Aug 19 2020 Phase two of the Third Sector Resilience Fund Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Due to the high level of demand, the Scottish Government pledged additional funding to support a second phase of the Third Sector Resilience Fund. As mentioned in our previous article, the Third Sector Resilience Fund is an emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland who are facing financial difficulties, directly more
Aug 17 2020 Supporting our charity of the year, SAMH, with our EQ Virtual Office Walk Categories: CharitiesEQ NewsPeople With many of us feeling worried or stressed about how coronavirus has affected our lives, as well as our loved ones, it’s never been more important to look after your mental health and wellbeing. SAMH relies on the generosity of supporters to continuing operating over 60 of their services in communities across Scotland and we want more
Jun 23 2020 HMRC updates guidance on Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme during COVID-19 Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Many churches are currently facing severe financial pressures as a direct result of COVID-19 as traditional income streams from lettings and face-to-face fundraising dry up. Concerns have been raised by the Charity Tax Group (CTG), which makes representation to the government on charity taxation issues, about the operation of the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme more
May 15 2020 Small Business Grant Scheme to provide support for charities Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 The Scottish Government has announced that they are extending the Small Business Grant Scheme to eligible charities who occupy rateable properties and meet the specific criteria. This will allow charities to apply for grants of up to £10,000 for properties which are in receipt of any Charitable Rates Relief or Sports Relief, but are otherwise more
Apr 27 2020 Supporting our charity of the year, SAMH, with our #TwoPointSixChallenge Categories: CharitiesPeople The cancellation of thousands of fundraising events up and down the country due to the ongoing pandemic has resulted in the loss of billions of income through fundraising events meaning many charities are facing unprecedented challenges. Some of the UK’s leading charity event organisers worked together to create the 2.6 Challenge to raise funds for the more
Apr 14 2020 Charities are encouraged to apply for the Wellbeing Fund Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 There has been growing concern that some charities are facing unprecedented financial hardship due to the impact of COVID-19. On 8 April, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £750m package to keep struggling charities afloat and also reiterated that they were eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The Scottish Government had previously pledged a £350m more
Apr 2 2020 COVID-19 guidance for charities published by OSCR Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Charities are understandably concerned about what to do during the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to rapidly adapt their operations to keep their organisations safe. Most charities will need to change the way they work during the outbreak and to help with this the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have published COVID-19 guidance for charities, providing information more
Mar 30 2020 The impact of COVID-19 on the charity sector Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 As the coronavirus continues to affect individuals, companies and charities alike, our specialist EQ Charities team have been supporting our diverse client base with their questions regarding the ongoing crisis. OSCR has been issuing guidelines which are updated regularly. This information can be viewed here, however, we know that there is no one size fits all more
