Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network

Join Shore Psychology for a free online workshop on Neurodiversity in the Workplace for Third Sector Leaders 👩‍💼

Up to 1 in 5 employees may be neurodivergent, many without a formal diagnosis. In busy third sector teams, differences in communication, attention, organisation, sensory needs or processing can easily be misunderstood, especially when services are stretched and people are under pressure 🙋‍♂️

🗓️ 25/06/26
🕰️ 12:30pm - 1:30pm
📍 Online
🎟️ Free on Eventbrite

And if you find this session useful, they'll be running a half day in person session giving you practical tools to help your staff 🤝🏻

The PwC Building Trust Award for Impact in Social Enterprise, in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs, recognises UK-based social enterprises demonstrating excellence in impact measurement and reporting 📊

The winner will receive £5,000 and two runners up £2,500 🏆

Closing 30/06/26 🗓️

Join Tiphereth Camphill Edinburgh for a wonderful celebration of community, nature, and hands-on making at their Summer Fayre 🎪

As part of this year's Summer Fayre, they are hosting an incredible line-up of creative, bite-sized workshops across the beautiful grounds 🏕️

🗓️ Saturday 20 June 2026
🕰️ 10am - 2pm
📍 Hoyland House, EH13 OPG

Multi year funding opportunity 💰 £50,000 over three years 📅

People's Postcode Trust supports hundreds of good causes each year, the themes for this round are focused on :

Enabling participation in the arts 🎨
Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty 🏠
Supporting marginalized groups and/or tackling inequality 🤝🏽
Improving mental health 🧠

🗓️ : Applications Closing 01.07.26

To celebrate the launch of the first Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland Impact Report 📝 they have launched a special competition for 25 third sector organisations across Scotland to win a year of cyber security support 💻

✍️ Apply on their website now.
🗓️ Closing 30/06/26

Join Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust this weekend for the Edinburgh Canal Boat Festival 2026 🛶

A free festival in Fountainbridge with barge boat trips, music, performances, canao polo, model boats, art activities & local organisation stalls 👩‍🌾

🗓️ 20/06/26
🕐11am - 4pm
📍 Lochrin Basin to Fountainbridge Green

Are you a photographer? 📸

The "Readers of Edinburgh" photography competition is open to all and is looking for looking for photographs of the spaces our books actually live in: the shelf above a bed, the pile beside an armchair, a kitchen table buried in paperbacks 📚

£100 cash prize to the winner and £50 to the two runners up! Organised by Till's Bookshop, Cultural Commons CIC, Stills Photo Library & Agitate 🎞️

Closing Date for Entries : 30/07/26 📅

Next week is week, organised by small third sector organisations for each other 🤝🏻

A number of free events on a variety of topics, free policy downloads and resources all to support the incredible work of third sector organisations in the UK 🙋‍♀️

Head to Charity Excellence to find out more 👀

27 jobs available in Edinburgh right now with social enterprises 🎈

Jobs with Circle, The Yard, Space at The Broomhouse Hub, Changeworks, FourSquare Scotland, VOCAL Edinburgh, Edinburgh Food Social, Community Enterprise, Edinburgh Open Workshop, Grassmarket Community Project, Tiphereth Camphill Edinburgh, The Eric Liddell Community, the pitt, Edinburgh Printmakers, Rowan Alba Limited, Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust, The Citadel, Cyrenians & Shore Psychology 👩‍⚕️

Opening today Garvald Edinburgh & Craft Scotland are delighted to present an exhibition celebrating the skills and stories flourishing within Garvald’s craft workshops 🔨

Experience the creativity, skill and dedication of Garvald’s makers through a curated display of wearables and objects for the home. Carved, Woven, Fired will present distinctive ceramics, wood furniture and homewares alongside woven textiles in fresh summer colour palettes 🏡

🗓️ 12 –20 June 2026
📍 Garvald Makers Shop, 356 Morningside Rd, Edinburgh
🕞9am - 5pm (Closed Sundays)