Comms Network: 27 March 2017
Member news
YouthLink Scotland
· New website launching early May. Could members please share suitable photography with Nuria () to feature?
· Comms Network 2-day residential confirmed for 7 and 8 August 2017 in Perth.
· Potential workshop ideas include: storytelling, film-making and editing, evaluation, research and impact, Year of Young People, working with user-generated content, and paid advertising.
· We’re moving from Basecamp and email to Slack. Get in touch with Gwen () if you haven’t received your invitation link yet.
DofE
· The DofE Diamond Challenge raised £1.4 million last year.
SYHA
· Lois started in a newly created post: Youth & Volunteer Engagement Manager.
· Have money available for group residentials this year, up to 40% funding for a trip.
Girlguiding Scotland
· Could Comms Network members help to promote Tartan Gig coming up in June?
· National campaign to end sexual harassment in schools is performing well.
Prince’s Trust
· The Trust has a new partnership with BBC Scotland and they’re looking for young people to co-produce content. This will feed into a launch during Mental Health Week in May.
· Also launching is a new online mentoring service, which well be open to everone (not just those supported by PT).
Scouts Scotland
· New website launched. Feedback welcome!
· New Youth Advocacy Award for MPs.
· Census in April.
LGBT Youth Scotland
· Zara shared the comms success of Purple Friday. Thanks to all members who took part.
· Life in Scotland survey closed now.
· New website launching in July ( more focus on video)
· Would like further discussion on how comms capacity is funded in youth work orgs. Looking to expand digital work, in particular looking at a new digital youth work platform.
Boys’ Brigade
· BBS have appointed a new director, John Sharp. He joins them from Project Trust.
· Hosting a parliamentary exhibition in May, looking at how youth work enables young people to get active.
· Joining Scottish Youth Parliament, with two new MSYPs from June.
· Junior section turns 100 this year. Looking out for campaign launching in September.
· If anybody has any statistics they would like to put forward to the MSP please send it to Niall.
Youth Scotland
· Mark has just joined as their new Head of Partnerships and is working on a website relaunch.
Action for next Meeting:
- Further ideas for YoYP campaigns and strategy to be uploaded to Slack by 2 May.
- We will send you contact details for policy holder
- Need to use communication platform for the Communication Network to have everything in one place.
- Comms residential decided at the meeting it will be over 2 days ideas for workshop:
· Effective story telling workshop
· Doing more film workshop, editing, using software
· Evaluation of communication work how to show our impact
· How to gather statistic
· Social media: Instagram
· Live stream
The next meeting will be around the Year Of The Young People on Monday 19th June at 10am