Building community capacity

Achievement through building community capacity

Building community capacity and influence by enabling people to develop the confidence, understanding and skills required to influence decision making and service delivery.

Fiona CraigMore information about capacity building can be found in sections of the Scottish Government website dealing with Link opens in new windowcommunity capacity building and Link opens in new windowcommunity engagement/empowerment.

A useful guide to community development (PDF, 556Kb), an allied profession with many overlapping principles and values, is available from the Community Development Alliance Scotland website.