for community-led energy systems change and support the sector's growth.
Cwmpas @cwmpas.bsky.social Mae Cwmpas yn asiantaeth ddatblygu sy'n gweithio dros newid cadarnhaol.
Cwmpas is a development agency working for positive change.
Community Shares Unit @comshares.bsky.social All things Community Shares, a unique way of Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies raising community based investment and building a movement. Brought to you by Co-operatives UK & partners.
https://linktr.ee/comshares
Glenuig Community Inn @glenuiginn.bsky.social We're undertaking a community buy-out of our local Inn in the west Highlands of Scotland. Help make this happen.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565423954269
#Highlands #Glenuig #CommunityInn #Plunkett #Moidart #DemocraticFinanceScotland #DTAS 
Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social A coalition of community based, national networks and intermediaries – each one representing a different aspect of Scotland’s diverse community sector.
Development Trusts Association Scotland @dtascotland.bsky.social Supporting Development Trusts across Scotland. Community-owned, enterprising and place-based orgs creating wealth & delivering social, environmental, cultural and economic impact.
Also @democraticfinance.bsky.social & @communityownership.bsky.social