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Read the Scottish Community Foundation's latest news by following the links below to our most recent press releases.

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  1. Sanday encouraged to reap the benefit Tue 17 Mar 2009 09:41 Residents on Sanday are being encouraged to make full use of the Spurness Wind Farm Fund that Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has provided for the Sanday community.
  2. Ochil Developments Blackford Community Tue 17 Mar 2009 09:34 The Scottish Community Foundation is now accepting applications to the Ochil Developments Blackford Community Fund.
  3. Equality, inclusion, unity and belly dancing Thu 5 Mar 2009 15:33 Women's groups all over Scotland are preparing for events to celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March...
  4. £128,000 awarded to Scottish charities Thu 5 Mar 2009 11:56 Financial respite has been offered to some of Scotland’s smaller charities in the latest round of Scottish Community Foundation grant awards...
  5. Toast to LifeScan… And the haggis Mon 26 Jan 2009 12:18 Food First - a project run by local group Partnerships for Wellbeing - held a demonstration on how to prepare a Burns’ Supper at the James Cameron Centre on Thursday 22 January.
  6. Family gift £10,000 to Edinburgh Primary School Tue 20 Jan 2009 13:02 Thanks to a generous donation from the family of an ex-pupil, Tollcross Primary School, Edinburgh will have its classrooms transformed with the arrival of state-of-the-art interactive whiteboards.
  7. Introducing Scottish Community Foundation Express Grants Mon 12 Jan 2009 10:08 The Scottish Community Foundation launch their revamped small grants programme for funding up to £2,000.
  8. Be in our 2009 yearbook Fri 9 Jan 2009 12:32 We're looking for eight projects to feature in our 2009 yearbook.
  9. Project to appear on ITV's This Morning Tue 9 Dec 2008 10:41 Stardom beckons for Maybole One Stop Shop through an appearance on ITV's This Morning programme.
  10. Millionaires gather for debate on philanthropy Tue 25 Nov 2008 11:15 On Monday 24 November, the Scottish Community Foundation hosted a lively discussion on modern day philanthropy at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  11. The arts funding prize for Edinburgh competition opens Mon 3 Nov 2008 16:30 Details are being announced today (Monday, 3 November, 2008) of what is believed to be the largest architectural and cultural prize of its kind in Scotland, thanks to a £3m gift from an anonymous donor.
  12. Updated: £3 million arts prize for Edinburgh Thu 16 Oct 2008 12:21 The Scottish Community Foundation today announced a £3M prize to create a new capital project to benefit the arts community in the city of Edinburgh.
  13. The Scottish Community Foundation's Philanthropy Debate Mon 22 Sep 2008 12:00 The Scottish Community Foundation is hosting a panel discussion on 21st century philanthropy at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 24 November 2008.
  14. Connecting Generations Thu 21 Aug 2008 11:22 The Scottish Community Foundation has made 13 grants to community groups and charities across Scotland to help bridge the gap between generations.
  15. Improving access to the Spurness Community Fund Fri 27 Jun 2008 11:30 Eight community initiatives on Sanday have benefited from over £21,500 of awards from the Spurness Community Benefit Fund in its first year of operation. The fund was established by Scottish and Southern Energy in July 2007 through the Scottish Community Foundation.