FOCUS ON – FUNDING

Forte Charitable Foundation
The fund gives grants for running costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations for work which addresses the challenges of local communities. The foundation’s preference is for front line organisations working directly with people in need and have a focus on community support. Projects must be based in areas of extreme deprivation and ranked within the most deprived 15% of the latest index of multiple deprivation. The fund supports volunteering activity Access the fund

Impact Funding Partners
The purpose of this fund is to support small to medium sized third sector organisations across Scotland to recruit additional volunteers for the delivery of a new, or the expansion of an existing volunteering project. Each funded organisation aims to recruit up to 21 volunteers of whom 13 experience disadvantage or would traditionally face barriers to volunteering and these numbers are proportionate to the award. Access the fund

Volunteering Matters-Action Earth
Providing small grants to support community-led environmental action across Scotland, helping people respond to the climate and nature crisis. The fund enables volunteers to take practical steps to improve local green spaces and biodiversity. These nature grants support volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in practical outdoor activities. Any group of volunteers in urban areas are able to apply to Volunteering Matters Action Earth grants of up to £250 to run environmental activities in green spaces. Access the fund

National Lottery Awards for All
Offers funding to support what matters to people and communities. The programme can fund projects that will do at least one of these things: bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities, including volunteering; improve the places and spaces that matter to communities; help more people reach their potential by supporting them at the earliest opportunity; support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost of living crisis. Access the fund

TCV Chestnut Fund
The fund makes grants available to encourage and enable community groups to carry out conservation activities. The grants fall into 2 categories: Start Up Grants are for groups who have little or no money when they are first set up and are available to groups in their first year of existence and Support Grants to provide money for tools, equipment and training. Access the fund

The People’s Postcode Trust
Funding smaller charities and good causes in Scotland to make a difference in their community. Supporting volunteering projects that enable participation in the arts; preventing or reducing the impact of poverty; supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality; providing support to improve mental health issues (focus on organisations that actively support specific mental health issues. Access the fund