The Windrush Justice Programme has reopened to applications from UK charities, voluntary organisations, CICs, CIOs, and other not-for-profit organisations who provide advocacy support to victims of the Windrush Scandal. The Programme, which is managed by Action for Race Equality, and funded by six major charitable foundations, is offering around 25 grants of £22,000 across two years to assist people with their applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, including signposting to other organisations offering support such as solicitors providing pro bono support. The funding can be used to pay for case workers, cover administrative costs, venue costs, awareness raising events, paying volunteer expenses and staffing costs. The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 31st March 2023. Funding to Support Victims of the Windrush Scandal (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to support projects that equip people ( 18 or older in order) from disadvantaged groups with critical life skills necessary for employment. Priority will be given to projects that target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups facing major hurdles to employment, especially; women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers. The funding is being made available through the Thomas Wall Trust. and the deadline for stage 1 applications is the 15th May 2023. Applicants successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application. Grants of up to £5,000 Available to Increase Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged Adults (UK)
To commemorate the Coronation in 2023, Sport England has widened its Small Grants programme to include two areas which are of personal interest to His Majesty the King. As well as providing funding to encourage greater participation in sport and physical activity, the programme will also award grants of up to £15,000 for projects that focus on sustainable activities while reducing the impact on the environment, such as purchasing locally made equipment or using local community assets to minimise travel; and projects which focus on developing skills in young people. This could include supporting them through coaching qualifications or trying new sessions to bring new participants into a club. Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, schools and local authorities have until the 30th June 2023 to submit their applications. Sport England Widens Grants Programme to Commemorate the Coronation (England)
On Tuesday 14 March from 11am to 12pm, we will be joined by London Catalyst at our Meet the Funder event, taking place online via Zoom.
London Catalyst grants are available to charities and voluntary and community organisations across Greater London to fund initiatives that will tackle the effects of poverty and ill health and make a difference.
Project Grants: £1,000 – £5,000+ depending on purpose, outcomes, and budget for all relevant project costs. This can include salaries, training, volunteer expenses, management, supervision, and evaluation. ‘Catalytic’ projects that are improving a service or responding to emerging needs are prioritised.
Samaritan Grants: A hardship fund which frontline advice and welfare agencies can use to assist people in immediate need by providing one-off emergency hardship grants of between £100 and £2,000.
Partners for Health 2023: A collaborative programme normally launched in March. Grants can be up to £10,000 to fund a new approach or a thoughtful development. The aim is to encourage partnership between registered charities and expert health agencies (including NHS and specialist services).
This online session will consist of a presentation from the funder, followed by a Q&A session.
Priority will be given to questions organisations submit by email in advance. Please send any questions you would like to ask to zina@kcsc.org.uk by 1pm on Friday 10 March 2023.
This meeting is for representatives of local voluntary and community organisations in Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and Westminster. On this occasion, representatives from the NHS and specialist health services are welcome to attend. It is not open to members of the public.
Here are the Zoom joining details for people who have registered to attend.
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Congratulation to all the organisations in our area that have just received a share of £1.2m in easyfundraising donations!
Through easyfundraising, 7,000 online brands will donate money to your organisation when your volunteers, supporters, trustees and staff shop with them. It doesn’t cost the shopper anything extra as the free funding comes directly from brands like Tesco, eBay, Amazon, John Lewis, Booking.com, Sainsbury’s. Wilko, Asda, Just Eat, trainline and thousands more. It’s the brand’s way of giving back to local groups and communities.
Funds raised through easyfundraising are helping third-sector organisations to fund exciting projects, maintain facilities, pay for day-to-day running costs, and more. As it’s unrestricted funding, you have the ease and flexibility to spend your funds on whatever your organisation sees fit.
To receive funds in the next payout, register your organisation with easyfundraising – it’s quick and easy to get started. You can even book a call with the easyfundraising team for advice and tips to get you off to a great start. Find out more here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham/
The Magic Little Grants programme for 2023, which provides funding to local charities for projects that promote social inclusion and improve health and well-being, will be accepting applications from 1st March to 31st October 2023. The programme offers a simple application process with quick responses, making it easier for small organisations to obtain funding. To be eligible, organisations must be in their first year of operation or have an annual income below £250,000. Grants can be used to support new or existing projects, or to cover core costs associated with ongoing work. The programme is open to organisations and projects located in England, Scotland or Wales, including schools that can apply if they are a registered charity. However, groups in Northern Ireland are not eligible to apply. Magic Little Grants Programme to Re-open in March (England, Scotland and Wales)
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-June 2023 for the March meeting of Trustees. Funding to Support Disabled & Disadvantaged Children (UK)
A useful article from https://nonprofitgrowth.co.uk
Trust fundraising for core costs is one of the biggest challenges for trust and grants fundraisers out there.
Firstly, there are a lot of trusts out there that are offering core support, though this may have decreased due to Pandemic. During the first two years of their Covid-19 response, many Trusts decreased their restrictions on funding, with many offering no-strings funding and though some have continued to do this, in the past year project and specific sector funding has returned.
When you first start researching Trusts to fund your organisation it is natural to feel that most trusts are focused on issues not relevant to your cause and that fewer and fewer trusts are accepting unsolicited applications. Add that to the fact that you are looking for core costs and it can want to search for a needle in a haystack.
Sadly, there is no silver bullet or short-cut answer, Trust fundraising requires rigour and focus when searching for organisations to apply to. Read on
The National Lottery has announced that this year, funding will also be available through the Awards for All England scheme to help communities celebrate important national events such as the Coronation of His Majesty the King, the Eurovision Song Contest and the 75th anniversary of Windrush. Awards for All will also continue to make grants of between £300 and £10,000 for up to one year to local community and voluntary organisations for existing or new projects, events, and activities that aim to build strong relationships, improve community spaces, support personal potential, and assist with challenges caused by the cost-of-living crisis and the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications can be submitted at any time. Grants Available to Celebrate Important National Events (England)
Black-Led groups and individuals can apply for grants of up to £4,000 from the Reclaim Black Heritage Fund. Created by the Ubele Initiative, the fund’s priorities are to support projects that commemorate 81 acts of rebellion against inequality; and benefit the Black community in the specified location. Applications must be submitted before March 2, 2023, and must align with the 81 Acts Humanifesto and be completed by July 15, 2023. Awards will be announced between April 10-12, 2023, and applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by April 12, 2023. The deadline for submitting full applications is on March 2, 2023, which is also Black People’s Day of Action, at 5 pm. Ubele Initiative Launches Reclaim Black Heritage Fund to Support Black-Led Projects Commemorating 81 Acts of Rebellion (UK)
