Meet the funder with Scottish Land Fund & SSE Community Investment

Are you looking for funding to purchase land or a building to benefit your community? Or perhaps to ensure the sustainability of your local community group? Join SCVO's Rachel Boyd for an online meet the funder session to hear from the Scottish Land Fund and SSE Community Investment about their grant programmes.

Find out more about who's eligible, what kind of applications the funders are looking for and how to make a strong case for funding, as well as a chance to ask questions directly.

We're looking forward to welcoming Jamie McCaw from the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF)'s Scottish Land Fund, and Tom Black from SSE to our Meet the funder session.

TNLCF's Scottish Land Fund supports urban and rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. The fund offers grants of up to £1 million to help communities take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects.

SSE's community investment programme provides community-focused grants via their local funds and sustainable development funds. In 2023/24 their funds delivered over £10.37 million in grants to community projects, helping over 957 not-for-profit organisations realise their ambitions.

You'll hear about top tips about making a strong application, and have an opportunity to ask questions of both funders.

Community groups/organisations looking for funding to support their community

Comments from previous Meet the funder webinars:

• "It was so good hearing directly from funders like that."
• "The information and tips from both funders was very useful. It was good to hear things from the funders' perspective as to what they are looking for with regard to funding applications."