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  • CAF Venturesome – Funding to Support Charities and Social Enterprise to Grow their Social Impact

    CAF Venturesome – Funding to Support Charities and Social Enterprise to Grow their Social Impact

    Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has announced the launch of a new £10 million fund. This new fund is to help charities and social enterprises grow their social impact. A mixture of unsecured loans and grants will be available to social organisations. The funds will be unrestricted, allowing organisations to invest in infrastructure and capacity building,…

  • Wooden Spoon Capital Grants

    Wooden Spoon Capital Grants

    Schools and not for profit organisations can apply for funding through the Wooden Spoon Society’s Capital Grants programme. Wooden Spoon is the British and Irish Rugby charity which supports projects help mentally, physically disadvantaged children under the cognitive age of 25. Each year the charity supports around 70 projects. Through the programme funding is available…

  • Grants to Support Disadvantaged Children and Vulnerable Older People

    Grants to Support Disadvantaged Children and Vulnerable Older People

    Funding is available for registered charities that are working to support disadvantaged children and young people, as well as vulnerable older people. The Masonic Charitable Foundation Charity Grants programme awards small grants of between £1,000 and £5,000, and large grants of between £10,000 and £60,000 to support projects that are focusing on: Small grants are…

  • UKSPF Community Resilience Grant Scheme.  Online Talk for Groups in the Derbyshire Dales.  15th February.

    UKSPF Community Resilience Grant Scheme.  Online Talk for Groups in the Derbyshire Dales.  15th February.

    You can learn about the Derbyshire Dales UKSPF Community Resilience Grant Scheme by joining an online talk on Zoom on Thursday 15th February at 10am. Neil Moulden at the Derbyshire Dales CVS will take you through the fund criteria and answer any queries you may have. The Community Resilience Grants scheme is available for charities, voluntary…

  • Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme

    Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme

    The Mansfield Building Society operates a Community Support Scheme through their charitable trust.  The scheme supports community groups, charities, and other deserving causes with financial awards typically between £250 and £1,000. They make total Community Support Scheme awards of about £20,000 each year.  The scheme covers projects delivered in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The aim of…

  • The Community Shares Booster Fund is a Funding Scheme to Support Community Share Offers.

    The Community Shares Booster Fund is a Funding Scheme to Support Community Share Offers.

    The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses that are at all stages of a community share issue. This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it’s the right choice, through planning a community share issue to being ready to launch, or in exceptional cases, recently launched.  What funding is available? Funding support…

  • Looking at the Possibilities of Raising Funding Through Community Shares

    Looking at the Possibilities of Raising Funding Through Community Shares

    What are community shares? Community shares offer an excellent way for groups to raise larger sums of funding for projects that benefit their communities. They’re a popular choice for securing much-loved community assets because you can raise significantly higher average contributions when your supporters are asked to invest for the long-term, rather than simply donating.…

  • Seven Friends Foundation – Supporting Causes that are Ignored

    Seven Friends Foundation – Supporting Causes that are Ignored

    The Seven Friends Foundation provides small grants to organisations that fulfil their charitable aims which are: Their next deadline for applications is February 1st 2024. They want to support those organisations and causes that are unpopular or do not receive widespread public attention. This could be due to negative focus within the media; due to…

  • National Forest Company Launches Forest Society Grants

    National Forest Company Launches Forest Society Grants

    Provided by the National Forest Company, the Forest Society Grants aim to fund new ways of supporting the health and wellbeing of residents and communities within the National Forest. The programme will engage new and diverse audiences, increase participation and use local woodlands to connect with nature. Four or five grants of between £2,000 and…

  • Funding to Help Kickstart School Projects

    Funding to Help Kickstart School Projects

    Grants of up to £500 are available to schools and educational organisations across the UK seeking funding to kickstart projects that will benefit their students. The Twinkl Prize Draw Community Collection will help fund any type of project, such as setting up a breakfast club, resourcing after-school activities, purchasing new playground equipment, upgrading an ICT…