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Grants for Charities Delivering Services to Communities
The Foyle Foundation’s fund is open to charities that have an annual turnover of less than £150,000. Priority is given to local charities still active in their communities. Those that are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Applicants must show how any grant will make a significant difference…
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Peter Harrison Foundation’s Active Lives Grants Programme Reopens on 1st November
Funding is available for charities to support grassroots sports projects. Projects must provide opportunities for self-development for people living in the most disadvantaged areas who encounter physical, mental, social, or economic barriers. The funding is for physical activity initiatives that: Two levels of funding are available and will cover capital, project or core costs: Applications…
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The Social Value of Physical Activity
The Social Value of participatory sport and physical activity Sport England’s latest research, published October 2024, finds that community sport and physical activity generates a staggering £107.2 billion in annual social value across the UK, highlighting its crucial role in national health and wellbeing and the importance of our work at Active Derbyshire and Active…
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Nottinghamshire County Council’s Local Communities Fund
Nottinghamshire County Council’s Local Communities Fund supports the delivery of projects that help to deliver the strategic aims of the County Council Nottinghamshire Plan Vision and Ambitions. The latest round of the Local Communities Fund is now open until Friday 8 November. Capital Programme The Capital Programme is designed to contribute to improvements of facilities or…
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Grants to Transform Children’s Lives Through Sport
The Belvedere Trust has a new initiative to identify registered UK charities with innovative, under-funded, scalable ideas that have the potential to transform children’s lives through sport. Up to £10,000 to run a pilot project that tests a new solution or improves upon an existing one, and that could be revolutionary at scale. The deadline to…
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Funding available for flood-damaged facilities -Sport England
Sport England’s Movement Fund is open to applications for emergency flood relief support. They are accepting applications to our Movement Fund from community organisations who’ve been impacted by the recent storms across the country. The Movement Fund helps to get more people active in England. Sport England understand that the places people use to be…
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Fundraising – Digital Learning Grant
Almost 7 out of 10 charities are struggling to progress digitally*. If you are one of them, then you can apply for a fully-funded Digital Learning Grant to improve your digital fundraising skills. Previous participants experienced an increase in: JustGiving will be supporting 200 fundraisers to learn, network, and to get 1:1 support to boost…
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An Alternative Way to Raise Funding for your Project or Community Organisation
Do you feel like you’ve got to the end of the road with grants? Do you feel like you need another option to get much need funding for your work? Are things at a crisis point particularly with ever increasing costs? If so, have you thought about raising funding through a fundraiser / crowdfunding campaign?…
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Warm Welcomes: Bringing the community together in Beeston.
On the 17th of August the Active Notts team were invited to join Harvest Community Haven’s BBQ event for some Warm Welcomes filming. Warm Welcomes are free community spaces open to residents, bringing people together and supporting them. Harvest Commmunity Haven (HCH) is a black led Church in the Beeston area serving and supporting the…
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Diversifying the PA Workforce – TGC
The Workforce Development Officer role plays a vital part in diversifying the physical activity workforce in Nottingham and building capacity within communities, particularly focusing on women who face the greatest inequalities. Underpinned by the This Girl Can umbrella, it provides tailored support, mentoring, and opportunities, it helps create a more inclusive and representative landscape of…
