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This funding is for communities in Scotland: people who share an identity, interest or experience, or people living in the same place. They offer funding from £20,001 to £250,000 for up to 5 years.They're looking for projects that will help people connect more with each other, and will support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community.Your project must achieve at least 2 of these outcomes:- build positive relationships- support people’s health or wellbeing- help people improve their access and connection to nature- make a positive difference to the environment.These are a few examples of projects that achieve their outcomes:- a regular programme of activities that improve the wellbeing of the community. And help people to connect with each other.- community kitchens, larders, pantries and advice or support activities- community gardens or growing projects- environment clear ups, waste reducing activities or mending, repairing and upcycling workshops.

The Seed and Development Fund is open to any Fife community group who would like to start up a climate project or build their capacity to deliver climate action locally. Funding can be used by groups to start up a new project, take forward existing plans, or to increase their capacity to take climate action. - Project Start Up: Groups can use the Seed and Development Fund to start up a new climate action project. For example, to set up a community fridge, community garden or a tool library. It can also be used to take forward existing climate action plans. The fund can be used as match funding for climate projects.- Project Development: The Fund can be used to develop climate action plans for your community, for example to carry out feasibility studies or pay consultancy fees.- Building Capacity: The Fund can be used to build your group’s capacity to deliver climate action. This could include training costs that address a learning need; website development; volunteer expenses; utilities or running costs; or a vital piece of equipment. Fife Communities Climate Action Network (FCCAN) administer this funding as part of the Fife Climate Hub project and in partnership with Climate Action Fife.

The Shackleton Foundation provides seed funding and support, by means of a single grant or loan of £15,000 to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting young people in the UKFounded in 2007 by descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expeditions in the early part of the 20th century, the Shackleton Foundation seeks to help disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people.Funding is to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. Trustees have a preference for Leaders to be running charities, social enterprises or not-for-profit organisations.The projects should be long-lasting and far-reaching with a clear social purpose and not solely reliant on grants and donations. What sets us apart from other funders is the projects we support are often considered too risky or too early-stage. True to the spirit of Shackleton himself, we take calculated risks in providing support at such an early stage, helping to turn these concepts into a reality when many social entrepreneurs find it challenging to secure funding without a proven track record.Eligible ideas must:• Be innovative and fresh• Fulfil a clear need and demand• Be in the first year of development• Have a real social impact• Have well-defined outputs and goals• Have the potential for real growth and sustainability• The beneficiaries of the work must be young people predominantly based in the UK

Seven Friends Foundation provides small grants to organisations that fulfil their charitable aims:- To support and promote causes that are ignored, unpopular or face widespread stigma- Create stronger local communities that include those who have previously been excluded or marginalised- Improve skills, infrastructure, sustainability and collaboration within the third sectorThe Foundation wants to support those organisations and causes that are unpopular or do not receive widespread public attention. This could be due to negative focus within the media; due to difficulty in accessing statutory, voluntary and institutional funding; due to the cause being seen as politically controversial; or because the issue is not typically seen as a charitable cause. Examples of these types of causes or groups may be:- Asylum seekers and refugees- Migrant communities- Offenders and ex-offenders- People experiencing violence or abuse- Sex workers- Trafficking and modern slavery- Dependency or Addiction- LGBT+- Sexual and reproductive healthThey look to support organisations to undertake work and projects which are sustainable beyond the period of funding

This trust supports a range of charitable organisation for work in Dundee and Tayside.Organisations supported include health and welfare organisations and groups which provide assistance to individuals suffering from physical and mental illnesses.

The Strathleven Foundation's Helping Hand Fund is aimed at constituted community groups and charities either based in Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven or support people and/or activities in this area. The grant is available for between £250 - £2,000 and the grant criteria have been made as unrestricted as possible to recognise the diverse opportunities which exist in these communities. Strathleven Foundation Trustees will prioritise applications which contribute to at least one of the following:- The prevention or relief of poverty - The advancement of education - The advancement of health - The advancement of citizenship or community development - The advancement of arts, culture, heritage, and science - The advancement of public participation in sport - The promotion of equality and diversity - The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

Triodos Crowdfunding helps charities, social enterprises and community groups connect directly with investors to raise finance. Finance is raised from individual and institutional investors through the crowdfunding platform in the form of charity bonds, community share and bond offers, secured and unsecured debt in the form of bonds.