Future Initiatives

The growing reputation of the Foundation, the increasing respect within which it is held, and the growing number of requests for its services has necessitated the creation of a long range development plan. The plan is designed initially to professionalize and fund the Foundation so that it can dedicate itself, without restraint, to the fulfillment of its mission and to enable Scotland House to be relocated from its current premises to a permanent, purpose-built home.

Besides continuing to serve Scottish-based interests, the Foundation will play a more proactive role in supporting existing and new American organizations with Scottish interests which are complementary to the Foundation's mission.

Without impacting its present activities, the Foundation's current focus extends to raising funds to engage a full-time Executive Director who will head-up the fundraising drive for the expansion of Scotland House into a permanent and enduring New York City landmark.

Scotland House

Once the Foundation is fully staffed, its goal is to re-launch Scotland House as a 'branded product'. The facility will be both worthy of representing Scotland in the U.S. as well as attractive to Scottish institutions, corporations, cultural organizations and charities to make their home there. The goal is, at the same time, to operate Scotland House in a sufficiently commercial manner to fund a significant portion of the Foundation's ongoing activities.

The purpose of Scotland House is to reflect Scotland's new status on the world's stage, combining under one roof representatives of its commercial, leisure, heritage, cultural, social and charitable interests.

It is anticipated that among Scotland House's facilities will be a restaurant, media center, exhibition area, library, meeting rooms and offices of Scottish organizations.

The Foundation's Added Value Benefits

The Foundation brings considerable value to the implementation of the plan. It has a proud history, formidable track record, established products and services, positive recognition, experience and a cadre of committed volunteers dedicated to advancing Scotland's aspirations in this most important part of the world's stage.

The Foundation is inclusive, national, crossborder orientated, unrestricted and contemporary. Its volunteers have experience in their private lives that they are willing to contribute to the advancement of the Foundation's mission.