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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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From straw man to Wicker Man?

Annie Gunner Logan looks at the unintended consequences of community empowerment, stemming from a lack of strong shared ambitions and clear vision

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-straw-man-to-wicker-man

Grants are made to groups across a wide spectrum of social, welfare, heritage, educational and community development activities. The majority of funding is directed at locally based work involving, and often initiated by, members of that local community.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000FRNNmEAP/fort-augustus-and-glenmoriston-community-fund

This grant scheme exists to provide small amounts of funding, within a short timescale, to promote projects or activities which bring community benefit. Grants may be used for various purposes including: - equipment- accommodation or let charges- social events- running costs- trips and outings- programme costs- improvements and building repairs

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003hTHgEAM/north-lanarkshire-council-community-grants

Crowdfund Fife

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Crowdfund Fife provides an opportunity for local, constituted community groups to crowdfund and receive a matching grant from Fife Council. Projects that can be funded include:- Small capital works to improve your community- Local events that bring people out of their homes e.g. Men’s Shed, Tea Dance etc.- Regeneration of your local area – anything is possible.- Pilot projects that trial alternative ways of working.- Buying new equipment, materials, or expertise you do not already have that will expand your activities and encourage more people to get involved in your group- A technical study if you are developing a new facility or service- Intergenerational Projects – encouraging different generations to work together

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OWDldEAH/crowdfund-fife

The Banks Kype Muir Community Fund has been created to provide support to deliver local projects that provide social, economic and/or environmental benefit. Community groups, voluntary organisations and environmental projects that are charitable, educational, philanthropic or benevolent in purpose are eligible for this Fund.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000VHyBuUAL/kype-muir-wind-farm-community-fund

The Casey Trust

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The Casey Trust was started in 1996 to support projects exclusively for children throughout the world. Currently the Trust is particularly looking to support children's projects connected with the Arts, Mental Health, also child Refugees in the UK.The Trustees' policy will increasingly be to concentrate on fewer but more substantial grants. In addition, they are looking for start up projects or identifiable new initiatives within existing projects, rather than contributions to recurring events or continuing programmes.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP10000040wXxMAI/the-casey-trust

Supports most types of charitable activity through small community organisations that benefits people living in the Kilbraur area of Brora, Golspie and Rogart Community Council areas.Activities must provide some measure of economic, environmental, educational, social or cultural benefit for people living in the area.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng6yEAC/kilbraur-windfarm-community-benefit-trust

Makes donations to various charities for charitable or educational purposes and the trustees resolve. They have previously supported organisations in Aberdeen working in the fields of education, care, youth, disability, children, music, poverty, medical and churches.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000AKwpPEAT/john-gordon-s-charitable-fund

Fallago Environment Fund aims to enhance the quality of life for local communities and visitors to the Borders through investment in the protection, enhancement and appreciation of the natural, built and cultural heritage of the Scottish Borders environment. The main emphasis of the Fund is on capital projects that leave a long-term legacy (Main Grants Programme). However, core funding support will be considered, in exceptional circumstances, to those organisations that can clearly demonstrate how their activities complement and deliver on the aim of the Fund (Core Funding Programme).

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003i4M5EAI/tweed-forum-fallago-environment-fund

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