Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation
Powerful partnerships for tomorrow’s generation

At Aberdeen, we connect people to opportunities, to their communities and to the natural world. We do this through employee engagement and building partnerships through our charitable giving strategy, governed through the Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation, a registered charity in Scotland (SC042597).
Our charitable giving strategy
Tomorrow’s Generation – People and Planet
Our charitable giving strategy aims to help us create a positive social and environmental impact for tomorrow’s generation, within local communities and across the globe.
We partner with organisations which engage young people aged between 16-25, and align with one of our two overarching themes:
- PeopleOur aim is to help break down barriers to education, employment, and financial wellness, with a key focus on social mobility.
- PlanetWe work with organisations which protect nature and address the impacts of climate change.
Having a transformative impact
Through the Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation, we take the following approaches to charitable giving:
- Powerful PartnershipsWe take a strategic approach to our Powerful Partnerships, and aim to support organisations and projects that can have a transformative impact for people and planet through multi year partnerships.
- Innovation FundWith our new Innovation Fund, we provide charities with small-medium sized grants to pilot projects linked to technology and innovation across all themes under People and Planet.
- Regional givingWe fund small regional grants that help make a difference to the communities we operate in. Our colleagues also have the opportunity to elect a charity partner for their region every 2 years which is led by our colleague forums.
- Emergency reliefWe support Disasters Emergency Committee appeals to raise funds when large-scale disasters hit countries without the capacity to respond.
Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation Board
Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation’s Board of Directors has six members, including two independent Directors. The Board provides oversight and guidance for our charitable giving activities, meeting quarterly to review the impact of our partnerships and consider new partnerships aligned to our strategy.
Gillian McGill
Chair of Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation
Becky Nichols
Director
Keenan Fishwick
DirectorTed Roy
Director
Amali de Alwis
Independent director