Corra Foundation’s Change Convention – Thursday 28th March 2019
Don’t miss the 2019 Change Convention! Brought to you by the Corra Foundation, the day will explore the idea that for real change to happen we must be prepared to listen, hear challenges and be willing to change as a result. Event participants will be part of a conversation that works through themes of voice,... Read More
Elaine Wilson ‘Funders are working to shift more power towards charities and communities.’
Elaine Wilson, Head of Learning and Development at Corra Foundation Working for an independent funder for nearly 19 years I have learnt a lot, seen great work happen across Scotland and had numerous conversations about what funders should be doing or need to do more of. Many of the comments justifiable and have resulted in... Read More
Practicing what we preach – How listening has helped shape The Listening Fund
Helen McLellan, Manager of The Listening Fund The development of The Listening Fund in partnership with Comic Relief, The Gannochy Trust, The National Lottery Community Fund and William Grant Foundation aims to support charities to listen to children and young people, and act on what they hear. Upon taking on the role as Manager of... Read More
Scottish Government Ministers join celebration of PDI and FRIF funded projects
The Scottish Government Minister for Children and Young and People, Maree Todd, MSP, and Minister for Public Health, Sport & Wellbeing Joe FitzPatrick MSP visited the Adelphi Centre in Glasgow to celebrate the impact of Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) and Family Recovery Initiative Fund (FRIF) projects. Corra Foundation’s Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI), Scottish Families affected... Read More
£14 million for children, young people, families, adult learners and communities
Continued funding of £14 million is being provided for 2019/20 through the extension year of the Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention & Adult Learning and Empowering Communities (CYPFEI/ALEC) Fund. This Fund provides core funding for 117 charities working to support children, families, adult learning and communities across Scotland. A wide range of organisations... Read More
A strategy for everyone, Corra Foundation welcomes the new Social Isolation and Loneliness strategy.
Ffyona Taylor, Policy and Events officer Earlier this year, Corra Foundation reflected on learning from across Henry Duncan Grants, Partnership Drugs Initiative, Fortify and the People in Place programme, drawing on collective insights to respond to the Social isolation and loneliness consultation. Emerging from the discussions it became clear that isolation and loneliness is not... Read More
Scotland’s Place Leadership Summit 21st November
Zoe Rush, Research Intern Corra Foundation, Place-based working project Corra Foundation and Scottish Towns Partnership recently convened Scotland’s ‘Place Leadership Summit’, supported by Scottish Government. The event brought together leaders from across Scotland to empower, inspire and challenge them to understand the importance of place in their lives and work, and embrace the Place Principle... Read More
Corra Foundation welcomes new alcohol and drugs strategy
Rowan Anderson, Manager (Partnership Drugs Initiative) This week was pretty momentous for me for two reasons; first because I got to give my first rumination as an Associate Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland (…OH HELLO IMPOSTOR SYNDROME!) and secondly, the new alcohol and drug strategy was launched, after eighteen months attending... Read More
“How fast is too fast? How slow is too slow?”
Carolyn Sawers, Deputy Chief Executive I remember being at a meeting a while ago discussing our People in Place programme that works alongside communities. We were talking about the desire to go at the pace of the community. The two-sided question that came to my mind then was: “how fast is too fast? But also,... Read More
#LetsChangeThat 2017 runners-up Glasgow Panthers share their story of Scotland’s First Win in Wheelchair Rugby 7’s
Chris Dempster, Glasgow Panthers “They’re all bigger than any of you, but your team has pace. Just keep the ball moving and you’ll have them”, the captain of the Welsh Team said with a smile. England had broken down just outside Dumfries and we’d started without them. The Welsh team had just beaten us in... Read More