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Prestigious award for Theatre Nemo
Glasgow based community theatre group Theatre Nemo has been presented with the Robin Corbett award from the Prison Reform Trust at a prestigious ceremony at the House of Lords. The annual award is...
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UK first to support abused children
Picture posed by models, istock.com Children at risk of recurring abuse are to be the first in the UK to benefit from a groundbreaking US approach, which aims to overcome the impact and long term...
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Key support for funding success
There are a range of people and tools available to help when applying for funding… The Third Sector Interface The third sector interface (Council for Voluntary services) is full of friendly...
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£50m Life Changes Trust launch
Today sees the launch of Big Lottery Fund (BIG) Scotland’s £50 million Life Changes Trust which aims to transform the lives of young people leaving care and the lives of people with dementia and their...
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BIG supports people affected by domestic abuse
Up to £8 million of Lottery money is to be spent on supporting people affected by domestic abuse across Scotland through the Big Lottery Fund Scotland’s Becoming a Survivor scheme. Opening to...
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If at first you don’t succeed…
Don’t let an unsuccessful application put you off applying again. There are steps you can take for future funding success. Subscribe to Adele’s BIG blog for regular funding updates...
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Supporting Carers across Scotland
This week is National Carers Week and it’s estimated that one in eight people in Scotland have an unpaid caring role. People just like Bobbie Denny, 22, from Dundee who cares for her mother Nichola,...
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Supporting carers across Scotland: Natalie’s story
Natalie Purdham (38) is a wife, mother of four and long term carer for her husband, Peter (46). She’s just one of the 650,000 people in Scotland with a caring role, a number that equates to...
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Creative Scotland answers your questions
Do you have a creative project and thinking about applying to Awards For All? There are three lottery distributors involved in the Awards For All programme. Applications coming from arts...
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Investing in Families review
We’ve reviewed our investment in support for families under the Supporting 21st Century Life investment area. The full report is available on our website. If you have any questions about the...
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Helping you to Support and Connect
After a successful first round of funding – and almost £10M of grants made – the next round of Big Lottery Fund Scotland’s Support and Connect fund closes to applications on 6th September 2013. The...
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We’ve announced the latest Investing in Communities grants worth £3m to seven...
Heather Alcorn Recent research estimates that one in 77 children is in kinship care with this figure likely to increase. Kinship carers are grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends, who care for...
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£1 million to support financial inclusion
Today sees £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund awarded to Scotcash for their Financial Inclusion in the Community project in Glasgow. Scotcash will now be able to extend their financial advice and...
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Life Transitions – helping people at times of change
Helping people deal with debt is just one of the services offered by Grampian Housing Association’s (GHA) SMART Financial Inclusion and Early Intervention Project. With the ability to offer advice and...
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Countdown to Support and Connect
With just nine days left until the deadline for applications, we would like to give you a few final hints and tips around applying to the Support and Connect funding programme. Support and Connect...
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Our place in Bellsmyre
Young people from Bellsmyre who were keen to do something to benefit their community have created podcasts to challenge misconceptions of their area. As the Bellsmyre estate, on the edge of Dumbarton,...
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A taste for business
Last month young people from one of our Life transitions funded projects came into our offices with a fantastic selection of lunchtime treats. But the aim of their stall wasn’t just to stop our...
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We want to Invest in Communities
Big Lottery Fund Scotland Director Jackie Killeen is keen to hear from projects across Scotland. Here she tells why: “As winter approaches we know everybody in the third sector busy working to meet the...
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What NOT to do on social media
If your not for profit org is looking to develop in social media… Here’s my top advice on how to avoid epic fails…
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Half a million great reasons for Clyde-siders to smile
Up to 15,000 Clyde-siders – Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games volunteers – can now apply for additional support from the Volunteer Support Pot to help them take part in this once in a life time...
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