COMMUNITY
CHEST
Community Chest will provide grants of up to £1,000 to help small
community groups in Scotland with revenue income of less than £25,000. The
aim of the Community Chest is to help build the capacity of groups in Scotland
to deliver their activities. Groups receiving a grant will also have the
opportunity to attend a number of free workshops covering topics such as
charity law, making successful funding applications and managing money.
For further information please use the contact details below:
E-mail: Patricia.McKibben@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Telephone: 01383 620780
VOLUNTEERING
SCOTLAND GRANT SCHEME
The Volunteering Scotland Grant Scheme is
aimed at encouraging volunteering and is open to all registered charities
in Scotland. The Scheme can provide smalls grants of up to £5000 and larger
grants up to £35,000 for up to three years for projects that attract harder
to reach volunteers.
Further information can be found
HERE.
DRINKWARE TRUST
The Drinkaware Trust offers
small grants of up to £2,500 normally to projects throughout the UK, in
particular to reduce alcohol misuse amongst under-18s and / or to raise
awareness about long-term health harms caused by hazardous or harmful levels
of drinking. Projects supported fall into five general areas:
Theatre in
education projects
Educational workshops and training, including peer-led
education
Public education campaigns
Production or purchase of educational
resources
Conferences
Apply at any time - you should hear the outcome within
five to ten weeks.
For further information please use the contact details
below.
Telephone: 020 7307 7450
THE ROBERSTON TRUST
The Robertson Trust is
an independent Scottish grant-making Trust which exists to provide financial
support to charities as defined by the Law of Scotland. In practice, this
enables the Trustees to donate to a wide range of charitable objectives
where the work takes place in, or has an impact on, Scotland. Guidelines
and advice on the applications can be found on their website:
www.therobertsontrust.org.uk
THE
MOFFAT CHARITABLE TRUST
The trust provides financial support to a wide variety of charitable causes
throughout the UK, with preference given to organisations in Ayrshire and
the West of Scotland. Grants can take the form of core funding (including
salaries and running costs), project grants or capital grants for buildings
or equipment. Grants are usually offered over one, two or three years. The
Trust prefers to offer a contribution towards the total funds required for
both capital and core funding requests and, in general, prefers to fund
a specific project.
Currently the major categories
under which the Trustees consider support are:-
• Care – examples include palliative care, care for older people, people
with disabilities, and people with mental health issues.
• Children/Young People
– especially projects which assist underprivileged children and promote
child healthcare as well as programmes which are involved in the development
of vulnerable/disengaged young people.
• Community – with particular
regard to charities working to improve the quality of life for those living
in disadvantaged areas, especially Scotland.
• Education/Training
– the Trust is interested in supporting projects covering travel and tourism
and those involved in business development.
•
Sport/Art – particularly
projects which help young people develop and progress in their chosen sport
and encourage young people to participate in artistic activities.
The Trustees meet quarterly
in February, May, August and November. You are advised to submit your application
as soon as it is ready and it would be unusual to have to wait more than
3 months for a decision. You may be contacted for more information or to
arrange an assessment visit. The deadline for completed application forms
is the 15th of the month prior to the meeting. For more information please
visit their website:
www.moffattrust.org.uk
AWARDS FOR ALL
You can apply to Awards
for All if if you are a not-for-profit group or you are a parish or town
council, school or health body. You must have a bank account that requires
at least two people to sign each cheque or withdrawal. You must use the
grant within one year. Awards for All cannot award grants to profit-making
companies or individuals.
How much can you apply for?
Between £500 and £10,000 to fund a specific project or activity. Organisations
can receive up to a maximum of £10,000 from Awards for All in any twelve-month
period. Groups can only make one application at a time. Awards for All will
fund a wide range of projects and activities.
For more information visit their website at :
www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland
Esmee
Fairbairn Foundation
Contact by fax only:
02072974701
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.It makes
grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people
and communities in the UK, both now and in the future. It may consider work
which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground,
appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of
financial help such as a loan. For more information visit the website on:
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Lloyds
TSB Foundation
Riverside House
502 George Road
Edinburgh
EH11 3AF
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland is a grantmaking trust distributing in
excess of £7 million each year to recognised charities throughout Scotland.
Their aim is to support and work in partnership with charities which help
people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled to play a fuller
role in communities throughout Scotland.
www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
GO4Volunteering
Is a grant programme aimed at helping small voluntary organisations and
community groups that rely on volunteers.
The programme will provide grants of between £500 and £2000.
Examples of what can be funded include;
1. training programmes for voluntary management committees in planning and
managing volunteering.
2. the cost of professional support or consultancy to help develop useful
volunteer policies or training packs
3. visits to more established organisations to share their experiences of
what works well with volunteering
4. consultation with volunteers so that organisations know more about what
volunteers need and value.
Who can apply: Groups with - income less than £25K p.a., a signed constitution,
bank account in organisations name and are independent.
Contact details:
Voluntary action fund, Comely Park House, 80 New Row, Dunfermline, Fife,
KY12 7EJ.
Telephone: (01383) 620780
E-mail: info@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Website:
www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Contact or visit the website for more information on this or other programmes
run by V.A.F.