Does your organisation provide funding opportunities for third sector organisations in Edinburgh?

Would you be interested in talking directly with people from these groups and organisations about your funding priorities?

Then consider booking a stall at our Meet the Funders marketplace:

Wed 25 Mar 2026 (am) 
@ Godfrey Thomson Hall, Thomson’s Land, The University of Edinburgh, Holyrood, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

If you are interested, please get in touch: tracy.baird@evoc.org.uk

Deadline: Fri 31 Oct 2025

We understand this is an incredibly worrying time for many groups and organisations in our sector.

We are here to help, so please feel free to contact Suzanne Campbell or Charlie Wright.

THU 31 OCT 2024

EVOC’s priority is to contribute to an evidence-based case for the essential role of the third sector in delivering health & social care services for people in Edinburgh.

Alongside other organisations, we are delivering a deputation to the EIJB Committee on Fri 1 Nov.

You can see the full list of deputations here.

MON 28 OCT 2024

We are devastated to see the depth of the cuts proposed to the Third Sector in the EIJB Agenda Papers here.

Our sector has an essential role to play in delivering key health and social care services for some of the most vulnerable people in Edinburgh as well as contributing to the four priorities of the EHSCP ‘More Good Days Strategy’.

Our Board and staff are meeting key colleagues and partners to move quickly on a strategic response and will share more details in the coming days.

Expressions of interest (EOIs) for the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund are now open (as of Wed 11 Sep 2024).

Groups and organisations in Edinburgh are invited to submit EOIs for projects that support the mental health and wellbeing of people (aged 16+) at a grassroots, community level. These projects should run for 12 to 18 months from April 2025. 

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At a meeting on Mon 18 Mar 2024, Edinburgh’s Health and Social Care Partnership submitted budget proposals for 2024/25 that will result in an astonishing cut to funding for the community and voluntary sector in the city – £1.4m, out of a £700m budget, where there were other damaging cuts. You can watch the broadcast here.

EVOC and member organisations know there is much less money in Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), population pressures are not being reflected in the allocation of funding to the city, and also severe challenges across Scotland. We were proud however to stand alongside others in the sector at that meeting to highlight the impact of taking £1.4 million out of the community sector in Edinburgh – it results in a much greater financial loss based on the return on investment our sector provides.

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