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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Rwanda’s first smallholder-owned tea factory
Five thousand smallholder farmers in Rwanda are now the owners of the country’s largest tea factory. A ceremony, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Right Honorable [...]
Aberdeenshire embarks upon primary STEM programme
Aberdeenshire Council has committed to a partnership which will support improved STEM experiences for primary pupils across the region’s 151 schools. Dr Kim Aplin has been appointed as Primary Science [...]
The Wood Foundation sponsors cycle for My Name’5 Doddie
The Wood Foundation has supported the Doddie 500 for a second time. The epic 48-hour challenge saw Mark Beaumont, Rob Wainwright and their teammates cycle 500 miles from Murrayfield to [...]
“School experience inspired my entrepreneurial journey,” by Matt Sandham
Matt Sandham, Director of bspoq, took part in the Enterprise Education programme while a student at Ellon Academy in 2014. The Wood Foundation funded this programme from 2010 to 2014 [...]
Rwanda’s first smallholder-owned tea factory
Five thousand smallholder farmers in Rwanda are now the owners of the country’s largest tea factory. A ceremony, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Right Honorable [...]
Aberdeenshire embarks upon primary STEM programme
Aberdeenshire Council has committed to a partnership which will support improved STEM experiences for primary pupils across the region’s 151 schools. Dr Kim Aplin has been appointed as Primary Science [...]
The Wood Foundation sponsors cycle for My Name’5 Doddie
The Wood Foundation has supported the Doddie 500 for a second time. The epic 48-hour challenge saw Mark Beaumont, Rob Wainwright and their teammates cycle 500 miles from Murrayfield to [...]
“School experience inspired my entrepreneurial journey,” by Matt Sandham
Matt Sandham, Director of bspoq, took part in the Enterprise Education programme while a student at Ellon Academy in 2014. The Wood Foundation funded this programme from 2010 to 2014 [...]
Rwanda’s first smallholder-owned tea factory
Five thousand smallholder farmers in Rwanda are now the owners of the [...]
Aberdeenshire embarks upon primary STEM programme
Aberdeenshire Council has committed to a partnership which will support improved STEM [...]
The Wood Foundation sponsors cycle for My Name’5 Doddie
The Wood Foundation has supported the Doddie 500 for a second time. [...]
“School experience inspired my entrepreneurial journey,” by Matt Sandham
Matt Sandham, Director of bspoq, took part in the Enterprise Education programme [...]