Charity News

An eight-foot-tall giraffe sculpture that will form part of a city-wide art trail has been sponsored by CALA the house builder. CALA Homes (East) is...

Marie Curie is calling on young fundraisers this festive season to take part in a penguin parade to raise funds for families affected by...

Actor sisters, Sophie and Emma Thompson are backing the new Mary's Meals campaign, Double The Love, to help feed even more children in some...

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH) as announced that it has received the biggest known cryptocurrency donation in Scotland. EDCH has received 26 Ethereum...

The annual event to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people gets underway today. The theme is One Kind Word designed along...

Dalkeith Country Park’s Spectacle of Light and Santa Fun Run will raise vital funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) this December. Dalkeith Country Park...

Two well-loved Edinburgh establishments are working together to provide a simple and convenient way for members of the public to pass on their old...

Edinburgh charity The Welcoming has won the Ashden Award for Green Communities.  The prize was announced at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, UK, at a ceremony attended by the President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado. https://youtu.be/5nm97h_DLW4 The Ashden Awards honour pioneering organisations lowering carbon emissions and building a...

Artist Steven Brown has collaborated with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and today announced the first of two artworks supporting the charity. The...

Big Issue Invest (BII) has announced the eight social ventures which it will support over the next two years. Some of these work some of...

The charity KidsOR, which has its headquarters in Edinburgh has successfully installed six state-of-the-art operating rooms in Zambia - the biggest install in one...

Edinburgh local, Ken Knowles, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Scottish Wildlife Trust for which he has volunteered since 1976....

Chris Sellar was honoured on Thursday morning by Olympic cyclist, Victoria Pendleton, at a ceremony at Oriam. Chris from Edinburgh ran 280km earlier this...

The charity, Veterans Housing Scotland, celebrated its 106th Anniversary with a reception in the City Chambers. The charity was established during the First World War...

A young Linlithgow Bridge cyclist set out on Sunday (17th Oct) to make an attempt on the Scottish record for cycling the height of...

The eleventh Annual Christian Aid Sale of Pictures and Scottish Books is now on at St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church on George Street. The...

As the cold, dark nights edge closer, 37-year-old Richie Roncero will be joining rough sleepers for five weeks. He will sleep out in some...

Charity Smart Works Edinburgh is holding a fundraising event on 21 October 2021 at the Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian. The charity will use the...

Leading independent living provider Blackwood has outlined its bold plans for the next five years, including building 400 homes for disabled people and developing...

Edinburgh-based children’s music charity Fischy Music have won the Specialist Charity of the Year Award! The Award was given at the Prestige Awards 2021/22, which celebrates...

A team of walking footballers will take on a marathon challenge at Oriam in November to raise funds for charity Age Scotland. The event will...

Charities in Scotland are urged to apply for a share of £3.5 million to bring their dream project to life thanks to support from...

Falkirk and Linlithgow Hockey Club 1st team goal keeper, Kevin 'Kev' Cummings, and outfield player, Murray Paton, have 'persuaded' a few of their club...

The latest Euan's Guide Access Survey is live and open to comments from the public from today. The 7th survey will measure the impact...

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR EDINBURGH HEROES IN MAJOR AWARDS  There are just a few days left to cast your vote to help an Edinburgh homeless charity win the ‘Project of...

Food Facts Friends have put out a call for help from local people explaining that they are in desperate need of supplies of food....

The charity, Edinburgh Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure trusts which runs the council-owned gyms and swimming pools in the city is looking...

Tails are wagging at Seafield after an anonymous cryptocurrency donation of around £26,000 was made to the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. The call...

Leith-based charity Earth in Common lost one of their sheds to vandalism last weekend and have now put out a call for help. The...

Former professional footballer, Joe Thompson, who had cancer twice during his playing career, has helped kick start the move by ScottishPower to continue their...