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Mark BibbeyCEO

April 2016

Individual tailored support and funding.

Immediate Needs Grants

Support to specialist organisations

Advice

Employment and skills

Employment Support Grants

Outcomes

Last year Poppyscotland provided financial assistance to more than 1,400 individuals across a wide range of services. Funding support to individuals was in excess of £762,000.

We provide:

Grants to Individuals

Mobility Services

Poppy Break Service

Outcomes – Tailored Support and Funding

Outcomes – Grants to Organisations

Supported 17 specialist organisations with grants in the region of £1,020,000

• ASAP advisors helped 2,468 individual clients, who achieved a financial gain of over £1,608,548

• 105 veterans received ongoing one-to-one support through Employ-Able services, with an investment of £155,000

• 32 ESGs (Employment Support Grants) awarded

Outcomes – Advice and Employment

Scottish Poppy AppealHighlights

£2,848,773

Can collections £2,133,438

Scottish Poppy Appeal 2014

£2,966,384

Up by £117,611 – 4.13%

Can collections £2,088,267

Down by £45,171 – 2.12%

Scottish Poppy Appeal 2015

• 5 million poppies - green stemmed and stick on

• 12,000 wreaths

• Made by hand at LHPF by 40 veterans aged between 30 and 72

• 70,000 cans

• 10,000 volunteers

Poppy Appeal - Facts

Change – Audience, environment, attitudes.

Requirement for more funding.

• Poppy Appeal central Application of

knowledge Innovation More

collectors More uniforms

• Other lines of operation

Challenges - Fundraising

• Changing circumstances – less military, current operations etc

• Changing needs

• Identifying those who need help

• Identifying key barriers

Challenges – Service Delivery

• Fundraising – keeping pace

• Efficiency – make best use of other high quality service providers; leverage our position within TRBL

• Footprint

• Education

• LHPF

Future – Meeting the Challenges