Information for grant holders

If you have been offered a grant, please read the terms and conditions, and ensure you can meet them before accepting the grant.

· Terms and conditions - groups and organisations

· Terms and conditions - individuals

We want to make sure that people know you’ve been supported by Foundation Scotland, but we also want you to let people know about your organisation or project and how they can get involved or benefit from what you do.

Acknowledging Foundation Scotland

Please use our logo on any materials you produce in connection with your project and on related publicity, including websites. In most cases, this will be a condition of your funding award. Where possible, please use the colour logo. You can download logos here.

Because we distribute funds from a wide range of donors and supporters, we often have additional requirements depending on the source of the funds that make up your award. For example, we may require you to display another logo to show where the funds have come from, such as the ScottishPower Energy Networks logo or a company’s brand.

We will have specified these requirements when we sent you our offer or payment.

Please check these carefully. If in any doubt, don’t hesitate to get in touch with your named contact at the Foundation, or contact our Central Support Service Team.

We also like you to use these words if you can, especially if you are unable to use the logo for any reason:

· ‘Funded by Foundation Scotland.’

If we have told you that the money for your award comes from a particular fund then please use the following wording:

· ‘Funded by [INSERT FUND NAME], supported by Foundation Scotland’

If you are providing images for sharing can you please ask those in the images to fill in our consent form, which we need for GDPR purposes. The link is here.

Media and social media

Social media is a great way to get the word out throughout the lifetime of your project. For example you could let people know about the funding and when the project will launch, publicise upcoming events or share stories from some of the people you’ve supported. If you have photos you can include that’s even better.

Please tag Foundation Scotland so we can also share the good news. Our social media accounts are:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/FoundationScotland/

Twitter: @FoundationScot

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/foundation-scotland/

Successful applicants will be invited to share how they achieved their outcomes in an End of Grant report.

Projects don’t always go exactly as planned, and that’s okay. We aim to be a flexible funder, and we’d much rather hear about a problem early than find out at the end of your grant. Most changes can be agreed quickly.

If you're experiencing difficulties with your project or grant, please get in touch with us as early as possible. The sooner we know, the more opportunity we have to work together to find a solution. Our priority will always be to help you find a way forward. Withdrawing a grant is something only considered as a last resort. Please get in touch if:

• your project is delayed, or you won’t be able to spend the grant by the date in your offer email
• you’d like to spend some of the grant differently from what you told us in your application
• your costs have gone up or down, or you’re likely to have money left over
• you haven’t raised all the other funding you need for the project
• the main contact for your grant, or a key member of staff, changes
• something significant changes in your organisation, such as your governing document, your bank details or your financial position

Please tell us before you make changes. We can’t agree to the grant being used for a different purpose after the money has been spent.

If you need more time

Contact us to tell us why you need an extension and how long you need. If we can’t agree an extension, we’ll ask you to return any unspent money.

If there’s a serious safeguarding incident

You must tell us as soon as reasonably practicable. Read our guidance on safeguarding and what and when to report

If your organisation is closing

Please tell us straight away. Any unspent grant will need to be returned, and equipment bought with the grant may need to go to another local organisation. Get in touch [email protected] or call 0131 524 0300.