Farr North Community Development Trust

Weight & Cakes: Building Stronger Bodies and a Healthier Community

Sport & Physical Activity, SEF - Boost It

This inspiring case study on Weight & Cakes, a Sunderland-based organisation, highlights how their Olympic weightlifting programme, combined with funding from the Social Enterprise Boost Fund, is making a synergical impact in the lives of individuals facing neurodiversity and behavioural challenges.

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Plastic-Free July: Firstport-Funded Zero-Waste Champions

Circular Economy, SEF - Start it

Plastic-Free July has become a global movement encouraging individuals and businesses to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. This article highlights the inspiring work of several Scottish social enterprises that are leading the charge towards a more sustainable future.

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We have laid out our ambitions through to 2030. This is how we will deliver them

In the first instalment of a new blog series, our Chief Executive Gael Drummond shares our new strategic ambitions and the approach we’ll take to achieve them.

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Chat to our experts during Social Investment Office Hours! (4/4)

Firstport is excited to launch Social Investment Office Hours, an informal session for Scottish social entrepreneurs like you! If you’re thinking about social investment but not sure how to proceed, our investment experts are here to help point you in the right direction – whether that’s to our investment readiness support programmes, loan products or to other investors and funders.

27/08/2024 14:00-15:00
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Chat to our experts during Social Investment Office Hours! (3/4)

Firstport is excited to launch Social Investment Office Hours, an informal session for Scottish social entrepreneurs like you! If you’re thinking about social investment but not sure how to proceed, our investment experts are here to help point you in the right direction – whether that’s to our investment readiness support programmes, loan products or to other investors and funders.

15/08/2024 12:00-13:00
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