TWFA attends the East Africa Tea Trade Convention
The Wood Foundation Africa (TWFA) was delighted to participate in last week’s East Africa Tea Trade Convention which was held in Kigali, Rwanda. The theme of this year’s convention was [...]
Employees’ fundraising efforts backed with match funding
As a philanthropic organisation, we are always proud to see our colleagues go above and beyond for important causes, and we are pleased to back their efforts with match funding. [...]
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day
The Wood Foundation marks World Mental Health Day and celebrates the important work of its Excelerate and YPI investments. Today (10 October), on World Mental Health Day, we are celebrating [...]
The Wood Foundation attended STV Children’s Appeal’s Big Brunch Aberdeen
We were excited to attend STV Children's Appeal's first “Aberdeen Big Brunch” event at the Chester Hotel on Sunday (29 September) #BigBrunchAppeal Hosted by Andrea Brymer and Laura Boyd, and [...]
Team Day at Willowgate Activity Centre was a chance to reconnect
Coming together reminds us of our shared goals and values, our diversity and richness, and the impact we can make together. Since many of our colleagues are school-based or work [...]
Volunteering Overseas (VOS): Sean learns “what it truly means to be an engineer”
The Wood Foundation’s Volunteering Overseas investment provides partial grant funding to individual young people from the North-east to volunteer with ethical, sustainable organisations overseas. We were delighted to hear from [...]
The Wood Foundation funds Interns with Impact
The Wood Foundation were delighted to attend Interns with Impact celebration event. Funded by The Wood Foundation, the internship programme has opened doors for students to gain invaluable experience while [...]
Excelerate Shared Learning Event unites North-east schools and sparks innovation
The Wood Foundation hosted its Excelerate Shared Learning Celebration Event today (Friday 13 September) at the Music Hall, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to fostering system-level change in education across the [...]
The Wood Foundation staff raise funds for STV Children’s Appeal’s #BigScottishBreakafst
By taking part in the initiative and raising funds for STV Children's Appeal, The Wood Foundation’s staff aimed to raise awareness and contribute to the fight against child poverty across Scotland. [...]
The Wood Foundation attended Opportunity North East’s annual event
The Wood Foundation was delighted to join entrepreneurs, founders, innovators, and business and industry leaders at yesterday’s ONE annual event – Entrepreneurship Driving Transformation at ONE BioHub. It was inspiring [...]