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Charities welcome move to boost lottery income
17th July 2019
She added: “The time for action is now and we’d like to see the £50m limit introduced as a priority. We know there is strong support for this change from charities.
“It is right that the government is highlighting the need for increased transparency and we will continue our work…
The Robertson Trust have launched a new pilot, Wee Grants for Wee Groups,
which is open to organisations with an annual income of up to £100,000. In a first for the Trust,
constituted groups with charitable aims, as well as registered charities can apply.
They exp…
Welcome to the new look Funding Scotland
26th June 2019
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…
More than £58m raised by Children In Need
12th July 2019
The 2018 total grew to £58m as donations and fundraising income continued to pour in following BBC Children in Need’s 2018 Appeal show which culminated with an on-the-night total of £50.6m.
BBC Children in Need is currently supporting over 3,000 projects across the UK that are he…
RBS staff raise £100,000 for mental health charities
10th July 2019
SAMH operate more than 60 services in communities across Scotland providing support for people experiencing problems with mental health, homelessness, addictions and employment. Mind operates a similar service in England and Wales, offering information and advice to anyone experi…
Charity lotteries ‘should be able to offer £1m jackpots’
10th July 2019
She said: “The changes are common sense, achievable and crucially come at no cost to the British taxpayer or Treasury. It feels very much like a win-win to me.
“By making small changes in the lotteries law we can ensure that thousands of charities in every constituency are also w…
Fall in participation for Tough Mudder-style events
9th July 2019
According to the report, the fastest growing activity in the past year was half marathons, followed by treks and full marathons.
Running in general accounted for 62% of all online sports fundraising pages.
The report also suggests sponsors may be less likely to donate large amoun…
Social enterprises can get funding worth £3.3 million
9th July 2019
The initiative has been tailored to support smaller, or earlier stage organisations aiming to take their first steps towards growing and scaling their impact.
In contrast, the Scale Up Challenge is assisted by £3m of funding and is aimed at larger, more established and ambitious…
UK Aid Match announces latest round of funding
9th July 2019
Announcing the latest round of funding, international development minister Baroness Sugg said: “I am proud to announce the opening of the next round of UK Aid Match – the programme which gives the British public a say in how the aid budget is spent.
“We continue to welcome applic…
Ignore safeguarding at your peril, trustees warned
9th July 2019
Steve Harper, Haysmacintyre's charities director, said: “Our benchmarking report analysed the wide range of risks that boards of international UK charities are managing, and it’s surprising how few stated safeguarding as an issue. We would have expected more charities to prioriti…