The Wood Foundation is committed to empowering transformational change through economic, education, and societal investments.
Its varied portfolio of work focusses on three key strands: Venture philanthropy transforming livelihoods in Sub Saharan Africa, developing young people in Scotland, and facilitating economic development in Scotland.
The Wood Foundation proactively identifies opportunities to develop and deliver innovative investments and programmes which, through venture philanthropic principles, achieve transformational and sustainable impact.
The Wood Foundation was established in 2007 by its Executive Chairman Sir Ian Wood KT GBE and his immediate family.
The Wood Foundation proactively identifies opportunities to develop and deliver innovative investments and programmes which, through venture philanthropic principles, achieve transformational and sustainable impact.
The Wood Foundation was established in 2007 by its Executive Chairman Sir Ian Wood KT GBE and his immediate family.
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The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day and celebrates the important work of its Excelerate and YPI investments. Today (10 October), on World Mental Health Day, we are celebrating [...]
The Wood Foundation attended STV Children’s Appeal’s Big Brunch Aberdeen
We were excited to attend STV Children's Appeal's first “Aberdeen Big Brunch” event at the Chester Hotel on Sunday (29 September) #BigBrunchAppeal Hosted by Andrea Brymer and Laura Boyd, and [...]
Team Day at Willowgate Activity Centre was a chance to reconnect
Coming together reminds us of our shared goals and values, our diversity and richness, and the impact we can make together. Since many of our colleagues are school-based or work [...]
Volunteering Overseas (VOS): Sean learns “what it truly means to be an engineer”
The Wood Foundation’s Volunteering Overseas investment provides partial grant funding to individual young people from the North-east to volunteer with ethical, sustainable organisations overseas. We were delighted to hear from [...]
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day and celebrates the important work of its Excelerate and YPI investments. Today (10 October), on World Mental Health Day, we are celebrating [...]
The Wood Foundation attended STV Children’s Appeal’s Big Brunch Aberdeen
We were excited to attend STV Children's Appeal's first “Aberdeen Big Brunch” event at the Chester Hotel on Sunday (29 September) #BigBrunchAppeal Hosted by Andrea Brymer and Laura Boyd, and [...]
Team Day at Willowgate Activity Centre was a chance to reconnect
Coming together reminds us of our shared goals and values, our diversity and richness, and the impact we can make together. Since many of our colleagues are school-based or work [...]
Volunteering Overseas (VOS): Sean learns “what it truly means to be an engineer”
The Wood Foundation’s Volunteering Overseas investment provides partial grant funding to individual young people from the North-east to volunteer with ethical, sustainable organisations overseas. We were delighted to hear from [...]
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day and celebrates the important [...]
The Wood Foundation attended STV Children’s Appeal’s Big Brunch Aberdeen
We were excited to attend STV Children's Appeal's first “Aberdeen Big Brunch” [...]
Team Day at Willowgate Activity Centre was a chance to reconnect
Coming together reminds us of our shared goals and values, our diversity [...]
Volunteering Overseas (VOS): Sean learns “what it truly means to be an engineer”
The Wood Foundation’s Volunteering Overseas investment provides partial grant funding to individual [...]