The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow (IASG) has raised £9,255 for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS). CHSS supports the 1 in 5 people in Scotland who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and long covid to live their lives to the full. The charity provides a free a
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Edinburgh-based charity Bank of Scotland Foundation is offering its 178 current grantees a share of £2,406,465 to help with the significant impact of the cost of living crisis. The foundation’s grantees, and charities more generally, tell them that rising demand for services, rising core
Phil Anderson Financial Services has furthered its support of the Aberdeen football community with its sponsorship of the Hermes Bridge of Don Para Football team. The firm has a long-standing tradition of supporting local sports, and this new partnership underscores the firm's dedication to fosterin
It’s a rivalry that has kept football fans on the edge of their stadium seats for almost 150 years – that between Edinburgh’s Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC. And now that competition is set to hit the golf course as footballing legends from Hibs and Hearts prepare to tee o
Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, is returning as a founding sponsor of the second edition of The Distillers One of One charity auction at Hopetoun House on the outskirts of Edinburgh next month.
In a unique move to raise money for The Maclean Foundation, whisky expert Charles Maclean MBE has enlisted the support of the Scotch whisky industry to host a fundraising auction with 39 "very rare and highly collectable" whisky lots. The charity aims to fund clean water projects in developing count
In support of Ninewells Cancer Campaign, which funds cancer treatments at the Ninewells Hospital, 15 staff from Johnston Carmichael's Dundee office took part in this year's Dundee Kiltwalk. Staff chose to back the charity in support of a colleague’s friend, who is currently receiving trea
In celebration of its 175th anniversary, the Scottish Building Society, in collaboration with Foundation Scotland, has launched the Scottish Building Society Foundation, a dedicated funding incentive for Scottish charities and community groups. With an inaugural fund of £175,000, the foundatio
A team from wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin’s Edinburgh office has recently spent a day volunteering at the city’s Harmeny Education Trust. The team of nine undertook various tasks around the estate, including building a fence around the perimeter of the estate, an extension to one of
Real estate provider CBRE has raised £1 million for its UK charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support - doubling its initial fundraising target of £500,000. CBRE’s partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the largest British charities that provides specialist health care, in
Scottish charity Enable is set to extend its social care, employability, and community-based services to an additional 2,000 individuals, thanks to a £1.5 million funding injection from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The charity currently supports over 11,000 pe
Tech-enabled business critical services group AAB has celebrated the success of the inaugural charity ball for its philanthropic arm, AABIE, raising £52,631.
In a charity fundraising effort, a team from Scottish Friendly has triumphed in the National Three Peaks Challenge, which involved conquering the highest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales in under twenty-four hours. The team, including Alan Rankine, Brian Tonner, Colin Sergeant, Jason Arnste
Last Friday marked the commencement of KPMG's annual 'Big Walks' initiative, with nearly 300 Scottish colleagues participating to raise funds for charity partner Marie Curie. KPMG employees in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow joined 4,000 colleagues nationwide on one of ten walks scheduled between 1
A new £150,000 fund to support causes that operate in Scotland and are undertaking a sustainability project has been launched today. The Royal Bank Regenerate Fund, in partnership with the giving platform Neighbourly, will provide £150,000 to schools, charities, and community groups acro