Funding Scotland is run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. This is one of our local funding websites.
This website has a free funding search. You can also access Funding Scotland premium features at funding.scot - saved searches, personalised email alerts, lists and notes - if you are an SCVO member or supporter.
Cash for Culture from Voluntary Arts Scotland was created to help voluntary-led cultural groups navigate the funding
landscape.
The publication has been updated for 2019. Download a free copy at voluntaryarts.org/cash-for-culture or email info@vascotland.org.uk to request…
Funding Scotland has a new look and is stuffed full with new features. Since we launched back in 2014 we’ve
listened to our users and been constantly evolving and improving. We hope you enjoy exploring the new
features.
New features
Our new version uses the latest…
Thanks to an increase in funding, Foundation Scotland have widened the scope of their Response, Recovery and
Resilience Fund to support even more organisations with their recovery. They have removed the income cap for
organisations wishing to apply, which was prev…
Movement for Good’s 12 Days of Giving is back again for 2020. Nominations are invited for any UK registered
charity for the chance to win £1,000. There will be 10 winners drawn at random each weekday
from 7 – 22 December 2020.
A total of 12 charities will share £1…
In response to the pandemic, Social and Community Capital have launched a £1 million Coronavirus Response Fund which
is offering unrestricted grants to between £5,000 – £50,000 to organisations across the UK that employ
people from vulnerable or disadvantaged grou…
Do you know a remarkable fundraiser who has made the world a better place? Or do you have a fundraiser or team in
your charity who achieved something special this year? Nominate them for a National Fundraising Award!
The National
Fundraising Awards, hosted by the…
The Aviva Community Fund has relaunched and is calling on small charities and community interest groups with an
annual turnover under £1 million to submit their community projects on Crowdfunder for the chance to gain up to
£50,000 in funding. . Projects must fall…
The Growth & Replication Challenge 2020 is aimed at charities and social enterprises in Scotland that are looking
to scale up or replicate their operations and impact. Organisations will require social investment to finance
their plans and the winner of the Challe…
Well, it’s my final week with SCVO and Funding Scotland as I’m ‘retiring’ to follow my own
interests and have new adventures.
I’ve been involved with Funding Scotland since it was first launched back in 2014 and am delighted that
it’s now the go-to place to look f…
A new pilot platform on which fundraisers can anonymously share their experience of applying to trusts and
foundations has already published over 60 reviews.
Until now, there was little that charities could do if funders provided a poor service to applicants and grantees.…