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Vacancy: Scholarship Administrator
The Robertson Trust is now recruiting a Scholarship Administrator to assist in the delivery of our Journey to Success Scholarship Programme.
September 2021
New sessions announced - meet with our funding team in September
Our next session with our funding team will be hosted on the 29th September. Sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams or by phone with half hour slots available throughout the day.
September 2021
Invitation to Tender: Learning and Evaluation Partner for Partners in Change
We recently announced grants of more than £2.4 million to six ambitious projects which aim to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of poverty and trauma in Scotland. We are now looking for an experienced Learning and Evaluation Partner to work alongside us and our partners in change to explore what helps and hinders change, and how we as a funder can best support change projects.
September 2021
Over £1.4M awarded to organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 36 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.4 million.
£2.4 million awarded to ambitious projects tackling poverty and trauma in Scotland
We are delighted to announce our new partners who have been awarded more than £2.4 million in funding to generate fresh perspectives and drive ambitious approaches to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
#ChristiePlus10: Children and families must become the centre of re-imagined public services
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive of Children 1st, who provides a reflection on the Christie commission through the lens of holistic family support and the need for public services to focus on prevention.
August 2021
#ChristiePlus10: Local authorities answer the call
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Greg Colgan, Chief Executive of Dundee City Council, who reflects on what public services need to do next to build on the promise of Christie.
August 2021
Over £1.4 million awarded to organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 49 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.4 million.
#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our next contributor is Adam Lang, head of Nesta in Scotland, who reflects on the need for radical and disruptive change if we are to really tackle the social and economic policy challenges facing Scotland.
July 2021
#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland
As part of #ChristiePlus10, we will be publishing a series of expert blogs in the coming weeks reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission. Our first contributor is Suzanne Fitzpatrick, co-author of the Hard Edges Scotland report and Professor of Housing and Social Policy in I-SPHERE at Heriot Watt University, who provides analysis through the lens of severe and multiple disadvantage, reflecting on where we are now after the initial momentum which followed the launch of the report in 2019.
July 2021
New sessions announced - meet with our funding team in July
Our next session with our funding team will be hosted on the 26th July. Sessions will take place on Zoom or by phone with half hour slots available throughout the day.
July 2021
Over £1.8 million awarded to organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 64 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.8 million.
Join the team - Two new vacancies at The Robertson Trust
We are delighted to invite applications for two new senior roles at The Robertson Trust. These are for a Head of Programmes and Practice and a Head of Insight and Impact, both with a closing date of 3rd August.
Refining the focus of our funds
Lesley Macdonald, head of our Giving Team, looks at how we are using data and trends from the first eight months of funding under our new strategy to sharpen the focus of our offer.
July 2021
Watch on-demand: Christie Plus 10
We are pleased to share the recording of our recent event, Christie Plus 10: Are we smoothing the hard edges?, which reflected on the ten years since the pulication of the Christie Commission.
June 2021