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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Mental Health Awareness Week: Excelerate school empowers young people through PBL
To mark this Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight and celebrate one of our Excelerate partner schools, Banff Academy, which not only advocates for, but has made big changes towards, [...]
YPI National Event – Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – will return in June
In just four weeks’ time, we will welcome hundreds of young changemakers to Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – the YPI National Event 2025. This year’s event theme – [...]
Speaker update for RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy
We have a stellar change to our event line-up. While we are sorry to share that Dallas Campbell, originally scheduled to deliver our space workshop, will have to jet off [...]
Banff to Bethlehem: Young people connect communities through art and solidarity
Young people from Banff Academy presented a powerful project connecting their community with students in Palestine. Banff Academy – one of 19 Excelerate partner schools supported by The Wood Foundation [...]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Excelerate school empowers young people through PBL
To mark this Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight and celebrate one of our Excelerate partner schools, Banff Academy, which not only advocates for, but has made big changes towards, [...]
YPI National Event – Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – will return in June
In just four weeks’ time, we will welcome hundreds of young changemakers to Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – the YPI National Event 2025. This year’s event theme – [...]
Speaker update for RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy
We have a stellar change to our event line-up. While we are sorry to share that Dallas Campbell, originally scheduled to deliver our space workshop, will have to jet off [...]
Banff to Bethlehem: Young people connect communities through art and solidarity
Young people from Banff Academy presented a powerful project connecting their community with students in Palestine. Banff Academy – one of 19 Excelerate partner schools supported by The Wood Foundation [...]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Excelerate school empowers young people through PBL
To mark this Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight [...]
YPI National Event – Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – will return in June
In just four weeks’ time, we will welcome hundreds of young changemakers [...]
Speaker update for RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy
We have a stellar change to our event line-up. [...]
Banff to Bethlehem: Young people connect communities through art and solidarity
Young people from Banff Academy presented a powerful project connecting their community [...]