Overview of The Robertson Trust

Our Mission

“To improve the quality of life and realise the potential of people and communities in Scotland.”

About The Robertson Trust

1961

£180m+

32

Now the biggest independent grant-giving Trust in Scotland,

The Robertson Trust was stablished in 1961 by the three

Robertson sisters, Elspeth, Agnes and Ethel, who donated their

shares in the Edrington Group

The Trust has given away over £180m to Scottish charities over the years.

Following recent growth, the Trust now has a team of 32 based in its Glasgow office

How we work

GivingInnovation & Learning

ScholarshipRobertson

House

2016-17 STATISTICS

Statistics

£16.4mawarded to

683 organisations

12xInnovation & Learning programmes running

453 undergraduates supportedthrough our bursary scheme

25x charities based in Robertson House in Glasgow

Innovation and Learning Team

Aim to develop our understanding and knowledge, collectevidence and to test innovative solutions to complex problemswithin specific identified themes. We actively seek to use thisevidence to inform use of our resources in the future, supportcapacity within the third sector and to inform broader policy andpractice. Where appropriate we aim to take an “early action”approach where we try to tackle to root cause of a problemrather than the symptom.

More than money

Following a strategic review in 2016 we identified two new themes of work:

• Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People

• Improving Well-Being of Girls and Women

There is also a third underpinning theme of Alternative Funding Models

Themes

Partnership Award Outcomes

1 2 3 4

Funded charities increase

skills/knowledge to make a difference

Trust, charities, policy makers and other influencers

better understand what works and

what doesn’t

More resources are allocated to

development areas and use the evidence from our

funded projects

Outcomes identified in logic

model are achieved

• Improved Outcomes for Looked After Young People

Reframing Programme – Care Experienced Young People (in partnership

with CELCIS and Life Changes Trust)

a programme to reframe how children’s social care in Scotland is presented in public messaging, with the aim of improving public support for, and engagement with, solutions to enable these young people to be valuable and valued members of their communities

Transforming Pathways (in partnership with CELCIS)

Support for Community Planning Partnerships to re-balance the public resources dedicated to children and families away from late-stage crisis responses towards early intervention and prevention

Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People

• Well-Being and Family Support ProgrammesLearning Together about Making Choices (with Jeely Piece Nursery, two schools in Castlemilk and University of Strathclyde)

Project which used coaching techniques to enable schools to adopt an attachment aware approach in nurseries and primary schools

Dundee and Includem Raising Attainment Project (with Includem and Dundee City Council)

An enhanced exclusion and attainment service across the secondary school estate in Dundee working with 100 young people and their families many of whom are in the care system. Funded with Scottish Attainment Challenge Funding and using the Trust’s Social Bridging Finance Model.

Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People

The Robertson Trust Scholarship

The Robertson Scholarship Bursary

Bursary Awards:£2,800 at home | £4,000 living away

A self-development programme for 16-25 year olds - with financial support based on criteria of low-income background or care experience

4x

Scholars in total

466

conference45Graduates in

2016 across

24 disciplines

173New scholars

in 2016

Contact Details

For more information:

W: www.therobertsontrust.org.ukE: christine@therobertsontrust.org.uk

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