Charities in the Edinburgh area are invited to discuss their funding needs at a surgery being organised by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.

The event is taking place on Tuesday 5th February 2008 at Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AF. 45 minute appointments for a one-to-one consultation with an Assessor are available between 11:00am and 6:30pm and should be booked in advance. Disabled access is available at this venue, and when making an appointment please mention that this would be required.

The consultation is an opportunity for representatives of registered charities to discuss potential projects towards which the Foundation may be able to provide financial support. Foundation representatives will be able to give you tips on filling in the application form and advice on the kind of projects that we fund.

“The Foundation is the largest independent Scottish grant-making Trust. We are very keen to support charities where our grants will make a real difference. The Foundation has an ongoing commitment to investing in the Scottish community and we like to support charities which enable people to play a fuller role in the community”, said Andrew Muirhead, the Foundation’s Chief Executive. He added: “We are always keen to encourage a wide range of local charities to come and discuss their projects with us, and these consultations prove invaluable to charities looking for help and advice prior to making an application to the Foundation.”
To arrange an appointment please telephone 0870 902 1201.
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Notes to editors: How the Foundation works
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland began life to support local community groups and time has only served to cement its identity as a community charity, indeed, most of the awards being made by the Foundation are still given to grassroots charities.
The Foundation is governed by a board of Trustees who meet six times a year to consider applications and grant funds. Their work and passion for the Foundation turn hopes into reality and dreams into experiences.
When it was set up in 1985, the Foundation for Scotland became one of four independent charitable trusts that annually receive 1% of the then TSB’s pre-tax profits, averaged over three years. The Foundation for Scotland receives 19.46% of this amount from Lloyds TSB Group plc.
Awards are made through a number of different routes:
• The standard grant scheme focuses on local charities working at grassroots level.
• The partnership drugs initiative targets children and young people in families in which parents misuse drugs or alcohol, pre-teen children who are at higher risk of developing problems with substance misuse and young people who are developing or who have established problems with substance misuse.
• Capacity building grants help charities review how well they are performing and put in place improvements.
• Overseas grants support Scottish based charities carry out work in developing countries.


For more information:

Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland – Tel: 0131 444 4023