Working together towards a regenerative and just future for Edinburgh.

What?

The Regenerative Futures Fund is a ten-year community fund for Edinburgh that puts decision-making power into the hands of those who are most often excluded. It supports approaches to improve the lives of people living in poverty and experiencing racism, and contribute towards a just green transition, by enabling equity, power-sharing and long-term change.

This fund is designed by and for people in their own communities. The funding it distributes gives grassroots organisations and movements the opportunity to think and plan for the long-term, tackling the root causes of poverty, racism and the environmental crisis.
We aim to launch the 10-year fund in 2025 with a first phase of capacity building launching in 2024. It will provide funding and support to group of between 10 - 15 community organisations in Edinburgh for 10 years. The funding for each organisation will be up to £100,000 a year.
We are at a point where need to see societal transformation on a massive scale. To succeed, we need a model for civic participation that works across societal issues, is humble, thoughtful and shares power in new ways.
This fund hopes to contribute to and inform a new way of working that is fit for the 21st century.
This is the process of moving to environmentally sustainable practices in a way that is equitable and inclusive, ensuring that the benefits and opportunities are shared by all, especially those most impacted by the changes.

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What people say about being involved

‘Being involved in this group... it’s like oh, my views do count, they could be important, I can make a difference and I’m not as invisible as I’ve been led to believe. It’s easy to get pulled down by it all, but you then see that you are not alone. This Fund is like a beacon of hope, this could have a huge impact if it’s channelled in the right ways.’

“The Regenerative Futures Fund is ambitious for a kind of change that meets that moment more intentionally and resources it by bending and pulling funding together at a scale that the city’s communities need.”

“I feel like I am contributing to something that might mean that the frustrations that I feel today are not going to be felt by others in 5 years’ time, or not to the same extent.”

“I liked the idea that we were forming something together that will be fit for purpose and that we can point to when people say that this isn’t possible.”

“I’m proud that we’re giving this a shot in Scotland.”