Nominations are live for the @SMKCampaigners Awards 2023.
Can you help find those who have made change happen most effectively & courageously?
Nominate them! https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/awards/
Deadline 31 January
Funding to Support Communities Facing Financial Hardship (UK)
New Philanthropy Capital is making funding available to charities and other not-for-profit organisations working to support disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the UK who are facing financial hardship.
The Open Philanthropy Fund – Tackling Financial Hardship Funds will award funding via two streams to support groups including asylum seekers, young people, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those with experience of domestic violence, single parent households, women and girls, and people with disabilities.
Panel A’s Fund offers grants of up to £15,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £100,000, and Panel B’s Fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £200,000.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 16th December 2022.
https://www.thinknpc.org/npc-labs/blog/apply-for-open-philanthropy-funding/
Grants of up to £3,000 Available to Charities Supporting Vulnerable & Disadvantaged People (UK)
The Leathersellers Company is seeking applications from small charities that are providing vital services for vulnerable people in deprived communities across the UK.
The Small Grants Programme will award grants of up to £5,000 to organisations with an annual income of less than £200,000. Partnerships are encouraged. The number of applications will be capped and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis e.g. the first 45 applications after each round opens will be able to be submitted.
The Committee will meet regularly to ensure charities receive a decision within a month of submitting their application.
Applications are now open for the 6th December 2022 committee meeting. Submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the first 45 applications have been received.
https://leathersellers.co.uk/small-grants-programme/
Funding to Promote Community Resilience (UK)
Registered charities can apply for grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 for projects that support vulnerable people, and build community resilience across the UK.
The Lloyd’s of London Foundation is looking to partner with charities to deliver projects in the areas of:
- employability,
- social mobility,
- mental health,
- climate,
- disaster avoidance and relief.
The funding can be used to cover costs including salaries, materials and equipment, training of charity employees, and activities for the project.
Charities will also have an opportunity to engage with Lloyd’s Corporation and wider insurance market through fundraising and volunteering initiatives.
The deadline for applications to the 2023 Charity Partnerships Programme is 11:59pm on the 11th December 2022.
https://www.lloyds.com/foundation
Grants to Help People of Colour Develop & Deliver Creative & Cultural Projects (UK)
Grants of £1,000 are available to support people of colour in the UK to develop and deliver a wide range of creative and cultural projects.
The funding is made available by the Grand Plan, which awards ten grants every two months to support projects for which £1,000 would make a huge difference, ranging from poetry, paintings, fashion, zines, music, food, flowers, and photographs to workshops or events.
It can be used to cover costs such as equipment, courses, time, materials or travel – anything needed to create and deliver a new cultural project.
Grand Plan award ten grants every two months, and the current round closes on 30th November 2022.
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DanceWest is producing a Free Holiday Club from 19-23 December.
This is exclusively for children 4-11 years receiving free school meals or families receiving Universal Credit living in Hammersmith & Fulham. Please may I ask you to circulate the information below and the flyer enclosed with any families, organisations or schools you support?
Our programme will enable the children to have fun, be creative and have access to an action packed programme of festive dance activities and workshops. The children will receive a healthy snack on arrival, a hot lunch each day and a healthy snack to take home.
Parents and carers can sign up for an entire week or day by day but unfortunately we have limited places!
Free Christmas Holiday Club
Where: DanceWest, Sands End Arts and Community Centre, Peterborough Road, SW6 3EZ.
When: 10.00-14.00
1. Monday 19 December
2. Tuesday 20 December
3. Wednesday 21 December
4. Thursday 22 December
5. Friday 23 December
For: Children aged 4-11 years.
Cost: Free. Family must be receiving Universal Credit or the child must be on free school meals.
What’s provided: Fun dance activities, classes and a hot lunch each day. Leading the programme is a qualified team of DBS teachers, liability with first aid. Two teaching assistants support the children throughout the day and supervise at break and lunchtimes.
How to sign up: http://www.dancewest.co.uk/holidayclub
Further info: Imogen@dancewest.co.uk/ 07494513079
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to fund equipment and services to support disabled and disadvantaged children under the age of 13 across the UK. The Toy Trust fund helps disadvantaged children and their families to alleviate suffering; support children through awful experiences; encourage achievement through adversity; purchase vital equipment; provide care; bolster existing initiatives; initiate brand new projects; and satisfy basic needs. Groups that have carried out some form of effective fundraising by themselves are particularly encouraged to apply. The next deadline to apply is mid-February 2023 for the March meeting of Trustees. Funding to Support Disabled & Disadvantaged Children (UK)
Small registered charities can apply for grants of up to £15,000 for projects working with young offenders; prisoners and ex-prisoners as well as young disadvantaged people at risk of criminal involvement. To be eligible for funding, local organisations such as those working in a village, estate or small town should normally have an income of less than £100,000. Those working across the UK or in larger cities should normally have an income of not more than £250,000. Grants are usually given for one year. The funding is being made available through the Weavers’ Company, a textile-related, charitable and sociable organisation and the next closing date for applications is the 16th March 2023. Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders (UK)
Do you want to find out more about what it means to get the Covid-19 and the flu vaccinations whilst you’re pregnant? If yes, then join this webinar on the 30 November from 6 to 7.30pm.
The event is open to all residents in North West London, particularly if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have concerns about fertility.
A panel of experts will be on hand to answer your questions.
Just click on the link below to register, you will receive the online teams’ link 24 hours before the event is due to start. Please pass onto others who you think maybe interested
New Philanthropy Capital is making funding available to charities and other not-for-profit organisations working to support disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the UK who are facing financial hardship. The Open Philanthropy Fund – Tackling Financial Hardship Funds will award funding via two streams to support groups including asylum seekers, young people, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those with experience of domestic violence, single parent households, women and girls, and people with disabilities. Panel A’s Fund offers grants of up to £15,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £100,000, and Panel B’s Fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £200,000. The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 16th December 2022. Funding to Support Communities Facing Financial Hardship (UK)
