Last year, Poppyscotland provided financial assistance to over 1,400 individuals through a wide range of services totaling over £762,000 in funding support. They also provided grants to 17 specialist organizations totaling around £1,020,000. Outcomes included 2,468 clients achieving over £1,608,548 in financial gains through advisory services and 105 veterans receiving employment support through grants of £155,000. The Scottish Poppy Appeal raised £2,966,384 in 2015, an increase of 4.13% over the previous year, through the distribution of 5 million poppies, wreaths, and collections from 70,000 collection cans. However, Poppyscotland faces challenges in fundraising

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Mark Bibbey
CEO
April 2016

2. Individual tailored support and funding.
Immediate Needs Grants
Support to specialist organisations
Advice
Employment and skills
Employment Support Grants
Outcomes

3. 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

4. Outcomes – Grants to Organisations
Supported 17 specialist organisations with grants in the region of
£1,020,000

5. • 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

6. Scottish Poppy Appeal
Highlights

13. £2,848,773
Can collections £2,133,438
Scottish Poppy Appeal 2014

14. £2,966,384
Up by £117,611 – 4.13%
Can collections £2,088,267
Down by £45,171 – 2.12%
Scottish Poppy Appeal 2015

15. • 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

16. 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

17. • Changing circumstances – less military, current
operations etc
• Changing needs
• Identifying those who need help
• Identifying key barriers
Challenges – Service Delivery

18. • 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