Funding is available for registered charities working with the most vulnerable people. One-off grants of up to £5,000, or grants of up to £3,000 a year for 3 years are available both in the UK and internationally to support organisations that promote access to justice (particularly for people trying to get support to meet their basic personal needs), equality of opportunity, or a sustainable environment. The funding, which is made available through the Matrix Causes Fund, can be used for core activities that support vulnerable persons such as prisoners, asylum seekers, people with mental health difficulties, people (particularly children) with disabilities, or women in refuges. Applications from organisations not registered as a charity but established for charitable purposes may also be considered. The next deadline for applications is the midday on the 30 September 2025. Funding for Charities Supporting Vulnerable People (UK)
“At last year’s Women in Leadership conference, we noticed something important: very few men were in the room. This year, we want to change that. Gender equity in leadership is not just a women’s issue. It is a shared responsibility. Real progress happens when all voices are part of the conversation. Here’s why your presence matters, and how you can help build more inclusive leadership across our sector…” Take a look here.
This entry-level course prepares you for the IAA Level 1 exam and equips you with the practical understanding needed to support clients with basic immigration matters under supervision. Ideal for those starting out in the legal, charity, or advice sector.
IAA was previously known as the OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner)
Bid Writing: Mon 01 Sep 2025 & Mon 27 Oct 2025
An introduction to writing bids for funding from grant making trusts and foundations. This workshop runs alongside Trust Fundraising covering different aspects of trust and foundation fundraising. Participants should try to attend both workshops in either order. Topics covered: Establishing Credibility, Rejection Reasons, Reserves, Volunteers, Community Support, User Involvement, Finding Evidence, Human Stories, Signposting, Concise Bids, Quoting Statistics, Terminology, Formatting, Proofreading, Funding Timetables, Full Cost Recovery, Under Costing, Contingencies, Financial Controls, Online Forms, Deadlines, Clarifications, Learning from Rejections, Feedback Statistics. NFP Workshops – 18 Affordable Training Courses
Funding is now available to help deliver The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Additional Needs and Alternative Provision settings. The funding is being offered by the charity, with support from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Learn more here
Deadline: 11 December 2025
Webinar 23.10.25
Programme
- Learn about and assess trends in and drivers of child food poverty across the UK, its impacts on children’s life outcomes, and the different approaches being taken to tackle it across the UK at local and national levels
- Exchange views on the impact that scrapping the two-child benefit cap would have on levels of child food poverty
- Develop comprehensive strategies for tackling child food poverty and improving children’s diets
- Design particular interventions for families with children under five
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Start scheme and how it could be improved
- Understand the role that access to free school meals can play in tackling child food poverty and how access can be expanded
- Exchange views on the role that local authorities, schools and colleges, charities, supermarkets and the wider food sector, the media and other stakeholders can play in improving children’s diets
- Exchange views on the factors driving regional disparities in child food poverty and the interventions needed to address these and to improve outcomes for communities with particular challenges around food poverty and dietary health
To register for the briefing, please click here.
An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been called for London, from 9am Tuesday 12th August until at least 6pm on Wednesday 13th August 2025.
To help yourself and your community, you can:
Check in on older people & those with a health or mental health condition
Use and promote our Cool Spaces map, for those who seek respite while out and about
Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated
Avoid being out in the sun from 11am – 3pm
Resources for your community
The following are various resource pages, guides and toolkits that you can use during this Amber Heat-Health Alert:
- Greater London Authority coping with hot weather guidance
- UK Health Security Agency’s Hot Weather Toolkit (attached)
- The Met Office’s #WeatherReady campaign
- Voluntary and community sector action card
- Beat the Heat hot weather advice
- Infographic and social media images (attached – and more here)
- Sign-posting and resources from the VCS Emergencies Partnership
- Resources from British Red Cross
- Advice and resources from Shade the UK
Download the hot weather toolkit
NCVO are working to improve the commissioning and procurement environment for charities, so they can deliver lasting, sustainable impact. The Government has recently launched a consultation to reform public procurement, and your input is crucial. Fill in the survey here.
The DPO Centre, a leading Data Protection Officer resource centre delivering expert data protection and privacy advice, invites applications to their Charity and Community Fund, which provides charities and not-for-profit organisations access to their data protection consultancy services at an 80% reduced rate. Applicants will receive support from subject matter experts and data protection professionals to help decrease the potential for compliance failure across their organisation, leading to fewer data breaches. Organisations can apply for funding of up to £10,000 towards a range of consultancy services, including data protection training, policy drafting and reviews, data sharing, impact assessments, and gap analysis. The DPO Centre has set aside a £150,000 funding pot, split into 3 application periods throughout the year. The closing date for this application period is the 1st October 2025. Funding Towards Data Protection Consultancy Services (UK)
The British Gas Energy Trust has reopened its Individuals and Families Fund, offering grants of up to £1,700 to help households struggling with energy debt on either prepayment or credit accounts. Read more here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.