Entries by Carita Magnani

Volunteers Needed to Support Local Business

Despite a raft of new measures announced by the government to support businesses through the Coronavirus outbreak, the national business helpline is stretched to its limit in responding to queries around the range of available options. West London Business are gearing up to launch a dedicated business support helpline to field queries from local businesses […]

27/03/2020 by

New £3 Million Fund to Boost Health in Disadvantaged Areas (England)

The King’s Fund in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund has launched a new £3 million Healthy Communities Together programme to empower voluntary and community sector organisations and the local health and care sector to work together to boost the health and wellbeing of their communities. The programme consists of two phases. In phase […]

27/03/2020 by

Funding for Projects that Improve People’s Lives (UK)

Grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three years are available to charitable organisations that help people at times of crisis in their lives. In particular, funding is available when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available. The funding is provided through the Henry Smith […]

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New Procurement Notice for Public Bodies

In response to COVID19 and the restrictions on social activity, government has issued a procurement notice to clarify how contracting bodies should support contractors. For example, by putting in place ‘the most appropriate payment measures to support supplier cash flow’ and ensuring ‘invoices submitted by suppliers are paid immediately on receipt’.

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Free Access to Funds Online

Due to the current pandemic DSC are unable to despatch all of our printed titles until at least the end of April. But if you purchase one of our selected funding guides, you’ll receive free access to Funds Online (our online funding database), so you can still look for funding while you wait. Read the […]

27/03/2020 by

#EveryDayCounts Update

Yesterday, former Conservative MP and Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson wrote in the Telegraph about why charities are so important, and appealed to the Treasury to take swift action: ‘Charities have a vital part to play in tackling the coronavirus crisis, and in helping the country rebuild once the worst is over. But they […]

27/03/2020 by

Companies House: 3 Month Extension to File Accounts

If the coronavirus outbreak has affected your company and you need more time to file your accounts, you can apply for a 3 month extension. Find out more about the new measures agreed to help companies file their accounts during the coronavirus outbreak.  We have decided to close our contact centre to protect the welfare […]

26/03/2020 by

Grants Online – COVID 19 Latest Funding Updates

Grants Online are aware of how COVID 19 has impacted on everyone’s life, some a lot more than others, and in our line of work we wanted to come up with something that could help ease some workload and financial burden for charities and not for profit organisations. We have identified all those Grants that […]

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