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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Happy holidays from The Wood Foundation
We would like to wish you happy holidays and a bright New Year from all of us at The Wood Foundation. We hope our partners, schools, and colleagues enjoy a [...]
The Wood Foundation colleagues get together for festive team day
With many of our colleagues based in schools or working remotely, we make it a priority to come together in person for team days several times a year. Last Friday’s [...]
We launch 12 Days of RAiSEmas – STEM activities with a festive twist
On the first day of RAiSEmas, the STEM elves gave to me… The Wood Foundation’s investment RAiSE (Raising Aspirations in Science Education) – which aims to engage children from a [...]
Excelerate oracy practitioner training delivered to 80 educators
The Wood Foundation’s Excelerate investment is a community-connected approach for schools which develops learning and teaching methods – including oracy. Our oracy practitioner training – which consisted of four sessions [...]
Happy holidays from The Wood Foundation
We would like to wish you happy holidays and a bright New Year from all of us at The Wood Foundation. We hope our partners, schools, and colleagues enjoy a [...]
The Wood Foundation colleagues get together for festive team day
With many of our colleagues based in schools or working remotely, we make it a priority to come together in person for team days several times a year. Last Friday’s [...]
We launch 12 Days of RAiSEmas – STEM activities with a festive twist
On the first day of RAiSEmas, the STEM elves gave to me… The Wood Foundation’s investment RAiSE (Raising Aspirations in Science Education) – which aims to engage children from a [...]
Excelerate oracy practitioner training delivered to 80 educators
The Wood Foundation’s Excelerate investment is a community-connected approach for schools which develops learning and teaching methods – including oracy. Our oracy practitioner training – which consisted of four sessions [...]
Happy holidays from The Wood Foundation
We would like to wish you happy holidays and a bright New [...]
The Wood Foundation colleagues get together for festive team day
With many of our colleagues based in schools or working remotely, we [...]
We launch 12 Days of RAiSEmas – STEM activities with a festive twist
On the first day of RAiSEmas, the STEM elves gave to me… [...]
Excelerate oracy practitioner training delivered to 80 educators
The Wood Foundation’s Excelerate investment is a community-connected approach for schools which [...]