Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund (ELTF) is looking for a trustee with fundraising skills and experience to join our Board.

ELTF is a grant making charity whose core aim is the relief of poverty. We provide small grants to individuals in need and grants to small charities throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians. We also provide grants to individuals through the Edinburgh Fire Fund. See www.eltf.org.uk for further information.

ELTF is experiencing unprecedented demand and is therefore seeking to increase its income and the number of families it can assist. It seeks an experienced fundraiser who would be willing to share their expertise and offer advice on the development of a fundraising strategy. The role of Trustee is voluntary and unpaid, but we hope that working with ELTF will be a rewarding experience, helping to support vulnerable people in need.

The Trust has an investment portfolio of over £7m. Income of around £240k annually is used to fund grant giving and meet costs.

The Trustees meet four times a year to approve grant applications and to discuss and decide on policy and governance issues and provide oversight of the management of the investment portfolio.

How to Apply

Please email the Chair of the Trust chair@eltf.org.uk with a CV including details of relevant experience. For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please also send an email to this address. Application Deadline: 20 March 2020

ELTF as an organisation has a responsibility to protect and respect your privacy and to look after data provided to us.

In compliance with the GDPR, ELTF has updated its privacy policy. The new privacy notice is available by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

This privacy notice explains what data we collect, how we use that data, where we store the information, how long we store that data for and how we store your details securely.

ELTF may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. The last updated date will be displayed at the bottom of this page.

• What information is being collected
• Who is collecting it
• How is it collected
• How will it be used
• Who will it be shared with
• Where we store your information
• How long we store the data
• How we store your information securely
• External web links
• Requesting Personal Data Records
• Your right to make a complaint
• Contact details

ELTF Privacy Policy 2018

Welcome to our Spring newsletter and updates. Spring has certainly sprung thankfully and the sun is shining, which always puts a smile on lots of faces! 

It has been another busy 3 months at ELTF, disbursing grants for Edinburgh & Lothian Trust Fund, Edinburgh Police Fund for Children & Edinburgh Fire Fund.

The following grants have been processed during 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2018:

We are pleased to say that the Edinburgh Fire Fund has picked up slightly, however, it still continues to be under used and we receive less applications than we would like to help.

If you are aware of anyone who would benefit from this fund, please visit our website for information and criteria – www.eltf.org.uk

We have also been working on criteria change for ELTF & EPFC, further updates will follow when these are finalised. All information regarding any changes will be implemented on the ELTF website.

Best Wishes,
Janette Scappaticcio

Grant dates and deadline applications for voluntary organisations for 2018/2019 are as follows:

Tuesday 15^th May 2018 – closing date is 31^st April 2018

Tuesday 21^st August 2018 –  closing date is  31^st July 2018

Tuesday 13^th November 2018 – closing date is 31^st October 2018

Tuesday 12^th February 2019 – closing date is 31^st January 2019

Click here to find out more about the fund and how to apply.