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…
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Women’s Fund complete Cal Chall
The Caledonian Challenge is one of the longest running 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”…
The Women’s Fund take on the Caledonian Challenge
Women’s Fund for Scotland benefits from ‘Tampon Tax’
Following today’s Budget by George Osborne, we are extremely pleased that the Women’s Fund for Scotland has been chosen to receive £600,000 of funding from the ‘Tampon Tax’ Fund. Shona Blakeley, Development Manager for the Women’s Fund for Scotland said, “We are delighted at today’s announcement by the UK Treasury. This is a significant boost for the…
Women’s Fund for Scotland Grant Map 2015
Have a look at our new interactive beneficiary map. In Scotland, you are never more than 50 miles away from a project supported by the Women’s Fund for Scotland, a distance that shrinks in the central belt.
Women On Wheels: Build A Better World
We are very pleased to hear that Women on Wheels hosted a successful evening for the Women’s Cycling Forum 2015, on Saturday 13th June in Edinburgh’s Teviot Row House. The evening was filled with networking and discussion, brain storming ideas of how to ‘build a better world’ for cycling. The women received some inspiration from…
