The Catalyst Fund from Firstport is a new kind of social investment product that supports social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. It offers loans starting at £50k using …
Funding
Big Issue Invest
Big Issue invest offers social enterprises and charities a range of repayable finance options, from loans of £20,000 to larger investments of up to £3 million, as well as corporate …
Volunteering Support Fund 2021-2024
The Scottish Government has just launched a new round of funding to help third sector organisations recruit volunteers who may be particularly disadvantaged. The fund is open until the 27th August. …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
The Community and Third Sector Recovery Fund is still open
The Community and Third Sector Recovery Fund is continuing to provide grants, including to organisations providing support with food. For more information and to apply visit: https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government
Posted in Covid-19, News
Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Funding
Updates to National Lottery Community Funding in Scotland
”Our funds will mainly continue to operate as before. But we have made some changes to help make sure our funds better support people and communities through COVID-19. These changes …
Posted in CFHS updates, Covid-19, Funding news, News
Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Funding
Aberdeenshire Council Community Food Fund
The council has made funds available to support local community or resilience groups tackling food security in Aberdeenshire communities as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Up to £2000 …
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Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Funding
Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme
The Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme is a £25m Scottish Government funded programme aiming to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations that are supporting people and …
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Areas of Work: Covid-19 information and resources, Funding
Investing in Communities Fund – deadline for applications 14 June
The Investing in Communities Fund is a new communities fund to tackle disadvantage, poverty and inequality that encourages community-led development, design and delivery of sustainable local solutions addressing local issues, …
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Area of Work: Funding
CFHS development fund
It has been decided not to run our development fund in 2019. Our thanks go to all those community initiatives who have achieved so much with so little over the …
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Area of Work: Funding
Helping Scotland recover
The Bank of Scotland Foundation has two grant programmes that launch in September 2021; the Reach programme and the Change programme, to support charities to through the ongoing challenges they …