This document celebrates success in youth programs and opportunities for sharing information. It recommends increasing shared learning and using intense monitoring to further improve programs. Several new youth initiatives are highlighted, including a youth club opening, funding opportunities, and millions invested in youth projects. Opportunities to share information about local activities include customized packs, newsletters, websites, and social media. Working together can help encourage, share, and embed best practices.

1. Celebrating Success

2. Celebrating success
External Evaluation recommendations:
• Increase shared learning
Put to use the intense monitoring, reporting and evaluating
• Local Authority Activity Packs
work with local Partners to identify where there may be gaps in the
detail or how the information is provided as well as how to maximise
the opportunities for promoting these more effectively.

3. CashBack for Creativity invests in 14 organisations Scotland wide
Scalloway Youth Club opens
Youth Work Fund Open for Applications
Gateway to Employability Programme launched 8 October 2014
Basketball Scotland launches Schools Hub
School of football yields results for the East Region
£4million ploughed into youth projects in Edinburgh

4. Opportunities to share
• Summary of LA activity
• Quarterly forward planner of
activity (highlighting significant
events)
• Press releases
Bespoke LA pack
SCSN Monthly Newsletter
Website
e-newsletter
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Scottish Government meetings
Ministerial visit opportunities – New
Cabinet Sec
- Holiday time
- Cabinet tours

5. www.cashbackforcommunities.org.uk
@CashBackScot
• Encourage
• Share
• Embed in practice