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#DoOneBetter Podcast: Venturing into Social Impact Investing
In a chat with Alberto Lidji for #TheDoOneBetter Podcast, our Chief Executive Jim McCormick shares our recent journey into social impact investing, to support our mission to build lasting solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland.
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The Robertson Trust welcomes five new members to its Board of Trustees
The Robertson Trust is pleased to announce our five new Trustees.
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Vacancy: Financial Accountant
The Robertson Trust are looking for a fixed-term Financial Accountant, to help us make a real difference to reducing poverty and trauma in Scotland. The closing date for applications is 24th March 2024.
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Meet with our Funding Team 1:1 in November
Do you want to have a chat about a potential application? As part of our ongoing support, The Robertson Trust has 1:1 sessions available for new applicants between 10am – 2pm with multiple appointments available on Wednesday 15th November 2023.
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Tackling in-work poverty in Scotland
Over the past year, our Work Pathways team has been exploring how changes to the world of work in Scotland can deliver big change that lasts on poverty and trauma in Scotland. Our Programmes and Practice Officer, Lyndsay Fraser Robertson, looks at how this work has helped inform our spending plans in this theme across 2024-25, with approximately £2 million available through our open call.
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Big Change Blogs: Scotland’s first good practice standard for flexible working
We hear from Flexibility Works, a recent Programme Award recipient, on its work to develop and pilot Scotland’s first good practice standard for flexible working.
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Vacancy: Funding Officer (Fixed Term)
The Robertson Trust are looking for a 12-month fixed term Funding Officer, based in Robertson House, to assess applications to Our Funds, provide support to grantholders and collaborate on our project work. The closing date for applications is 14th July 2024.
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Guest blog: At least I have a job, right?
In this blog, Lauren McMillan, an external advisor to our Work Pathways theme, writes about in-work poverty through the lens of her experiences in hospitality.
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Vacancy: Technology Services Officer
The Robertson Trust are looking for a Technology Services Officer, based in Robertson House, to provide technical advice, training and support to staff and key stakeholders. The closing date for applications is 7th July 2024.
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Impact Report 2023
We are pleased to share the first impact report of The Robertson Trust under our current strategy. It starts to tell the story about our contribution to change and what this means for what we do next.
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Join our Board: We're Looking for a new Chair!
Could you help us to build lasting solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland? We're looking for a new Chairperson of our Board. Our closing date for applications is Sunday, 18th August 2024.
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Phased return of Our Funds: An Update
With September now upon us, we are pleased to share some further updates on the reopening of Our Funds.
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Big change that lasts: £2.5 million awarded to fourteen projects in Scotland
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.
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Looking ahead: Developing the future of our scholarship
As part of our Education Pathways work, we are delighted to announce several appointments to a new team which will lead on developing our current Scholarship programme.
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Introducing upcoming changes to Our Funds
We are pleased to share details of some of the upcoming changes to Our Funds, taking effect in September this year.