engage renfrewshire
Engage Renfrewshire is a third sector interface (TSI); this means that we
support local charities and other not-for-profit groups. Now in its 12th year
Engage Renfrewshire support local organisations to be well managed, well
resourced, well represented and well connected. Engage Renfrewshire provides
advice and support to all community focussed groups who want to start up or
develop further. We support social enterprises, community development trusts,
charitable groups, mutual aid groups and more. We help groups to build capacity
and to be safe, by providing information, advice and training for everything
from charitable structures to funding. We have a comprehensive volunteering
service. We support volunteer involving organisations with recruitment and
volunteer support, and work with individuals to find them rewarding and
uplifting volunteer opportunities. We also work with local charities and public
sector bodies to promote volunteering for all. Our financial services social
enterprise, Engage Finance, offers payroll, HR and financial services to
individuals and organisations in Renfrewshire and beyond. Our space in Ferguslie
Park is a community hub where we host training and networking opportunities as
well as hosting other third sector organisations and charities. We are part of
local community planning and actively support collaborative working with the
public and private sectors to ensure that people and services are working
together, in the most effective way possible. We support and advise many
community agendas across Renfrewshire including Renfrewshire’s Health and Social
Care Partnership, Local Employability Partnership, Future Paisley, RenSEN
(Renfrewshire Social Enterprise Network), and Renfrewshire’s Youth Work Network.