THIS FUND IS NOW CLOSED Social Enterprise Grant Programme – Realising Market Potential 2025/2026. The fund is designed to help social enterprises in the region grow their businesses and strengthen the local social economy. With a total fund of £50,000 available, social enterprises can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to support innovative projects… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway welcomes the publication of Scotland’s Population Health Framework 2025-2035 and, in particular, a recognition of the vital role played by the community and voluntary sector in creating the conditions for good health and wellbeing. This framework must mark a turning point, at a time when poverty and inequalities – including… Read more »
A new Third Sector Mental Health Forum is launching this month in Dumfries and Galloway. It will bring together third sector organisations, statutory partners, and independent sector providers to take a collaborative and collective approach to overcoming challenges in delivering mental health support across the region. The first forum – officially announced during Mental Health… Read more »
Message from Alan Webb, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway Colleagues You will not have missed the many months of conversations nationally and regionally about economic and real-term financial challenges facing the public sector. For our sector, this has felt like decades-long conversations where many have always been in a financially insecure space…. Read more »
Community transport and its importance to the south of Scotland has been highlighted to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport on a visit to Dumfries and Galloway this week. Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) hosted Fiona Hyslop for a focussed discussion on the topic and its significant potential across the area. Joining them were colleagues… Read more »
Thirty-four projects across Dumfries and Galloway are sharing £407,015 of funding to help support communities and tackle the cost of living. Round three of the Community Led Local Development Fund saw a total of 103 applications asking for just under £2.2million. A Local Action Group (LAG) made up of representatives from the third, public, and… Read more »
The fourth round of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is now open in Dumfries and Galloway, with £440,157 available to community groups and organisations. The ambition of the Scottish Government fund is to support initiatives that promote mental health and wellbeing at a small scale, grass roots, community level to those aged 16… Read more »
Update from Alan Webb, CEO for Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway “Colleagues, you will likely have seen recent coverage about the Scottish Government applying further restrictions on ‘avoidable spend’ to mean pausing all spending other than legally committed, emergency or important economic investment. “We are already seeing cuts to multi-year commitments, those already promised –… Read more »
With the General Election due to take place on July 4, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway has made the difficult decision to postpone our development conference ‘Build Innovate Sustain’ until later in the year. The election announcement has brought with it insurmountable logistical hurdles that require us to reschedule, to ensure the event can fully… Read more »
The 40th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week is fast approaching, taking place from June 3-9. Once again, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway would love to help you showcase your volunteers throughout the week. We will be featuring the region’s amazing volunteers (including some of our own staff) across all our channels and hope you will want… Read more »
The successful applicants were selected through an independent scoring panel.
A Local Action Group made up of representatives from the third, public, and private sectors decided what applications were successful.
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is looking for a consultant to identify third sector organisations within the region that are providing employability-related services to deliver activities linking to the Employability Pipeline. TSDG is one of 32 third sector interfaces in Scotland. There is one in each local authority area. TSDG has four purposes: To… Read more »
Introducing the free to download and use mobile app DGLocator, mapping useful services across the region – available now for both Apple and Android devices. DGLocator is maintained and updated by us. Already over 1100 services are featured from more than 700 organisations and each entry includes, if available, the service and organisation names, a… Read more »
The recognition marks the efforts of the organisation’s volunteers and the impact they have had on the community.
The Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey service is a tried and tested model which provides one to one, tailored support for people affected by cancer.
The purpose of SEDG is to create opportunities for the Dumfries and Galloway social enterprise community to develop and thrive.
This Scottish Government funding programme is open to charities, constituted community groups, co-operatives, public sector organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises, community interest companies, and community benefit societies based within the region. The priorities for the Dumfries and Galloway CLLD grant funding for 2025-2026 were: A Local Action Group (LAG) made up of representatives from the… Read more »
The first ever Lockerbie Academy Charity Fair has taken place. The day, organised in partnership between the school and Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG), gave charities the chance to present their services and opportunities to pupils. Children in S3 also had access to local charities to help with their task of selecting an organisation… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway want to share findings and fact gathering from our events held across Dumfries and Galloway. This includes our roadshows, online conversations and wider engagement events. You can download these below:
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is committed to help increase employability for people in the region. The aim is to improve the capacity, scope, and influence of third sector employability provision in line with TSDG’s mission and objectives Poverty is alleviated by having sustainable well-paid employment. Helping people to becoming employable, to avoid under-employment,… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway hosts and helps to run thematic forums as part of its engagement work – including its regular one on Employability. The forum is open to any third sector organisation or community group that self-identifies as having a role to play, or interest, in that subject area. The forums: Provide a… Read more »
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund succeeds the old EU structural funds and will invest in three local priorities; communities and place, support for local businesses and people and skills.
The report is the first known primary research report looking at the issue of digital exclusion specific to Dumfries and Galloway.
Spring 2022 saw the cost of operating increase for most organisations, impacting their ability to deliver core services.
Charities and community groups helped feed in almost 900 responses from individuals to the project.
The fund ran during the Covid-19 restrictions and prevented recipients from becoming digitally excluded and reduced isolation.
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) are heading out across the region to a venue near you. Come along to our roadshows and tell us how you have been? What you have been up to? How can TSDG help? You will also have the chance to join us for conversations on the challenges facing the… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is committed to help increase employability for people in the region. The aim is to improve the capacity, scope, and influence of third sector employability provision in line with TSDG’s mission and objectives Poverty is alleviated by having sustainable well-paid employment. Helping people to becoming employable, to avoid under-employment,… Read more »
Ninety-one community organisations across the length and breadth of south of Scotland have already shared almost £2.5million.
Over £1.3million was awarded to successful applicants in Dumfries and Galloway and more than £1.1million in the Scottish Borders.
Grassroots community groups, social enterprises, and third sector organisations will be able to benefit from the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
The Tackling Poverty Coordination Group forms part of the formal Community Planning Structure in Dumfries andGalloway. The Group meets quarterly. Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway sits on the group representing the interestsof the third sector.
Sue Hughes has many years’ experience managing museum and heritage sites, along with developing and delivering art, craft and local history workshops.
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is acting as an approved Kickstart Gateway to help organisations in Dumfries and Galloway to access funding through the Kickstart Scheme. The scheme encourages employers to create job placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit. Funding covers wage and NI contributions for 25 hours per week for six… Read more »
A special electronic certificate was created by the local resilience partnership to be presented to Covid volunteers.
As well as talking to us at Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway, below are a wide list of resources that you may find helpful and useful. Some of these are national organisations and others provide local support. This is not a complete list, but should help to get you going with your thinking.
The volunteering strategy documents how Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway will develop and support volunteering.
Easy read version of Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway’s volunteering strategy.
Volunteer involving organisations – we can help Are you an organisation in need of volunteers? If so, Volunteer Dumfries and Galloway can help. To advertise your vacancy on our website, please complete the opportunity form Here. Once approved, your opportunity will be featured on our Dumfries and Galloway search and replicated on Volunteer Scotland’s page… Read more »
Hundreds of organisations across the region are members of Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway and their details can be found below. To join, click here for our online form, or call 0300 303 8558 for more information. If you are a current member and would like to add, remove, or change the information we have on… Read more »
Bringing equality to Dumfries and Galloway The Partnership was established in 2017 by four local organisations: DG Voice, Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association, Dumfries and Galloway LGBT Plus and LGBT Youth Scotland. Since its inception, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway has worked with the Partnership on a joint commission on representation and engagement, working together… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway has a team ready to support you. Whether you are toying with an idea that has been in the back of your mind for a while, whether you want to do something meaningful but you just don’t quite know what it is yet, or whether you already have an idea… Read more »
Social Enterprises are businesses with a social purpose at their heart. In Dumfries and Galloway, there are about 200 businesses operating as social enterprises. In Scotland alone, social enterprises support more than 88,000 jobs. In Dumfries and Galloway, we have our Social Enterprise Network, which is Dumfries and Galloway Social Enterprise (SEDG). The vision of… Read more »
Volunteer Dumfries and Galloway can help advertise your opportunity through our online search. To submit an opportunity for consideration, please complete the form below. Once approved, your opportunity will be featured on our Dumfries and Galloway search and replicated on Volunteer Scotland’s page nationally. (Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway is not responsible for the national… Read more »
Sign up now to start your volunteering journey It will only take a few minutes to chat to us about becoming a potential volunteer. Start by submitting the form below and a member of staff from Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway will be in touch to get more information. * Required fields. What will we… Read more »
We welcome applications to become members of Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway from all third sector organisations with services operating in the region. Membership is free. To view our current membership, go to our Members section. To discuss your application, email info@tsdg.org.uk or you can apply by filling out the form below.
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway exists to promote, support, and develop a strong third sector; develop social enterprise; develop volunteers and volunteering; and connect the third sector to community planning. As the Third Sector Interface (TSI) for the region, we are passionate and ambitious for the role of our sector, for what we might achieve together with our… Read more »
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway is committed to protecting your privacy when you access our services or visit our websites and application. In this notice, we explain how and why we collect your information, what we do with it and what controls you have over our use of it. From time to time, we add or… Read more »
Does your organisation sell a service? Are looking for inspiration on how you can grow and scale? Do you feel you’ve reached the maximum amount of customers you can serve without cloning yourself? Perhaps you’ve hit a wall and you aren’t sure how to take the next step to grow what you do? We’ll start… Read more »