CALLING THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND SMALLER COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING ON POVERTY PREVENTION & MITIGATION
The City of Edinburgh Council is developing a new £2.5million per annum grants programme for third sector organisations who are working to prevent and mitigate poverty in Edinburgh.
If you’d like to have a say in shaping the grants programme, you can participate in one of the planned co-design workshops:
– Edinburgh Poverty Network (online only) – 3-5, Tuesday 27th October 2026
– Workshop 2 (in person) – Thistle Foundation, 10-12, Friday 30th October 2026
– Workshop 3 (in person) – Norton Park, 2-4, Monday 2nd November 2026
– Workshop 4 (in person) Space@Broomhouse, 12-2, Friday 6th November 2026
– Workshop 5 (in person) North Edinburgh Arts, 2-4, Wednesday 11th November 2026
The Council wants to hear directly from third sector leaders and workers on:
– How this fund should be used?
– Who should be eligible?
– What a good application process looks like?
– What makes for a well-managed grant fund?
Register for a session at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cityofedinburghcouncil
Or email policyandinsight@edinburgh.gov.uk for more information.
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The City of Edinburgh Council is developing a new £2.5m per annum grants programme for third sector organisations who are working to prevent and mitigate poverty in Edinburgh.
Join us at these workshops to help shape this programme, and makes sure it meets the needs of the third sector in Edinburgh.
We want to hear directly from third sector leaders and workers on:
·How this fund should be used?
·Who should be eligible?
·What a good application process looks like?
·What makes for a well-managed grant fund?
There are six workshop options available. The workshops will all be the same, so please find the one that works best for you, or contact us directly at policyandinsight@edinburgh.gov.uk for more information on how to get involved.
