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Funding for LGBTQ+ Organisations working in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
The Spencer Trust Fund offers small grants to LGBTQ+ organisations in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Your group can apply if you help LGBT+ communities become healthier, more active, or better connected. Who can apply? Constituted voluntary groups, community organisations, charities, and CIOs with incomes under £100,000 can apply. The fund prioritises organisations that currently receive no…
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NEW! Derbyshire Mental Health Friendly Clubs
Active Derbyshire has recently launched the Mental Health Friendly Club initiative with the support of organisations across Derbyshire, including Derbyshire Public Health, Erewash Voluntary Action, Compass Changing Lives and Mind Derbyshire. The Mental Health Friendly Club initiative is aimed at sport and physical activity clubs who want to create safer, more supportive environments with a…
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Easyfundraising Impact Fund
The easyfundraising Impact Fund offers 20 unrestricted grants of £500 to not-for-profit organisations. This is to help the organisations continue or enhance their work and wherever they need it most. The application form is simple and quick to complete. Assessors will award grants to organisations that best explain their plans for the funding. The fund…
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Shopping = Free Funding
More than £9m already supports sports causes around the UK. Communities raised this money by shopping online and earning free cashback donations. In 2026, selected retailers will also give in-store donations, not just online. Your weekly big shop at Tesco and High Street visits to John Lewis will generate free funding. Here’s how: A huge…
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Meet the Funder, National Lottery Community Fund, for Groups in the Derbyshire Dales
Join Derbyshire Dales CVS for an introduction to the funds from Vijay Kumari, the local National Lottery Funding Officer. The National Lottery Community Fund distributes money raised by National Lottery players. It supports community projects across the UK and is the UK’s largest community funder. The funds include Awards for All and Reaching Communities. The…
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Major Grants available from the Veterans’ Foundation
The application deadline is Monday 20th April 2026. The Veterans’ Foundation is offering major grants of £200,000 to £500,000 to charities and organisations that support serving and former Armed Forces members and their immediate families. These grants aim to create meaningful change for the Armed Forces community. They support projects with wide reach, new ideas,…
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Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference
Tuesday 10th March, together with Active Derbyshire, we were delighted to host the first Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference. ✨ The day brought together organisations from across the sport, leisure and wellbeing sectors to explore how we can continue strengthening safeguarding and welfare practices within our spaces. It was a day filled with thoughtful discussion,…
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Derbyshire Clubs Safeguarding Newsletter
March’s Safeguarding Newsletter focuses on Mental Health Friendly Clubs and includes a feature on MENCAP’s Seed Funding. This seed funding provides £20,000 for the community every year until 2027. Clubs can use this to develop/improve accessibility, promote inclusion or offer opportunities to people who have learning disabilities. Following the Seed Funding Information Sheet, the application…
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New Fundraising Guide – Getting the Money You Need
This guide introduces key fundraising principles for beginners. Developed by AWID and Justice Funds for organisations in the global south. The term ‘global south’ refers to lower-and-middle income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. This guide also offers useful advice for anyone starting their fundraising journey. For more information – click here
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Benefact Group – Movement for Good £1000 Draw
The Benefact Group issues £1000 unrestricted grants to charities, CICs and not-for-profit organisations through several annual random draws. Any individual may nominate a charity listed on the charities commission databases. A single nomination qualifies that organisation for all remaining draws that year. Nominations remain open year-round, with hundreds of £1000 grants released across scheduled draw…
