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The latest stories from Inspiring Scotland and our partner charities.

03.10.2022

Cost of living crisis commitments from Scottish Funders

This statement has been coordinated by The Scotland Funders’ Forum. This is a gathering of funders in Scotland, including statutory bodies and independent grant making trusts, who are committed to best practice in funding the voluntary and community sector and to maximising the impact of funding for the benefit of Scotland. Funders know from listening to communities

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13.09.2022

Supporting the South of Scotland Enterprise Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network

  Sally Cavers shares some insight into the work she has been leading with South of Scotland Enterprise bringing people together as a collective to learn and share and create positive change.   Background to the Network  The Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network grew from a joint concept between The Usual Place of Dumfries and

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08.09.2022

Supporting community led action in rural Scotland

Rural Community groups can now apply for funding to deliver community led solutions in their area, through a newly announced £3m funding pot delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and Inspiring Scotland. This will form the second tranche of an £11.6m funding package confirmed in this year’s Scottish budget, to continue to refine and

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25.08.2022

Why support for rural community organisations has never been more needed

Island Communities Fund Manager at Inspiring Scotland, Lucy Conway reflects on some of the unique challenges currently facing Scotland’s rural community organisations and the fundraising support being offered by Inspiring Scotland to help strengthen these vital organisations. Rural communities are incredibly diverse; no two rural communities are exactly the same and third sector organisations often

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09.08.2022

An open letter to young people

Chief Executive, Celia Tennant joins Scotland’s business leaders in an open letter to young people recognising the challenges of the last two years and our commitment to their future. We wanted to write to you in our role as Scotland’s business leaders and on behalf of our networks of thousands of Scottish employers to reassure

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04.08.2022

Individual one-to-one sessions to boost your fundraising

Small organisations working in rural and island communities play a key role in delivering local needs and priorities, but it can be hard work, and fundraising can feel like it’s never off the to-do list of volunteers, boards, and staff.  This summer, Inspiring Scotland is hosting a series of online training sessions and 30-minute individual

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