Young philanthropists mark £9.3m milestone at Scotland’s largest youth philanthropy event
Young people from across Scotland took centre stage in Perth last week to celebrate a £9.3 […]
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Young philanthropists mark £9.3m milestone at Scotland’s largest youth philanthropy event
Young people from across Scotland took centre stage in Perth last week to celebrate a £9.3 […]
National Youth Philanthropy Event Returns to Inspire Generation Change Across Scotland
In just two weeks’ time, hundreds of young people, educators, and third-sector leaders will gather for […]
Wood Foundation appoints new Director to lead Scotland’s premier youth social action programme
The Wood Foundation has appointed Lizbeth Paul as Director of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). […]
YPI Programme Officer Spotlight: Romi
As part of our YPI Programme Officer Spotlight campaign, we are excited to introduce Romi who […]
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What an absolutely outstanding achievement from pupils at Falkirk High School, organising a whole school fun day to support and raise funds for their YPI winning charity Strathcarron Hospice![]()
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#GenerationChangeWhat a day at Falkirk High! A huge well done to everyone who took part in the FHS Fun Run, Steps for Strathcarron, which raised £2,023 for Strathcarron Hospice. 👏![]()
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From walking and running to dressing up and taking part in activities, it was great to see so many pupils getting involved for such an important cause. ![]()
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A special thanks to our S2 Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) winners for organising the event and helping raise support for Strathcarron Hospice in its 45th year. 💙![]()
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This is why we do what we do.![]()
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How amazing to see YPI funds put to such good use and to see a team of young people who have worked so hard to advocate for a charity get to see the very real outcome of their hard work.![]()
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Lovely gesture from Dundee Age Concern for their winning YPI team at St Paul's Academy.
Don't forget to tune in this Saturday to hear the team Millburn Academy Invernessrness talk about their YPI success!
Lovely words from the winning charity at Dunfermline High School.We were absolutely delighted to welcome Katie, Hali, Lydia, Rachel and Rose from Dunfermline High School for a visit to our hub yesterday 💛![]()
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These amazing young people chose Seescape as their charity for their Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project. For those who don’t know, S3 students research a chosen charity and present on the work they do, progressing through a series of rounds... and we’re so proud to say that these girls not only made the final, but won! 🎉![]()
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In doing so, they’ve secured vital funding to support our work – something we are incredibly grateful for.![]()
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They didn’t stop there either. Going above and beyond, they set themselves an extra challenge to celebrate our 160th year – aiming to raise £160. They smashed that target by running 160 laps of a track (in the rain no less! 🌧️) and raised an incredible £170.![]()
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It was a joy to meet them in person – such inspiring, thoughtful and committed young people, and a real credit to their families and school.![]()
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Thank you again, girls – you should be so proud of everything you’ve achieved 👏
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