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The revised purposes of the Scottish Mining Welfare Trust are: To improve the conditions of life of persons who are or have been employed in Scotland in the mining industry or its ancillary undertakings, their families or dependants, who have need of the facilities provided by the Fund by reason of youth, age, ill health or disablement, poverty, social or economic purposes, for improving their conditions of life. Without prejudice to foregoing generality the methods used to achieve these objects may include any or all the following.1. To support groups, individuals and organisations who alleviate social isolation, in traditional Scottish coalfield areas.2. To support groups, individuals and social enterprises or charities to provide an essential service or supportive actions to a group of people who need specific aid, to ensure a better quality of life.3. To promote the provision of health and wellbeing of the people in the groups with a direct link to the mining industry.4. To support the ongoing schemes or organisation which deliver group activities to their local communities within the traditional mining areas.

The Good Business Fund is a grant offered to charities and social enterprises. If your organisation is passionate about making a positive impact then this grant may be for you.The Good Business Fund is Just Enough Brave's way of championing environmental sustainability and supporting organisations that share their vision. They want to hear from charities, social enterprises, and businesses that have a clear and positive environmental or social purpose and are dedicated to making a real difference in the world. If you're one of them, they're eager to join forces with you! Alongside Just Enough Brave's digital partner Altitude Design, every year, they offer up to £15,000 worth of free creative and digital consultancy time.

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.

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.