Funding news for April 2025
Our first funding round-up for April features Localgiving’s Community Matters Fund, the London Marathon Foundation, the Henry Smith Charity, the…
Scotland
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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo donates £750,000 to military and arts charities
The annual charitable donation from the 2024 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo totals £750,000. The sum is being donated to arts…
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St Columba’s Hospice Care announced as recipient of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s 75th anniversary donation
St Columba’s Hospice Care has been selected to receive a special one-off charity donation of up to £162,000 in celebration…
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OSCR & Foundation Scotland collaboration sees over £5mn from dormant trusts released to date
A collaboration between The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and Foundation Scotland has released over £5million of dormant funds for public…
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National Lottery Community Fund opens £166mn funding stream for Scotland
The National Lottery Community Fund has today opened a £166 million funding stream that will support Scotland’s communities over the…
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Proposal to cut 2024’s funding for Edinburgh charities rejected but next year’s remains at risk
An Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) proposal that would have ended funding for 64 third sector organisations across Edinburgh this…
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University of St Andrews launches £300mn fundraising campaign
The University of St Andrews seeks to raise £300 million through its campaign to support scholarships, research, academic programmes, and…
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Changes to Scottish charity law come into effect on connections to Scotland, & due diligence on trustees
Two new changes to charity law in Scotland have come into effect as of yesterday, 1 October, relating to a…
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New mentoring scheme announced at Scottish Fundraising Conference
A mentoring scheme is to launch in Scotland, which will match mentors and mentees to share trust fundraising learning.
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RNLI, CHAS & SSPCA among Scottish Fundraising Awards 2024 winners
Charities including RNLI, CHAS and SSPCA, as well as individual fundraisers at Scottish charities have been recognised in this year’s…
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Katriona Carmichael becomes Scottish Charity Regulator CEO
Katriona Carmichael officially started her role as Chief Executive at OSCR on Monday 1 July, taking over from Maureen Mallon…
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Scottish charities & funders urged to feed into Holyrood inquiry on third sector funding
A Scottish Parliament inquiry into third sector funding is seeking views from nonprofits and funders.