Across Glasgow, companies and individuals working in the financial and business services sector are doing great things in their local communities.
Whether it's fund raising to help important local charities,
voluntary work to help vital community programmes or mentoring
local pupils and students, the range of activities is truly
impressive. There is always scope for more organisations and
individuals to get involved in their local communities so IFSD
Glasgow has set up this dedicated page to profile some great
examples of work in the community and hopefully inspire others to
get involved.
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Community groups in and around Glasgow have shared donations totalling more than £1 million from a fund set up by the HFD Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation.
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A new lunch spot has opened in the heart of Glasgow’s IFSD, with every coffee or sandwich purchase helping towards free after-school meals for hungry primary school children.
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Over 25 staff from accountancy & business advisory firm French Duncan recently scaled the dizzying heights of Ben Lomond, setting off at 9am from picturesque Rowardennan and eventually heading home at 3pm.
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A new £100,000 fund to support people with learning disabilities from ethnically diverse backgrounds has been launched.
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Glasgow companies are at the forefront of a new Digital Charter aimed at reversing a potentially critical decline in computing science learning in Scotland.
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Eleven community groups across Glasgow are to receive grants of up to £30,000 through the Glasgow Community Anchors’ Fund – a partnership between the HFD Charitable Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation.
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The HFD Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of property development and IT business HFD Group, has pledged £250k to support local causes and vulnerable communities affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Angela Higgins of Resonance Capital and a volunteer fundraiser on behalf of Masks for Scotland, has announced the launch of a logistics effort to ensure that PPE is distributed throughout Scotland to frontline staff in the community and is calling for volunteers and Glasgow’s businesses to back the campaign.
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Eleven intrepid adventurers from Castlight Financial took on the Inflatable 5k Challenge recently to raise money for the Beatson Cancer Charity.
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Three intrepid explorers from Brodies LLP in Glasgow are part of a five strong team from the firm taking on the Arctic in a 70km trek, aiming to raise £15,000 for Maggie’s Cancer Centres.