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Meet some of the communities whose stories show the difference that funding has made.
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Cardenden Decides makes a huge community impact
Aligned with IVAR’s open and trusting principles, the Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund Panel handed decision-making directly to the community, via Cardenden Decides, a participatory grantmaking event.
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Providing support for children and families in need
Newlife, established 30 years ago, provides specialist equipment and support for disabled and terminally ill children and their families across the UK.
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Providing a safe space for children and their families
Friends of Seaview received a grant of £3,000 from the Rooney Family Foundation to deliver activities and maintain the therapeutic garden for children with additional needs and disabilities visiting the Seaview respite centre in Edinburgh.
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Social Investment helps strengthen community cohesion in Irvine
Foundation Scotland’s relationship with Irvine Community Sports Club dates back to 2017, with £155,000 of Social Investment support.
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Biggar Museum: How Flexible Funding Kept History Alive
Volunteer-led organisations are the quiet backbone of community life, sustained by individuals who give their time not for reward, but out of commitment to those around them.
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Cockburnspath Community Cafe is bringing people together
Cockburnspath Village Hall was awarded a grant of £8,198 from Foresight Kinegar, one of the six funds administered by Foundation Scotland through the Co'path & Cove Community Fund.
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Elgin Youth Development Group supporting youth employability
The Bairdwatson Charitable Trust awarded £4,000 to the Elgin Youth Development Group towards their employability programme.
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Social Investment supporting sports clubs as community hubs
Dundee East Community Sports Club’s community-driven initiatives have made a significant impact on local sports development and engagement.
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Glenkens Education and Training Fund: beyond courses and qualifications
The Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund shows what becomes possible when funding is designed around local realities.
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Making a difference with remarkable retrofits
The Unlock Our Future Fund supports many renewable and smart tech projects, but the fund also supports retrofit projects to improve the energy efficiency and lower heat demand in a wide range of community facilities.
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Growing climate action in Aberdeenshire
The Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund has completed seven years of grant-making, supporting community-led climate action projects across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.
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World Book Day – and all year round...
Craigmillar Literacy Trust (CLT) was established in 1998 to provide literacy support to babies, children, young people, parents, carers, and other adults.
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