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• You will be supporting a Scottish wide ethnic minority led charity to achieve its mission and carry out effective grassroots campaigns on current issues affecting our work.

• Assist in forward thinking & suggest ways in which Positive Action In Housing can help with social problems & achieve its mission. 

Regular up-to-date information on ongoing issues

• Regular email briefings on current issues including news on the latest government policies, reviews & political developments.

• Regular emails to keep you up to date on government policies & practices.

• Regular emails to update you with regular information on the voluntary/community sector.

• Regular emails to update you on the training & events taking place with Positive Action In Housing.

• Members will have shared access to all resources we develop e.g. contacts, briefing papers, publications or researched material.

Annual General Meeting

• All members get a copy of the annual report & an invitation to attend, speak & vote at Annual General Meeting of Positive Action In Housing.

• You have the opportunity to network with other members allowing you to build & develop your existing contact network.

Free consultancy (organisations only)

• We will assist you with forward thinking & help you to develop ideas, plans and ways to improve your current working practices, allowing you to deliver an even higher standard of service. 

• We can offer a free consultancy on the development of racial equality policies & training.  Members can emails, phone or meet a member of staff to get free support on the development of their equality policies or training strategy.  Recently, we have assisted in the development of racial equality action plans of local authorities; equal opportunities monitoring polices & procedures; outreach surgeries; & communication strategies with ethnic minority communities. 

Discounted access to training & facilities (organisations only)

• We have a diverse training calendar covering a range of issues such as racial harassment; equal opportunities; basic housing options; stress management; performance management and many many more.  Members will have discounted access to training & tailor made courses.

• Members will have discounted hire rate to our boardroom & facilities such as OHP, flip chart etc.  

• Members will also have a discounted advertising rate amongst our members and to ethnic minority organisations across Scotland.

Free publications (organisations only)

• Publications compiled by Positive Action In Housing will be free to all members e.g. recruitment & selection; Scottish Ethnic Minorities Directory; Multi-faith wall planner; Housing Resource Pack etc 

Free quick mail service (organisations only)

• Members have free access to the popular, weekly quickmail service which publicises your jobs, services and latest events to over 12, 000 contacts from minority ethnic organisations & communities, refugee groups, social justice agencies, voluntary organisations, housing associations, housing co-operatives, local authorities, MSPs, councillors, civil servants, individuals, and others with an interest in racial equality, equal opportunities and social justice issues.