Funding for rural communities
Community led projects to receive ÂŁ3 million funding boost. Over 180 diverse projects across rural Scotland, will receive grants ranging from ÂŁ100,000 to less than ÂŁ500, from the Rural & Island Communities Ideas into Action (RICIA) fund. The fund encourages and supports not-for-profit community groups with innovative approaches to community-led local development which include solutions
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Insights on the cost-of-living
At Inspiring Scotland, we are very aware of the pressure that the increased cost-of living is having on people and the funded charities we support. Throughout Autumn 2022 our fund teams gathered and shared information from portfolio partners about: How concerned they are about cost-of-living crisis for people they support, their organisations, their staff and
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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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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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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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Free training to support rural and island community organisationsÂ
Grassroots community organisations play a central role in leading and creating vibrant rural places in Scotland. But we know that new or small-scale organisations can find it overwhelming to raise funds to deliver projects, build relationships with the right people, and strengthen an organisation from within. Great ideas start locally, which is why we’ve launched
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