Charity News

An Edinburgh student has landed himself his dream job after dazzling during a placement working with a famous charitable institution. Scott Binnie, a fourth year...

National awards ceremony recognises local efforts to tackle climate change. Community-led organisations from across Scotland gathered in Edinburgh yesterday (Wednesday 1 November) to celebrate the...

Simon Murray has now raised £1,000 for the Hibernian Community Foundation after yet another goal and ‘Simon Says’ celebration this time against Kilmarnock in...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) are asking the Scottish public which figures from history they would like to see celebrated with a Commemorative Plaque. Nominations are...

The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh the Rt Hon Frank Ross led a special group of wreath-layers at the annual Opening Ceremony...

Organisations across Edinburgh will be gathering together this week to remember loved ones who have died, as part of To Absent Friends, a Scotland-wide festival...

  Who knew that a little plastic disc that you receive at the end of your shop could make such a difference in people’s lives. ...

A nursing student who honed his talents while working with prisoners and drug addicts has been honoured for his outstanding caring skills. Simon Hunter, 33,...

Young people at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children will choose the names of two police dogs thanks to new charity partnership. The link-up...

  Over 200 people, including staff from Tesco Bank, Artemis Investment Management, Shepherd and Wedderburn, Yorkshire Building Society, DJ Alexander, MediaCom and Almond Housing Association...

A charity shop in Edinburgh is due to re-open after a major makeover, with the help of local councillor and regular customer Susan Rae.   Staff...

Veteran, and beneficiary, joined by Uphall school pupils to launch 2017 Poppy Appeal. Corporal Andrew McIntosh, 44, who served for 14 years with the 22nd...

  A group of Guides from Edinburgh have been taking action to protect their local environment by holding a beach clean at Silverknowes. Sophie Brown, 15,...

Social enterprise, Great Scottish Events organises the Christmas Charity Festival and this year the organisation has had a huge boost with lead sponsorship from...

Marathonbet will donate £500 to the Hibs Community Foundation following Simon Murray’s winning Edinburgh Derby goal celebration last night. Hibernian’s main club sponsor paid a...

A project designed to give Hibs fans a chance to remember loved ones has met with great success, with more than 500 fans taking...

Young people from across Scotland will support the world’s biggest ever sleepout and fundraise for Social Bite’s work to end homelessness, as part of...

Mark Barclay from Edinburgh is now approaching a new fundraising milestone. 53 year-old Mark Barclay met Veterans when working in military affiliated organisations, and was inspired...

Staff at Lothian Buses recently enjoyed a visit from two of their sponsored guide dog puppies. Lothian Buses has supported the charity Guide Dogs for...

Ben Macpherson MSP is hosting a parliamentary reception at Holyrood tomorrow night for Edinburgh and Lothians relationship counselling body, Bright Light. The charity received a...

Colleagues from Asda Chesser are calling on the local community to help support them in their fundraising efforts for its Tickled Pink charity campaign...

If you buy a burger at The Boozy Cow then you could be helping to save the Asian Elephant. The business is owned by Garreth...

The Edinburgh Big Curry held last month raised more than £11,000 to help soldiers, veterans and their families. 150 guests from organisations across the country...

Edinburgh based Dean Jones Hair held a Big Hair Do event at their Elm Row Salon recently to raise funds for the Little Princess...

Sixteen colleagues from Barratt Homes East Scotland white water rafted down the River Tay last month to fundraise for the company’s charity of the year,...

Free haircuts are offered to homeless men next Saturday 28 October 2017 at the Leith Walk Police Box. Sean the barber will provide the...

Hibs' fan Hugh Cockburn has completed another leg of his  quest to visit all the football league clubs in Scotland  in memory of fellow...

The  team at Specsavers in North Bridge has been celebrating the store’s 10th birthday with a fundraising event for Royal National Institute of Blind...

The Scottish SPCA was alerted yesterday to a badger which was spotted in a house at Beecraigs Country Park in Linlithgow. Scotland’s animal welfare charity...

Pupils at Dalkeith High School will make a difference to someone living with sight loss after being awarded £3,000 of funding for the charity...