In 2021 we were pleased to join a group of funders involved in informal conversations about opportunities for women’s groups across the UK to being about change at local and national levels. The discussion evolved into a more formal discussion and we made the link between our interests and ‘Routes to power and influence’. As…
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Introducing our March 2022 Grant Partners!
We were open for applications between November 2021 and January 2022 – we received many more applications than we could fund. A third of these applications were not actually eligible. Primary reasons for ineligibility were failure to meet governance requirements, an income exceeding £1 million and incorrect application of the 25% project cost requirement. In…
Our Covid-19 grantmaking
Thanks to the support of the Castansa Trust, The Ward Family Trust, Eve’s Trust, Baillie Gifford, some private donors, and the Oak Foundation the Women’s Fund for Scotland was able to raise £187,000 to support the needs of women and girls in Scotland during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding has been issued to our impact…
Brand Ambassador Opportunity
We need your help! We can only make grants because we fundraise – we need to inspire donors to choose us so that we can go on helping groups just like yours across Scotland.
Home-Start Glasgow North AGM
Usually Annual General Meetings are dry business affairs but not when they are hosted by Home-Start ambassador, Kaye Adams.
Who do we fund?
The Women’s Fund provides grassroots funding to charitable projects across Scotland and is often the sole supporter. Our vision is of a Scotland that is safe, healthy, prosperous and connected because women and girls have been encouraged and supported to reach their full potential.