The Seven Friends Foundation has reopened for applications. It is offering small grants of between £300 and £3,000 to charities and charitable projects in deprived areas that are unpopular or do not receive widespread public attention. This could be due to: Examples include: The programme will primarily support small organisations (annual income up to £300,000),…
At the start of their 30th birthday celebrations, The National Lottery have launched the Game Changers campaign, which celebrates inspirational people who’ve achieved extraordinary things with National Lottery funding. Every week, National Lottery players raise over £30 million for good causes across the UK and Game Changers aims to find 30 people who’ve used that…
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced a major expansion of its grassroots funding programme. Their new three-year Corporate Plan aims to reach over 80% of communities across the UK. The funding is focused on four community-led missions supporting communities to: In addition to expanding its grassroots funding, the programme plans to award over half…
A Funding Fair will be held for groups in the Derbyshire Dales on Friday 14th June 2024, between 10:00am – 12:00pm. The event will be held at the Imperial Rooms, Matlock. A range of organisations will be at the event where you can talk to them about the funding needs of your not-for-profit organisation. The…
Arnold Clark’s “Communities Support” is available to organisations who provide services in the following areas including: Applications are also only eligible if they’re made by an organisation that is based/operates solely in the UK and is located within 50 miles of an Arnold Clark branch. Most areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire should be within this…
A new film is now available which shows how Brackenfield SEND School in Long Eaton has been using Opening School Facilities (OSF) funding to support its pupils to move more in ways that work for them. The film includes interviews with the school’s Headteacher Trish Turner and Pathway Lead Peter Csizmadia, as well as pupils,…
Walk Derbyshire and Healthy Workplaces Derbyshire hosted an ‘Introduction to Netwalking’ session as part of the Chesterfield Walking Festival. The circular walk on Tuesday 14 May started at The Hub @ Low Pavement in Chesterfield with the route taking in Queen’s Park and part of the Chesterfield Art Trail. Those attending were given details of…
Sport England’s new Movement Fund, launched 29th April, simplifies funding applications and will help those projects which support people to live active, healthy, lives. The fund, which is worth £160 million over the next four years, replaces Sport England’s existing Small Grants Programme and Active Together fund, and will offer crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources…
Cath Cooke and Franky Boyland have recently been appointed as the Sports Welfare Leads for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and Derby and Derbyshire, to support the work of the Club Welfare Officers. The roles are part of a national network of Sport Welfare Officers funded by Sport England to support National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs)…
On Tuesday 7 May, Foundation Derbyshire will be hosting their first 2024 Funding Surgery at their offices in Belper. They have a bank of one to one, face to face, sessions available to book. Each session is a 30-minute slot. These slots will give you the chance to discuss your particular project with one of…
