Bellfield shows the way for community share schemes
A former church near Portobello’s seafront offers a practical lesson in community finance. Action Porty raised £186,750 from more than 1,000 shareholders to help improve Bellfield, now a hub for...
Thinking about philanthropy? What to consider before setting up a charity
Philanthropy is admirable, and usually also personally rewarding, but it needs to be carefully planned. Here are the main questions to ask yourself at an early stage. The answers affect...
Purpose, people and performance: Why partnerships matter
For many years, charity partnerships were seen primarily as a way for businesses to ‘give something back’. Today, that mindset is changing. Increasingly, organisations recognise that strong partnerships create value...
Beyond the numbers on inward investment in Scotland, Angela McCann of Morgan Stanley explains
I have been reflecting recently on how we measure successful inward investment. While the traditional focus on the number of jobs remains important, today there is a range of additional...
How to ensure charities mean business
The first of a four-part series with The Business, supported by CHAS, looking at how third-sector organisations can learn from business and what businesses can do for charities Every single...
How CHAS thinks like a business to deliver compassionate care
Imagine your business had a-once-in-a-generation chance to bring a profound change for the good to hundreds of some of Scotland’s most vulnerable families. But to deliver it your organisation must...
Stressed-out Scottish charities working hard to stay afloat
Sir Thomas Lipton is in the pantheon of Scotland’s greatest entrepreneurs. Yet he is largely forgotten today. He foresaw the arrival of steam ships and cut out the middlemen to...