Funding

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop: Lanarkshire - Douglas

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a workshop on Wednesday the 4th September in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is crowdfunding?

  • Introducing Crowdfund Scotland

  • What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

  • What makes a good crowdfunding project?

  • Three steps to success

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop: Forth Valley & Lomond - Callander

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a workshop on Tuesday the 3rd of September in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is crowdfunding?

  • Introducing Crowdfund Scotland

  • What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

  • What makes a good crowdfunding project?

  • Three steps to success

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop: Forth Valley & Lomond - Balloch

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a workshop on Wednesday the 12th of June in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is crowdfunding?

  • Introducing Crowdfund Scotland

  • What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

  • What makes a good crowdfunding project?

  • Three steps to success

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop: Perth - Auchterarder

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a workshop on Tuesday the 11th of June in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is crowdfunding?

  • Introducing Crowdfund Scotland

  • What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

  • What makes a good crowdfunding project?

  • Three steps to success

The Scottish Community Alliance is delighted to confirm that it has received funding from the Scottish Government to continue administering the Community Learning Exchange during 2019-20.

This is the Exchange's fifth year of operation and the objective continues to be to increase the capacity and capability of the community sector by encouraging learning visits between community groups.

The Bupa UK Foundation is currently accepting applications for practical community-focussed projects that aim to support and improve people's mental health in mid-life. 

The Bupa UK Foundation's purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives. They fund practical projects to tackle challenges in health and social care and make a direct impact on people's health and wellbeing.

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop: Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a workshop on Wednesday 29th May in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

The event will also discuss the match funding available for projects via Crowdfunder and how you can access this.

Topics to be covered:

The Scottish Government has today launched a new fund to tackle disadvantage, poverty and inequality.

Community groups and projects can now apply to the £11.5 million Investing in Communities Fund. Grants of up to £250,000 are available over three years recognising the need for longer term planning in some projects. 

Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell said:

"We know that the best people to decide how to tackle local challenges are the people who live and work in the area.

SSE's Sustainable Development Fund is currently open for applications in Perth & Kinross and Scottish Borders.

The Sustainable Development Fund supports strategic projects in the regions where SSE is operating. It allows the benefits of the company's renewable energy developments to be accessible to a wider area and is directed to projects that can achieve significant impact in local communities. 

The community fund can support projects which:

Earlier this week, Mairi Gougeon announced a newly funded project through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF),  which aims to help farmers by supporting projects aimed at increasing farmers skills and knowledge. To date the Scottish Government has awarded over £5 million to 21 projects through the scheme.

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