The Robertson Trust

📢 We are now currently closed to new applications for Our Funds. We will continue to share regular content and updates in the coming months ahead of Our Funds re-opening in September. You can view some of the changes taking place later this year below. This includes changes to the maximum award sizes available through our Wee and Small Grants, to ensure that our funding is meaningful and proportionate for smaller organisations. ⤵ https://lnkd.in/e5cVrWuJ Please note that our current Work Pathways open call sits separately to Our Funds, and the current closing of Our Funds does not impact this open call.

📢 FUNDING NEWS > We are delighted to announce that fourteen projects with potential to lead to big change that lasts on poverty and trauma in Scotland, will share just over £2.5 million as part of our latest Programme Awards. 💡 Our Programme Awards aim to support work which is bold, innovative and sustainable, with the potential to deliver big change that lasts on poverty and trauma in #Scotland. Read more below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/erxbhuxZ

📢 With one week to go until the General Election, our Chief Executive, Jim McCormick, looks at the key drivers of poverty in Scotland today and how the new UK Government must turn the tide on deep hardship. Read the full blog below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/e86PiErB #OurEssentials

📢 2x new vacancies - Technology Services Officer / Funding Officer (Fixed Term) We are delighted to invite applications for two new roles at The Robertson Trust. Find out more below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/g9Q_xZUY

At our first #Trauma #Informed #Grantmaking Community of Practice Meeting we heard from the fantastic Rowan Anderson Programme Lead at The Corra Foundation about their journey to becoming #Trauma #Informed #Grantmakers here Rowan writes about Corra's Journey so far a fanstastic read and one I'm sure many funders will resonate with... "However, including the wisdom and advice that comes from lived experience meaningfully, purposefully, and ethically – is a journey… a quest that needs champions and courageous hearts" Our next Community of Practice Meeting takes place at *12:30pm on 20th June* where we'll be hearing from The Robertson Trust about their journey so far, sign up here to come along - open to UK based funders: https://lnkd.in/eC7xSafk

NEWS We are pleased to share details of some of the upcoming changes to Our Funds taking effect in September this year. We are making changes to the maximum award sizes available through our Wee and Small Grants, to ensure funding is meaningful and proportionate for smaller organisations. You can read more about some of the upcoming changes below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5cVrWuJ 📢 A reminder that we will be pausing to new applications to Our Funds on Friday 31st May at 12 noon, and re-opening with the new look version of Our Funds in September.

OPEN CALL For projects with potential to deliver lasting change on in-work poverty in Scotland. This could be through: ✔️ Feasibility & development ✔️ Test & demonstration ✔️ Research with clear link to action ✔️ Campaigning, mobilising, influencing More info: https://lnkd.in/dgETZvPA

Join us at The Robertson Trust to end poverty! We have around £2million to give to effective, ambitious and innovative charities who's ideas can combat poverty and trauma across Scotland. This is our biggest and most targetted way to achieve our mission. GET IN TOUCH NOW to help drive big chance that lasts! https://lnkd.in/gDpWgSBw

▶️ On-demand: You can now watch our recent roundtable event 'Ending Homelessness: Progress made, checked and still to come'. This event is the first in a series we are hosting to mark 25 years of Scottish Devolution 👇 https://lnkd.in/eV5sNEs2

We’re delighted to announce we’ve received funding from The Robertson Trust to develop Scotland’s first best practice standard for flexible working. This new scheme for employers will definitively show what ‘good’ flexible working looks like, and it will provide a supportive framework for employers to increase their flexible offer and showcase their flexible culture. We're excited to be working with Bonnie Clarke from Taylor Clarke to develop and design our framework. For workers, our accreditation scheme is all about creating more flexible working in more roles, including those that are low paid. If you'd like more information, or you're interested in taking part in our pilot project, please contact us at hello@flexibilityworks.org. You can learn more about how we're setting the standard for good flexible working in our blog post now: https://lnkd.in/ey5aHHwa #FlexibilityWorks #FlexibleWorking #FlexWorking #ScottishEmployers