Charities In Scotland

The LGIU provides a range of services including:* A policy briefing service on topics relevant to local democracy* A daily news service* Publications on local government* Events and seminars* Learning and development activities* Research and advice

CWMT gives free mental health training to schools, reaching thousands of pupils, teachers and parents. It also provides training to universities, workplaces, GPs and nurses, encouraging those who may be depressed to seek help. It raises awareness of depression and other mental health issues, particularly among young people, helping them take care of their emotional wellbeing and fighting stigma.

We work across a number of partnership programmes to enable musically talented young people from low income families to fulfil their potential.

LTL undertakes research, gives advice, encourages action and supports all those who care about making the most of school grounds, including encouraging young people to have a say in the way their grounds are used and improved. We work with government agencies, other charities and businesses, and run a number of programmes for school communities and early years settings throughout the UK.

The Charity is established to support those with lupus, regardless of class, colour, creed, gender, age or sexual orientation, and to advance the education of the public in all aspects of the disease.

Provide for the relief of poverty or the advancement of education, health, arts culture and science, amateur sport and the advancement of the Roman Catholic faith through the making of grants.

To give the opportunity to groups of young people to perform together in choirs by running residential through the year culminating in the performance of major concerts.

To promote education for the public benefit in issues of economics and public policy in relation to cities and towns in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world and to promote for the public benefit research in the aforementioned fields and to publish the useful results of such research.

Celebration Church International exists to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the entire public in the United Kingdom through broadcasting of Christian messages and music, holding prayer meetings and much more.We currently operate physically in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bolton and Glasgow on Sundays by 11am & Wednesdays by 6pm, and stream to other parts of the United Kingdom.

An independent source of information and support to voluntary and community organisations, through being an independent voice, providing information and training, running conferences and fairs, undertaking research projects and providing books and websites on topics of interest to the voluntary and community sectors. DSC also runs the Annual Social Change Awards.

Wates Family Enterprise Trust was set up in 2008 to support initiatives that make a real difference to society. It forms a vital part of the Wates Family's commitment to being engaged stewards of a business that combines wealth creation with social responsibility. All the proposals for awards come from the Wates Family and employees, as a result we are unable to accept applications for funding.

The promotion and advancement of the aesthetic education of the public in the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts and the giving of aid to the preservation of the artistic heritage of the United Kingdom and other countries for the benefit of the public.

The promotion and encouragement of medical and scientific research and learning for the benefit of the public and, in particular, in fields which may lead to the elimination of the use of animals in research.

To support the work of Papworth Hospital as the UK's leading centre of excellence for the treatment and diagnosis of cardio-thoracic diseases; to provide additional amenities for our patients and their families which would not be available from normal statutory sources and to support Papworth's pioneering research activity and vision for the future.

Delivery of Peep Learning Together programme to parents/carers and children under 5 via groups, visits, drop ins and nursery/preschool provision in Oxford; practitioner mentoring and training nationally; development of learning resources and training materials. Accreditation of parents' learning via Scottish Qualifications Authority. Promotion of the Peep Learning Together programme in Scotland.

We inspire the media and communications industry to share their time, knowledge and creativity to benefit charities and underrepresented communities.

Our vision is to see vibrant, Bible-believing Christian communities in Latin America, impacting their neighbours, their societies and the wider world. We work in partnership with churches to send and receive individuals, families and teams to share the love of God by caring for street children, training church leaders, supporting university students and generating employment opportunities.

The Charity receives applications for grants from various parties and assesses them against various criteria which, if met, result in the awarding of funds to support those works and ministries.

To promote, primarily in the United Kingdom, the traditional teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Making grants to individuals and charitable organisations to advance the life prospects, independence and education of blind and vision impaired children, young people and adults aged 25 and under who are resident in the United Kingdom.

Our mission is to increase understanding of gender diversity and to improve the quality of life of trans people, and young trans people in particular. We work mainly in England, but also across the UK and occasionally overseas. We run youth groups and residentials, support young people and professionals in educational settings, and provide trans awareness training and consultancy to all sectors.

Headlong Theatre is one of the United Kingdom's leading touring theatre companies.

The Tall Ships Youth Trust is dedicated to the personal development of young people through the crewing of Tall Ships. Its principal activities are to provide opportunities for young people to go to sea on the Trust's ocean going sail training vessels and to promote sail training internationally.

GRANT-MAKING

WellChild is the UK's national charity for sick children. The charity's work is focused on ensuring that all children and young people in the UK - especially those with serious illness, complex health conditions or long-term care needs - have the very best possible quality of care and support.