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Final awards made under current strategy
June 2020
As we prepare to launch our new strategy in September, over £4,9 million has been awarded to 80 organisations at our final Giving Committee of the current strategy.
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Webinar - What is governance and why does it matter - especially in post Covid-19 funding landscape?
June 2020
Our partners at the Cranfield Trust are running a free masterclass on governance.
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Over £460,000 awarded to 32 organisations across Scotland
June 2020
Our Small and Continuation Awards for May 2020 are now available.
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New Vice Chair of The Robertson Trust
June 2020
Gerry McLaughlin has been appointed as the new Vice Chair of The Robertson Trust.
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Staff blog: Reflecting on three years with the Trust’s scholarship team (Gordon Hunt)
May 2020
Gordon Hunt reflects on his time as the Trust's Head of Scholarship as he prepares to head to a new role with the Peter Vardy Foundation.
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Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer
May 2020
We are now recruiting for a Chief Executive Officer.
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Interim leadership team appointed
May 2020
Lesley Macdonald and Kenneth Osborne will act as joint Chief Executives on an interim basis.
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Latest Small and Continuation Awards
May 2020
Fifty-four organisations were granted £742,500 across Scotland in the month of April
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Implications for youth work
May 2020
Mark McGeachie, Head of Partnerships and Sustainability at Youth Scotland, writes a guest blog on the implications of the coronavirus for youth work.
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A coronavirus message from our chair
May 2020
In this personal blog, our chair, Shonaig Macpherson, talks about the Trust's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 - an update on our response so far
April 2020
Further information on our response to the coronavirus for our grant holders, scholars, partners and wider stakeholders.
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Time4Me: Enabling change in further education through mentoring
April 2020
Guest writer Sarah Tervit, Learning Development Facilitator at Forth Valley College, shares the success story of Time4Me, a mentoring project supported by The Robertson Trust and aimed at improving the experiences of vulnerable students.
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Focusing on what matters most to applicants and grant holders
April 2020
Our Head of Giving, Lesley Macdonald, gives an update on how The Robertson Trust is assessing the last of the many applications received under the current Giving strategy, and reassuring grant holders of our support throughout the coronavirus crisis.
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Latest Wee Grants, Small Awards and Continuation Awards announced
April 2020
Over £1.9M awarded to 182 organisations across Scotland in the last three months.
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Director announcement
March 2020
The Robertson Trust has announced that Kenneth Ferguson has stepped down as director of the Trust after 9 years’ service.
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A coronavirus update for grant holders
March 2020
Further information on the coronavirus for grant holders
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Coronavirus response
March 2020
A coronavirus update from The Robertson Trust
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Bringing your work to life with a great case study
January 2020
Nothing brings work to life like a great case study. Our Funding Manager, Karin Earl, takes a look at a recent real-life example from one of our funded organisation and breaks down what made it stand out to our Giving Team.