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Internship reflections: Esther Itela
Robertson Scholar, Esther Itela, is a fourth-year student at Robert Gorden University studying Food, Nutrition, and Human Health. As part of #ChallengePoverty week, Esther shares her reflections on her summer internship with the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit, and what she learned about poverty in Scotland.
October 2021
Survey Results: Third Sector Capacity Building
We are delighted to share the results of our Third Sector Capacity Building Survey, which we will use to contribute to the design of our current and future offers; helping us to respond to the challenges organisations are currently facing whilst also informing the development of a longer-term package of support.
October 2021
The Robertson Trust announces Board changes
Read on for updates to our Board of Trustees.
#ChristiePlus10: A Housing First approach to Covid recovery
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Today we continue our series with our next contributor, Mike Burns, CEO of Penumbra and former CEO of Aberdeen Cyrenians, who reflects on the Christie Commission from a Housing First perspective and how this is key for our COVID recovery.
September 2021
Vacancy: Scholarship Administrator
The Robertson Trust is now recruiting a Scholarship Administrator to assist in the delivery of our Journey to Success Scholarship Programme.
September 2021
New sessions announced - meet with our funding team in September
Our next session with our funding team will be hosted on the 29th September. Sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams or by phone with half hour slots available throughout the day.
September 2021
Invitation to Tender: Learning and Evaluation Partner for Partners in Change
We recently announced grants of more than £2.4 million to six ambitious projects which aim to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of poverty and trauma in Scotland. We are now looking for an experienced Learning and Evaluation Partner to work alongside us and our partners in change to explore what helps and hinders change, and how we as a funder can best support change projects.
September 2021
Over £1.4M awarded to organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 36 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.4 million.
£2.4 million awarded to ambitious projects tackling poverty and trauma in Scotland
We are delighted to announce our new partners who have been awarded more than £2.4 million in funding to generate fresh perspectives and drive ambitious approaches to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
#ChristiePlus10: Children and families must become the centre of re-imagined public services
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive of Children 1st, who provides a reflection on the Christie commission through the lens of holistic family support and the need for public services to focus on prevention.
August 2021
#ChristiePlus10: Local authorities answer the call
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Greg Colgan, Chief Executive of Dundee City Council, who reflects on what public services need to do next to build on the promise of Christie.
August 2021
Over £1.4 million awarded to organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 49 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.4 million.
Response to press reports - July 2021
Our statement is now available.
#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Adam Lang, head of Nesta in Scotland, who reflects on the need for radical and disruptive change if we are to really tackle the social and economic policy challenges facing Scotland.
July 2021
#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our first contributor is Suzanne Fitzpatrick, co-author of the Hard Edges Scotland report and Professor of Housing and Social Policy in I-SPHERE at Heriot Watt University, who provides analysis through the lens of severe and multiple disadvantage, reflecting on where we are now after the initial momentum which followed the launch of the report in 2019.
July 2021