Registered charities that work to tackle family problems or problems facing one or more of its members can apply for grants of up to £5,000. Funding is available for both capital and revenue grants as well as grants for core funding and projects-based grants. The funding is being made available through the Kelly Family Charitable Trust which actively encourages applications from relatively new organisations to help them become established. The trust prefers to support charities whose income is below £500,000. However, larger charities with pioneering pilot projects will be considered. The next closing date for applications is the The next closing date for applications is the 1st March 2023. Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)
How to make sure your proposal stands out
‘As fundraisers, we are all faced with two main constraints: our budget and time. This can lead to feeling overwhelmed and the need to rush and churn out proposals. However, the art of proposal writing is not just in the narrative but is in the preparation, planning and research that needs to go beforehand.’ Read more here.
Five tips from a fundraising professional
‘Select your supporters and donors wisely. We are, of course, very grateful for the financial support, gifts in kind, time given to fundraising, partnerships and the like provided to our charities. And it is only right that we should recognise that a pensioner giving £5 could be as much of a sacrifice as an employed person at the peak of their career giving £10K.’ Read more here.
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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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)
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)
To address climate change and its effects, organisations, individuals and charities can apply for grants to support projects that develop and promote sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based economic model. Grants are available for projects that address the current unsustainable economic system; excessive consumerism; giving marginalised groups and young activists a voice; and responding to the dual harms of Covid-19 and systemic racism. Previous grants awarded have ranged from a few hundred pounds to grants in excess of £100,000. The funding is being made available through the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust – Sustainable Futures programme will fund campaigns, initiatives and projects that promote alternatives to consumerism and give a voice to young activists and marginalised groups on issues of economic and environmental justice. To apply, organisations need to register with the Trust’s grants management system. The deadline to register is the 14th March 2023 and the deadline to apply is 5pm on the 28th March 2023. Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Sustainable Futures Fund (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to local charities and not for profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for of those in need in the UK. The funding is being made available through the Screwfix Foundations and the grants are available for all kinds of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people living with sickness and disabilities. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The next closing date for applications is the 10th February 2023. Screwfix Foundation (UK)
‘We’ve worked with UNHCR teams in the Gulf to help them secure $350M in a year from Islamic donors, with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund to persuade Ted Turner to hand over $1M in 15 minutes, and with Paisley Museum on put together £45M for a rebuild over two years.’ 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.