Our Social Enterprise Ethos
Compassion 'n Action is proud to be one of Scotland's social enterprises. We are a not-profit-distributing company, which means that any profits are reinvested in the community, company employees, or the company. We're not a charity but have a very similar ethos of benefitting the community. Our legal structure ensures that profits can never be distributed to shareholders. We focus not on monetary profit but on what enriches life in different ways.
About...
...our aims
We want to help you be more effective in your communication, to help improve everyday relationships. How? By teaching and supporting your ongoing learning of the skills of Compassionate Communication (based on NVC, Nonviolent Communication, developed by Marshall Rosenberg and cnvc.org).We work in schools with kids, in community centres with adults, with groups wanting training for staff, and more. Check out the client list below to see some of the groups we have worked with.
The Director
Our Director is Claralynn Nunamaker, who has earned a degree-level Certificate in Counselling and Groupwork from the Centre of Therapy in Glasgow (SCQF level 9). She is a Counselling Skills member of COSCA, an Associate Member of BACP, a Certified HeartMath® Interventions Practitioner and HeartMath®UK Licensed 1:1 Provider.
She is also a director of tsiMoray and trustee of the Milntuim Hermitage Trust for Theravada Buddhist nuns.
Claralynn's diverse background includes business, communication, natural resource management and the arts. A Registered Professional Forester in California (RPF 2606) with a double masters in Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, she has transitioned from a successful career in forestry to sharing Compassionate Communication and HeartMath skills she has personally found invaluable.
The Company
Public Liability Cover Public Liability : £1,000,000 |
We're a company limited by guarantee in Scotland, SC359426 and a full member of the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition and the Moray Social Enterprise Network.
Based in Forres in Morayshire, we work primarily from Inverness to Aberdeen in northern Scotland, with some work in Dundee, Fife, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.
...people and groups we work with
Some of our clients include:| Institutions & Organisations | Community Groups | Spiritual Groups | Education, Etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Edinburgh, Isle of Wight |
Salisbury Centre Edinburgh |
Dhanakosa Retreat Centre |
Pathhead Primary School |
| Caledonian University Glasgow |
Bodhi Eco-Project Glasgow |
Holy Isle |
Dundee University |
| Tiphereth Edinburgh |
Secret Garden Nursery Letham |
Sakyadhita Buddhist Women's Group |
Occupy Movement Edinburgh and Glasgow |
| Synergy Yoga and Therapy Glenrothes |
Penicuik Arts Centre Penicuik |
Quaker meeting Glasgow, Dumfries |
LCG, Cluny House Forres |
We partner with a variety of people and organizations, some of which include:
SCI -- Sustainable Communities Initiative
Ling Training and the Shen Foundation -- spiritual development in Forres
Transition Town Forres -- future site of Forres' Environmental Education and Healthy Living Centre
Paula Cowie -- development work and storyteller
Andrea Marcus -- development work, networking and training
Ruth Grindley -- graphic design and layout
HeartMath is a registered trademark of the Institute of HeartMath.
