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May fund deadlines
May fund deadlines

Fund News

May fund deadlines

A summary of all fund application deadlines coming up this month to help organisations keep track of timely opportunities in their area.
Windfarm funds providing innovative support for community groups
Windfarm funds providing innovative support for community groups

Fund News

Windfarm funds providing innovative support for community groups

Celebration as successful first year of project leads to funding extension
Reducing our Carbon Footprint
Reducing our Carbon Footprint

General News

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

Foundation Scotland staff have been working on a new project that will bring us one step closer to decarbonizing our operations.
April fund deadlines
April fund deadlines

Fund News

April fund deadlines

A summary of all fund application deadlines coming up this month to help organisations keep track of timely opportunities in their area.
Children’s clothing swap shop: from small acorns…
Children’s clothing swap shop: from small acorns…

Fund News

Children’s clothing swap shop: from small acorns…

You may have seen the story on the BBC website recently about ‘Berwickshire Swap,’ a project that helps local families by swapping their children's clothes and toys. 
Foundation Scotland project releases Scotland's missing millions
Foundation Scotland project releases Scotland's missing millions

General News

Foundation Scotland project releases Scotland's missing millions

Foundation Scotland’s release of over £2.3 million from dormant trusts “tip of the iceberg” windfall for communities
Education and training support exceeds £1 million
Education and training support exceeds £1 million

Fund News

Education and training support exceeds £1 million

Growing numbers of Scottish communities are setting up dedicated Education and Training grants programmes across Scotland, thanks to community benefit funds provided by the renewable energy sector…
Dorenell Funds Blazing a Trail
Dorenell Funds Blazing a Trail

Fund News

Dorenell Funds Blazing a Trail

The third year of grant-making from the Dorenell Community Benefit Fund is now well under way with some exciting projects supported in the recent round. £195,212 was awarded to seven different…
Cost of living impacts
Cost of living impacts

Blog

Cost of Living impact on communities: a blog

I work in Foundation Scotland’s Communities Team and spend most of my time supporting the distribution of place based funds in the Northeast of Scotland.
Fund deadlines in March
Fund deadlines in March

Fund News

Fund deadlines in March

A summary of all fund application deadlines coming up this month to help organisations keep track of timely opportunities in their area.
The Essentia Foundation hits hundred
The Essentia Foundation hits hundred

Fund News

The Essentia Foundation hits hundred

The Essentia Foundation is in a celebratory mood as it makes its 100th grant across Scotland.
Community Benefit Funds step up to support CABs
Community Benefit Funds step up to support CABs

Blog

Community Benefit Funds step up to support CABs tackling the cost-of-living impact

Blog by Eilidh Coll, Community Funds Advisor for Caithness and Sutherland