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Success for Wee Grants for Wee Groups pilot
21st October 2019
Three months into the Wee
Grants for Wee Groups pilot the Robertson Trust are and thrilled with the response so far.
Over £114,000 has been awarded to 71 organisations across Scotland, with awards ranging from £500 to £2,000 for
anything from data literacy worksho…
Drive to restore The Waverley hits milestone
21st October 2019
A message on the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society website (PSPS) read: "The running total for Waverley's Boiler Refit Appeal has now passed the £2m milestone thanks to the continued generosity of PSPS members and many other individuals.
"Since the appeal was officially launche…
Latte levy set to be introduced
18th October 2019
This is one of a range of measures that will be implemented in response to the findings of an expert panel set up to advise on how Scotland can tackle the number of single-use cups used in the country – which is estimated based on current usage to reach 310 million a year by 2025…
Funding pressures fueling stress within voluntary sector
18th October 2019
The challenging financial situation facing the voluntary sector is the main contributor to stress with charities citing increasing demands on staff (78%), lack of resources (7 5%) and reduced funding (74%) as the main drivers of the problem.
Vicarious trauma was also seen as a ma…
Support to deliver social security
18th October 2019
This includes tackling perceived stigma and supporting people through the application process.
Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “We believe social security is an investment in the people of Scotland and it should help tackle poverty.
“This new fund will hel…
Try crowdfunding to transform your community
7th October 2019
Crowdfunder are in Scotland helping to make great ideas happen through a combination of expert crowdfunding coaching,
events and grants.
Crowdfund Scotland is for everyone in
Scotland with an idea that can transform their community.
Expert coaches are on the groun…
Award for Scottish philanthropist
17th October 2019
The Wood Foundation funds and manages a range of programmes in the UK focusing on education, child poverty and economic development. Wood highlighted that although charity begins at home, it does not end there. In Rwanda and Tanzania, The Wood Foundation has transformed the livel…
Pledge to scrap non-residential care charges
16th October 2019
She said: “The principle behind free personal care and free health care is the same - if you need help you should get it. Despite that principle many people – of all ages – still have to pay for non-residential social care services.
“I know from my own constituency experience tha…
Special pot of £7.5 million to celebrate National Lottery 25th birthday
30th September 2019
The National Lottery Community Fund is making a special £7.5 million pot of funding available to mark The National Lottery’s 25 th birthday.
The fund, #CelebrateNationalLottery25, will help communities celebrate the extraordinary impact the National Lottery
has had since…
Opera star Stands up to Cancer
15th October 2019
Monica’s parents Maureen and Philip McGhee drove her home to Scotland to recover. Rock solid support from her sisters, Claire, 33, and Laura, 28, also helped Monica slowly build back her strength. No further treatment was needed and it was an emotional moment on August 22 2017 wh…