Hundreds of representatives from Fife's third sector packed into Fife College's St Brycedale Campus in Kirkcaldy on Wednesday 14 October 2026 for a bustling and inspiring Fife Funders' Fayre.
The event brought together charities, community groups, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises for a full day of funding insights, networking, and practical support.
Designed to connect organisations with a diverse range of funders and support agencies, the Fayre offered a unique opportunity to explore current grant schemes, strengthen sector knowledge, and spark new ideas to help build a resilient future.
Stallholders
Attendees had the chance to meet face-to-face with a wide range of funders and support providers. Confirmed stallholders included:
- FVA Governance
- Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund (FVA)
- University of St Andrews Community Fund
- Coalfields Regeneration Trust
- Thomson Cooper Accountants
- The Robertson Trust
- Keegan & Pennykid
- Corra Foundation
- Bank of Scotland Foundation
- CyberScotland
- Creative Scotland
- Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS)
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Health Promotion Service, Fife Health & Social Care Partnership
- Foundation Scotland
- Shared Care Scotland
- NatWest Social & Community Capital
- Fife Council Grants
- Community Enterprise
- Firstport
- Local Energy Scotland
- Business Gateway Fife
- Volunteer Scotland
- Scotmid Co-operative
- Lindsays
- OSCR
- FVA Volunteering Support
- FVA Database
Expert-led workshops
Workshop spaces were in high demand, with expert-led sessions covering everything from writing stronger funding applications to cyber security, PVG and Disclosure updates, and improving funding evaluations. Each session delivered practical takeaways and sparked valuable discussion.
With lively conversations, new connections, and a hall buzzing with collaboration, the Fife Funders’ Fayre 2025 proved once again how powerful it is when our sector comes together. We look forward to building on the ideas shared and supporting Fife’s third sector to grow stronger than ever.
Thanks to everyone who attended - we hope you had a fantastic day and have connected and created opportunities for your organisation!
