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Supporting Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Edge Fund supports small grassroots organisations taking action for a just, equitable and sustainable world. It funds work that challenges abuses of power and aims to bring an end to the systems that cause injustice. They can fund:

  • Work with the primary objective of creating long-term change in society by addressing the causes of injustice and inequality.
  • Focus on groups addressing issues that face a particular community that are led by that community (e.g. a group working on issues around sex work should be led by people with direct lived experience of sex work).
  • They prioritise groups that struggle to get funding elsewhere, particularly if other funders might consider them to be "too radical".
  • All types of non-profit organisations, including groups that are not formally registered. Visit the Edge Fund website for full guidelines.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:
Grant
Type of cost:
Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:
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Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply

Small groups that struggle to get funding elsewhere, particularly if other funders might consider them to be too radical. The average income of groups they fund is around £2,500.

Groups cannot have an income of over £25,000 per annum.

Maximum annual income:
£20,000

When to apply

Currently closed. They run one round per year.

How to apply

The application form and guidance can be downloaded from the Edge Fund website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Campaigning Justice, equality & law

Beneficiaries funded: Black & Ethnic Minorities General public LGBTQI people Older people Refugees & asylum seekers Religious & Belief Groups Victims of crime & abuse

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