On Wednesday 9th September we held our second Grant Making Showcase at the Royal Surgeons Hall in Edinburgh. The evening started off with our host, comedian and WFS board member Susan Morrison, going through the itinerary of the evening for the audience and Women’s Fund for Scotland chair Fiona MacLeod explaining why she got involved…
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Grant Making Showcase 2013
On Monday 18th November 2013 150 individuals came together for the re-launch and celebration of the Women’s Fund for Scotland. The Women’s Fund has been rebranded and repositioned now it is supported by private donations. It was a very exciting evening with a real buzz! Guests were asked to prepare for an interactive evening and it…
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Gwen’s story on completing the Cal Chall
The Caledonian Challenge is one of the toughest endurance events in the calendar. Individuals sign up to test their mental and physical stamina while tackling 54 miles in 24 hours or 24 miles in 12 hours. The Caledonian Challenge is one of Scotland’s toughest challenges. “Harder than you think. More rewarding than you can imagine” is the phrase used…
Did you say an all female cast?!
“THANKS to the remake of Ghostbusters with an all women cast, the world is being forced once again to listen to one of the most tired, insulting and wrong-headed statements ever made: women aren’t funny”, reads the article in the Herald Scotland defending funny women. When the movie remake of Ghostbusters was announced many focused…
Our New Grant-Making Programme
Thanks to a £600K grant from the UK Government’s Tampon Tax, the Women’s Fund for Scotland recently launched a large grants programme. Whilst retaining the existing small grants programme, the WFS introduced a multi-year large grants programme, which will distribute up to £30,000 over 3 years. The cap of £250,000 on annual turnover has been…
