Housing associations invited to apply for Partners in Change initiative
Partners in Change offers funding of up to £150,000 per year for a three-year period for outstanding proposals and encourages organisations that meet the qualifying criteria to share their expression of interest by Thursday 3 June 2021.
One of Scotland’s largest charitable trusts, The Robertson Trust, last week launched Partners in Change, a new fund for organisations working in Scotland with an annual income above £2 million, including registered charities, housing associations, Community Interest Companies, universities and credit unions.
The new fund, which is seeking expressions of interest from a range of qualifying organisations by 3 June 2021, focuses on the concept of change and its application to how services and support for people experiencing poverty and/or trauma are designed and delivered. In line with the trust’s current strategy, organisations should be seeking to address one or more of the following: financial wellbeing, emotional wellbeing and relationships and educational and work pathways.
The trust aims to create space within Scotland’s third sector where meaningful relationships and collaboration can be developed. It plans to work with 6 to 10 organisations in this initial round of funding to gain a better understanding of the drivers of, and barriers to, change around services and support.
Partners in Change offers funding of up to £150,000 per year for a three-year period for outstanding proposals and encourages organisations that meet the qualifying criteria to share their expression of interest by Thursday 3 June 2021. A second stage for full proposals will follow for short-listed applicants.
The trust’s Director, Jim McCormick, said: "Emerging from the pandemic, Partners in Change will enable the Robertson Trust to get behind ambitious change plans to shift the problems of poverty and trauma in Scotland. I am delighted we will be able to support up to 10 partners with £50,000 to £150,000 a year for three years on outstanding approaches to change.
"We are keen to learn alongside them – to understand what helps and hinders in achieving these ambitions. If your organisation has a charitable purpose, works in Scotland with an income above £2 million, we look forward to hearing your ideas."
More information is available here.