Update on Progress Towards Our 2025 Grants In the challenging landscape of nonprofit funding, every decision carries weight—not just for the groups we fund, but also for those whose applications we cannot support this time. This update is offered with sensitivity to all who have engaged with our process, whether or not they have progressed…
Tips for a successful application
Give Yourself Plenty of Time: Start early. This will make the rest of the process much smoother! Do Your Research: Be thorough. Know the guidelines and eligibility criteria inside and out. Read the Guidelines: Read them carefully, then read them again. One more time for good measure. Take notes if needed. Contact Us if You…
Amma Birth Companions – Birth Outcomes and Experiences Report
Amma Birth Companions are one of our 2024 Grant partners (and have been a grant partner previously as well). Our grant in 2024 is a 3 year grant and we are proud to have them as partners. If you’d like to hear more about their work please do listen to this episode from season 1…
Introducing our March 2024 Grant Partners!
We were open for applications from 9th October 2023 until 16th November 2023 We received 87 applications with a total requested amount of £398,000 and project costs of £811,000 22 local authorities were represented 67 applications were first time applicants We sifted these applications and 36 were selected to have a full assessment. The 36…
Fund Her Future
Why We Must Invest in Specialised Women’s Charities Guest Post by Mercedes Jones, Funds Adviser, Foundation Scotland In Scotland you are never more than 50 miles away from a project supported by the Women’s Fund for Scotland and since its inception, the Women’s Fund has distributed almost £3 million in grants to over 640 community…
She rOars Leanne Maiden – the power of the wolf
In an extraordinary feat of courage and determination, Leanne Maiden, a 42-year-old amateur rower residing in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, is gearing up to embark on a solo row across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean. Maiden, who moved to Scotland two decades ago from South Africa, aims to become the first South African woman to complete the…
