Venture Scotland and Your Company

Your company can make a real difference to Venture Scotland and the work we do to support young people. Companies and their employees are involved in supporting our charity in a range of different ways that not only help us to help young people but also provide rewarding development opportunties for the staff that get involved. Read on for examples of how we work in partnership with employees and businesses...

McGrigors LLP

McGrigors is a dynamic legal practice with offices across the UK including bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow. McGrigors first got involved in supporting Venture Scotland when one of their employees became heavily involved in volunteering on our residentials. How McGrigors have helped Venture Scotland:

• Providing a free venue and hospitality for our Annual General Meeting
• Providing pro bono legal advice on a range of key areas
• Engaging staff in a range of volunteer roles including as Trustees for the charity
• Encouraging staff to get involved in fundraising events to support our work
• Making donations to help fund our work with young people

"Working with Venture Scotland helps our people to appreciate that they have skills and abilities which are of value beyond the narrow confines of their chosen practice areas. There is definitely a feel good factor in helping a well run organisation such as Venture Scotland achieve its objectives. In particular, we think it underpins our brand that we are a 'good corporate citizen' and helping VS is a good example of this. Working with non-profit organisations also feeds into the diversity of experience that we need to be approachable, pragmatic advisers."  

Cathie Higgins, McGrigors Horizons Programme

For more info on how yoru company could work with Venture Scotland, contact 0131 475 2395