About GSEN

Glasgow Social Enterprise Network (GSEN) is a membership network of social enterprise leaders operating in the Greater Glasgow Area. Since its set up in 2008 it has proven invaluable for members in providing a range of services from information-sharing and peer support to resources and access to events and training.

Membership includes social enterprises of all sizes at all stages of their development, across a wide range of trading activities.

What We Do

Supporting

• We facilitate a safe space for members to come together to share resources, ideas and experiences.
• We offer a platform for members to form partnerships and collaborations.
• We provide information and signposting to specialist services.

Promoting

• We provide an outlet for awareness raising of social enterprises, their products and services through our events and communication channels
• We engage and consult with social enterprises to ensure their views are represented at the appropriate levels, locally, nationally and internationally.

Developing

• We enable opportunities for trading between members, the community, public sector and private sector.
• We provide and enable access to events and training.
• We undertake research to influence strategic and policy development.

Glasgow Third Sector Interface

Glasgow Social Enterprise Network is a key partner in Glasgow’s Third Sector Interface, along with GCVS, Volunteer Glasgow and the Glasgow Third Sector Forum. Together, these Glasgow-based partners provide comprehensive support to the third sector in the city to help them to function, grow and thrive.

About Third Sector Interfaces

Third Sector Interfaces were created across all local authority areas in Scotland in 2011, to provide a consistent arrangement for Third Sector support in each area and representation on community planning partnerships.

All Third Sector Interfaces across the country have four priorities and in Glasgow these are led by the core partners as follows:

1. To develop and support voluntary organisations in their local areas – GCVS
2. To promote and support volunteering – VG
3. To develop and support social enterprises – GSEN
4. To connect and involve the Third Sector in community planning – TSF

The Scottish Government has a Third Sector Unit which supports the development of the Third Sector in Scotland. View the Third Sector Unit’s web pages on the Scottish Government website.

GSEN Policies

GSEN Membership Code Of Conduct

Complaints Policy

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