Look ahead to 2025 and reflect on 2024 at this festive members’ meeting.

We will be joined by David McNeill from SCVO who will provide some insight into what lies ahead for the sector next year.

This is an in person event at The Social Hub, 15 Candleriggs Square, Glasgow G1 1TQ.

This Open Members Meeting we will hear from The National Lottery Community Fund and Alexander Moncur Trust about the various projects they sponsor and how the place based funding supports the communities and cultures of those living there.

An agenda will be available soon.

This event is only available to members. To learn more about member benefits, please see the Join Us page or contact scottishgrantmakers@wssociety.co.uk.

Scottish Grantmakers is thrilled to be hosting our Annual Conference at The Barracks in Stirling.

This year, we are restructuring the event to better reflect the needs and interests of our members. This exciting new approach will be announced soon.

To see more about this keynote event, visit our Annual conference 2024 page.

Scottish Grantmakers and Scottish Funders Forum are working with Migration Policy Scotland (MPS) to host a discussion surrounding migration in Scotland.

Scotland has experienced the fastest growing migrant population of all UK nations over the past 20 years with Polish people recently overtaking Pakistan-born people as the largest group. Following the end of free movement we are seeing further significant changes in the size and composition of Scotland’s migrant population. While many of us will be familiar with work supporting refugees and asylum seekers, 90% of migration is termed non-protection migration – people arriving in Scotland to work, study or for family reasons. Understanding their experiences and addressing the challenges they face is an important, but almost routinely disregarded, aspect of combating poverty, exclusion and racial inequity. Building stronger communities and a brighter future requires greater awareness and understanding of migration’s role in Scotland.

Key topics to be covered include:

• The experiences of migrants and refugees in Scotland.

• The impact of migration on Scottish society.

• The role of charities in supporting migrant communities.

• Policies and practices affecting migrants and refugees.

• Building inclusive and welcoming communities.

• How grant making can support migrant communities.

• Where grant making is required within migrant communities.

MPS are a fairly new charity in Scotland who have a really strong understanding of the Scottish context for migrants and what this means for Scotland. They carry out an annual attitudes survey to immigration and regularly inform Scottish Government on policy relating to migration. You can find out more on their website  here. This is an opportunity to learn more about the work MPS do, understand more about the current position of migration in Scotland and how this impacts the work we do and the work we support.

 Speakers

• Ali MacLachlan, Chair of Scottish Grantmakers (Event Chair)

• Dr. Sarah Kyambi, Director, Migration Policy Scotland

• Dr. Rebecca Kay, Senior Researcher, Migration Policy Scotland

Roundtable Participants

• Carol Mack OBE, CEO, Association of Charitable Foundations

• Marchu Belete, Co-director, Migration Exchange

• Elaine Wilson, Head of Learning and Development, Corra Foundation

Members’ Voice speakers will be Duncan Byatt, The Highland Society of London, and Blair Thomson, The Northwood Charitable Trust.

Chairs are invited to join us on 23 May 2024 for an evening of discussion at V&A Dundee. The event will include a guest speaker to spark discussions amongst members, networking opportunities, and a private viewing of V&A Dundee's most recent exhibition, Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk.

Join us for the first Members' event of the year! This quarter's theme is 'community', a pressing topic in all of our organisations. 

For grantmakers, connecting with the communities they support isn't just about goodwill, it's about strategic effectiveness. By forging relationships with local organisations and residents, grantmakers gain a deeper understanding of the issues on the ground. This allows them to fund initiatives that truly address community needs, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach. 

Beginning with a Members' Voices session, we will hear from the Essentia Foundation, speaking on their reaction to changes in the third sector and how they are seeking to fill funding gaps as a grant maker.

This session will be followed by a presentation by Elaine Wilson, Head of Learning and Development at the Corra Foundation to talk about how funders can support human rights issues.

We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how we can better the communities we serve. 

SGM’s second collaborative event with SFF and SCVO about the work being undertaken on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), Fair funding and the Environment.