Charity News

A charity transforming the training of children's surgery in Africa through a major new learning platform, is launching throughout much of the continent. Created by...

Homeless charity Rowan Alba is appealing for local volunteers to support its CARDS befriending service which works with people across the city, providing vital...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were joined in the café kitchen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse by members of the charity, Sikh Sanjog,...

 Baillie Smith, 20, from Ellieburn, Livingston, has raised just under £2,000 after walking 13 miles from his home to Easter Road - the stadium...

A new fundraiser for Maggie's Edinburgh, the centre based at the Western General Hospital which supports people living with cancer, will involve taking a...

The Edinburgh All-Ability Bike Centre (ABC) is stopping its services at the end of the month due to a lack of sustainable funding, The...

Today (Tuesday 11 May), a very tall package was received at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo as two male giraffes arrived...

Erskine is the charity providing support to 1,000 veterans and their spouses, with four homes in Scotland one of which is in Edinburgh. The...

A team of police dog handlers from Scotland raised almost £10,000 for a charity that helps support retired police dogs in their new homes.  Lisa...

Express Micro Science (EMS), completed their 1083 mile virtual challenge from Lands End to John O’Groats in just 17 days, raising more than their...

This June the organisers of the Big Lunch, a community event inspired by the Eden Project, say it is going ahead. The idea is...

Scotland's community foundation, Foundation Scotland, is offering innovative social enterprise funding from today. The body has integrated with Resillent Scotland and can now expand on...

The charity, Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts (EKFH) has issued a plea to anyone who is able to volunteer some of their time to the...

A new Chief Executive has been appointed at the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. Mridul Wadhwa takes over from Caroline Burrell who has led the...

Two Edinburgh-based charities will receive a share of almost £1.2 million funding from the ScottishPower Foundation, which supports incredible projects that make a positive...

East Lothian Police Officers and Police Staff at Haddington Police Station offered their support to #TeamTommy volunteers on day two of the @Royal British...

Josh Quigley, the record-breaking Scottish cyclist, has thrown his support behind plans for the return of the Tour de Forth sportive, which was cancelled...

Age Scotland is urging businesses not to exclude older, less tech-savvy customers in the push towards digital and card-only payments. As many high-street shops, cafes...

Street Soccer Scotland has today opened a first-of-its-kind new multi-purpose hub to provide access, training and support to people from a variety of socially...

Cats Protection’s charity shop on Dalry Road will open again on Monday following the easing of retail lockdown restrictions. Both staff and volunteers have made...

Maria McGill CBE is returning to her Marie Curie roots, 24 years after she started her leadership career with the end of life charity. The...

An Edinburgh-based researcher at the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Dr Noor Gammoh, will join thousands of people from across the UK who have all vowed...

Holly Blackham from Edinburgh is taking part in Scotland’s biggest ever football relay to raise vital funds for Street Soccer Scotland, a charity that...

A specialist data company has been shortlisted in a national award for the work it has completed on behalf of Worldwide Cancer Research. Edinburgh-based Union...

The fast-growing, Linlithgow-based science company, Express Micro Science (EMS), set a target to raise £1,000 for Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS). One third of...

The Cancer Research UK superstore at Corstorphine Retail Park, Gylemuir Road opened again to customers today with staff and volunteers ready to try and...

The Church of Scotland Guild has raised over £500,000 in the last three years to be shared among their chosen projects. It was Scotland's...

Portobello Sailing and Kayak Club (PSKC) are paddling towards a £155,000 fundraising target to create a permanent water sports hub after being awarded £77,625...

The Hibernian Community Foundation have announced a continuation of their project the Famous Five A Day with the support of local charity - Radio...

A property in Peffermill is to become the second homes for life development in Edinburgh. Common Ground Against Homelessness (CGAH) will renovate and lease the...