We strive to achieve the following outcomes for people, groups and organisations:
Groups and organisations working with communities:
1.are clearer about their vision, mission and values, and are better able to plan for the future
2.have more effective policies, procedures, structures, and systems
3.are more fundable, enterprising, and sustainable
4.are better able to engage with their stakeholders, gathering evidence to make improvements
5.have more effective leadership and improved governance
6.involve volunteers more effectively
7.are better able to reach and include people and communities that face barriers to participation
Staff, volunteers and active community members:
8.have increased knowledge, skills and confidence
9.are less isolated and better able to connect and collaborate with others
10.are more resilient and better able to look after their wellbeing at work or in their volunteering role
11.have a stronger voice, and are better able to influence local and national decision making
Watch the videos below to see how our work impacts people, communities, groups and organisations:
Groups and organisations working with communities:
1.are clearer about their vision, mission and values, and are better able to plan for the future
2.have more effective policies, procedures, structures, and systems
3.are more fundable, enterprising, and sustainable
4.are better able to engage with their stakeholders, gathering evidence to make improvements
5.have more effective leadership and improved governance
6.involve volunteers more effectively
7.are better able to reach and include people and communities that face barriers to participation
Staff, volunteers and active community members:
8.have increased knowledge, skills and confidence
9.are less isolated and better able to connect and collaborate with others
10.are more resilient and better able to look after their wellbeing at work or in their volunteering role
11.have a stronger voice, and are better able to influence local and national decision making
Watch the videos below to see how our work impacts people, communities, groups and organisations:
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Brian Jones from Galloway Community and Arts Trust talks about working in partnership with Sleeping Giants on a number of projects over the years. We carried out an evaluation at the end of their Connecting in Communities project, which resulted in a successful Lottery application.
Brian Jones, former Community Projects & Capacity Building Officer (now retired) Galloway Community and Arts Trust Douglas Westwater from Community Enterprise talks about the joint work he has done with Sleeping Giants. We worked together on a project for Glenkens Development Trust and, due to our shared ethos, expect to collaborate much more in the future.
Douglas Westwater, CEO Community Enterprise |
Davie McMillan, a volunteer with A Listening Ear in Wigtownshire, tells us more about the organisation that was started during the first lockdown to help ease loneliness and isolation for people in the west of Dumfries and Galloway. Sleeping Giants has helped the organisation set up policies and systems, as well as secure funding for a part-time volunteer coordinator.
David McMillan, Volunteer A Listening Ear in Wigtownshire Hannah Craig of Partnership for Children, talks about the project support and coordination Sleeping Giants has provided for their work in the region. She mentions the key contacts we have and how that has helped them offer their services to schools in Dumfries and Galloway.
Hannah Craig, Programme Director Partnership for Children |
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Helen Keron, from Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership talks about the feasibility study that Sleeping Giants carried out into a seed of an idea. As a result of this work, there is now a proposal that can be tested further and presented to funders .
Helen Keron, former Education and Community Engagement Officer, Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership |
Matt Baker tells us about the work Sleeping Giants has done with The Stove Network over many years. This has included producing a policy framework for working with young people and delivering personal development and training. He talks about the importance of local connections and working in partnership.
Matt Baker. Orchestrator, The Stove Network |
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Rachel Lucas of Songwave Community Choir talks about the fund-funding Sleeping Giants undertook for the choir. Work included a survey of members to gather evidence from and successful funding applications to help the choir to relaunch post-Covid.
Rachel Lucas, Chair, Songwave Community Choir |
Sheena Boyd of New Cumnock Development Trust tells us about the strategic planning that Sleeping Giants worked on with the Trust, which now underpins all of the Trust’s work. She talks about our wide range of experience which resulted in our carrying out additional work for NCDT, such as policy development and research for a new project.
Sheena Boyd, Business Development Manager, New Cumnock Development Trust |
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Shirley Thomson of Balmaghie Community Council talks about the coordination of covid response activities that we carried out in our local parish. Our experience in communicating with communities and organising projects helped us get help to those who needed it most during the first lockdown when many people were isolated.
Shirley Thomson, Chair, Balmaghie Community Council Nicola Hill of LEADER Dumfries and Galloway talks about the Amaze Me LEADER project and Sleeping Giants’ contribution. Sleeping Giants took on the logistics of the programme, as well as helping to shape the format and sharing their expertise of working with young people.
Nicola Hill, former Programme Manager, LEADER Dumfries and Galloway |
Duncan McConchie tells us about the work Sleeping Giants did with the Scottish Wedding Industry Alliance when the SWIA was looking for help to decide on its next steps post-Covid. We consulted with members as well as the leadership group to put together a strategic plan, delivery plan and a management and governance improvement plan.
Duncan McConchie, Chair Scottish Wedding Industry Alliance 
"Our organisation has been through a period of significant change and improvement in recent years. Embarking on the process of developing our five-year strategic plan it was so important to us to work with people who understood our grassroots ethos and who “got” our values, which are underpinned by feminism, equality, and human rights. Sleeping Giants absolutely fit this profile and have been a pleasure to work with throughout the entire planning process. The skills and knowledge distilled within their small team have allowed us to not only develop our plan but to strengthen our organisation’s leadership, governance, and quality. Every step of the way we were encouraged to reflect on how far we’ve come and to believe in ourselves into the future. Grace brings a real human touch, warm sense of humour and empathy to what can often be a very dry process; all the time maintaining an excellent level of professionalism. We were at times challenged to have difficult conversations about what might not be working, but in the most supportive and nurturing way, as a result our organisation is all the stronger for it. A very positive experience and one we’d be happy to recommend."
Jill Osborne, Centre Manager, DGRC & SASC |
