Inspiring Scotland

Background:

Established in 2008 with headquarters in Edinburgh, Inspiring Scotland’s mission is to drive social change and transform lives across Scotland. The charity has relied on GrantFinder from Idox since 2017.

GrantFinder is a subscription-based, dynamic funding database designed for community groups, charities, researchers, and public-sector organisations across the UK.

“The voluntary sector has a transformative effect on the lives of those experiencing challenging life circumstances, poverty, or other disadvantages. By partnering with private, public, and other voluntary organisations we are developing venture philanthropy in Scotland using venture capital principles such as development support and long-term investment.”

Solution:

Inspiring Scotland has counted on the Grantfinder platform for ten years to search thousands of live funding opportunities from national, local, and international sources.

GrantFinder is a proven solution that has supported the voluntary sector since 1985 and has developed into a modern platform that puts the details of over 8,500 live funds at a user’s fingertips, includes easy to use searches, filters and automated alerts, plus new funds are added on a daily basis.

Peter said: “We facilitate searches that supports smaller charities and through a network of professional Specialist Volunteers, that usually have business growth experience, we lend vital expert assistance”

“Since implementing GrantFinder Charity Partners who have either asked for a one-off search or who receive a regular bulletin email from GrantFinder have fed back what a valuable offer this is from Inspiring Scotland and Grantfinder. As many smaller organisations don’t have the budget for tools such as GrantFinder, and have limited capacity for fundraising, this is a great resource for us to support them in a quick and tailored way.”