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Seven community projects share in £250k funding from Crown Estate Scotland
Accommodation for health and social care workers in Arran, better living conditions for veterans in Forres, construction training courses for people in Dunbar, and helping protect a listed building in Canna to help attract more tourists are some of the initiatives that will benefit from the awards. The Community Capacity Grants are part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Sustainable Communities Fund which, since its launch in 2...
BLOG: Fund Her Future - Why We Must Invest in Specialized Women's Charities
Since its inception, the Women’s Fund Scotland has distributed almost £3 million in grants to over 640 community groups and local charities. Yet, when one scopes out, underinvestment in women and girls remains a persistent problem across the UK’s third sector. In 2021, the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research published research that found severe underinvestment in specialist nonprofits serving disadvantaged wo...
Burnhead Moss (Limerigg & Slamannan)
This fund supports community projects benefiting those living in Limerigg and Slamannan.
Local funding boost benefits all ages
The fund supports community-led, charitable activities and benefits people living in the communities of Dufftown, Auchindoun, Glenrinnes, Glenlivet, Inveravon, and Cabrach. Since its launch in 2020, more than £650,000 has been invested in local services and initiatives. This autumn, £99,845 in awards were shared between 4 local organisations, including a £60,000 grant to Speyside Youth. The grant will contribute to staf...
Dorenell funds diverse range of projects
From footpaths to feasibility studies, car share to childcare – residents of all ages will feel the benefits as projects get off the ground. Awards include £29,404 to Dufftown and Mortlach Development Trust to upgrade a circuit of paths around Dufftown to create a heritage trail. Chapeltown Hall Committee in the Braes of Glenlivet was awarded £22,800 to fund a feasibility and design study to build a new hall for the are...
Dorenell Fund Delivering Community Priorities
The report reviewed the number and impact of funding awards to date, and also considered the community priorities for the fund going forward.In the first three years of grant making since the launch of the fund in 2020, a total of £1,273,764 was awarded to 61 projects throughout the fund areas of Dufftown, Auchindoun, Glenrinnes, Glenlivet, Inveravon, and Cabrach. A further £57,964 was paid to the local Community Associations ...
Inch Cape Construction Fund Award Update
The Inch Cape Construction Fund was launched in February 2024 and has already distributed more than £22,000. The fund supports community projects that help tackle the effects of poverty and inequality while improving the environment and supporting sustainability for residents of the Prestonpans or Cockenzie & Port Seton community council areas. The fund supports charitable activities that contribute to outcomes such ...
Beautifying Blackridge - celebrating the work of the Community Council
Blackridge is an ex-mining community located on the periphery of West Lothian between Glasgow and Edinburgh in central Scotland. Historically, whilst the small town had functional basics like pavements, streetlighting and standard road signs, it lacked vibrancy and local character. The area’s heritage was not well celebrated, and the area’s Community Action Plan (2017) identified community aspirations to enhance th...
Shining a light on Boddam: from a fisherman’s shelter to a low carbon community hub
The Boddam Hub was set up as a charity in 2022 to develop a new community space in a former fisherman's shelter, to bring people together to share information about local heritage and marine life and act as a refuge and emergency facility in the event of a power cut or similar. As a new group they began with organising litter picks, community events and planting, and then began work to renovate the building.The old shelter was...
Live, Learn, Earn: Developing Skills and Building Connections
The project aimed to teach young people aged 12-18 practical metalworking skills by creating community installations from recycled bicycle parts, while developing their employability prospects and strengthening community connections. About R-Evolve Established in 2020, R-Evolve focuses on improving employment options for young people through education, training and skills development, with particular emphasis on bike...