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Crowdfunding: Ride Side-by-Side

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Crowdfunding: Ride Side-by-Side

 

The History of Bikeworks

In its short history Bikeworks has already achieved a significant amount making a positive difference to the lives of many thousands of people, winning numerous awards and expanding the reach of its work outside of East London.

 

Who will it effect:

Participants over 60 who have an issue with mobility, social isolation, or be visually impairment.

 

How it Works

People will book a trip by phone. A rider will pick them up, riding a side by side cycle and take them on a trip of their choice for an hour and half.

 

Why it’s a great idea:

Ride Side-by-Side will tackle loneliness and isolation. People will have an opportunity to chat with their co-rider (Pilot), interact, tell stories about themselves and reminisce.

Ride Side-by-Side will help people with things they need to do like shopping, visit friends and family, explore the borough or get to an appointment.

It will have a broader impact with regards to reducing motorised trips and showcase other ways to get around that are emissions free.

By giving people the opportunity to be active, reduce their reliance on the NHS since it will improve their well-being due to the exercise and the conviviality.

 

Steps to get it done:

  • Produce and distribute project publicity materials
  • Engage local social housing estates and organisations
  • Run 4 ‘roadshows’ at key locations in the borough ahead of the launch
  • Take 4-8 people out on cycle trips of their choice every week
  • Collect quantitative & qualitative data
  • Collect materials for case studies and project video
  • Publish project report
  • begin delivery in 2 additional locations

 

The project cycles are power assisted to enable riders to travel further and ride for longer in any road environment.

 

How will the Money be Used

The funding will be used to purchase a small fleet of these cycles for the project, to train and pay the ‘pilot’ and for development work linking to local social housing estates, care homes, dementia groups, older people’s networks and groups for the visually impaired.

 

To get more information, visit Bikeworks Website.

 

To view/ download the flyer, click here.

 

 

 

 

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Grenfell Young People’s Fund

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The Grenfell Young People’s Fund is an Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund initiative. The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund was set up in 2010 to help grassroots charities tackling poverty, inequality and exclusion across the capital.

On the day of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the Evening Standard newspaper and The London Community Foundation launched a fundraising campaign for those affected by the fire. In the subsequent months, The London Community Foundation received funds from other appeals, including the #Game4Grenfell football match (whose proceeds were added to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund), the Artists for Grenfell fundraising single, the FA Community Shield football match and from The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

 

The aim of this fund is to improve the lives of children and young people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

 

Themes

Through this fund, we want to provide funding for organisations who can provide the following outcomes for the children and young people being supported:

• Children and young people have improved wellbeing
• Children and young people are engaged, empowered and have a role in society
• Young people are ‘work ready’ and/or employed

 

 

Eligibility

  • Organisations directly supporting children and young people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire will be prioritised for funding. Projects indirectly supporting children and young people (e.g. through supporting parents and carers) may be considered. No more than 20% of organisations funded in this Round will be where children and young people are indirectly supported.
  • Priority will be given to organisations who are locally based in North Kensington. Up to a maximum of 20% of overall Grenfell Children and Young People’s Fund money can be made available for organisations who are based outside of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. All organisations who are not based in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will have to demonstrate how they work in partnership with local organisation(s).
  • There is no maximum or minimum organisation turnover size. Smaller organisations (under £500,000 income) will be prioritised. A maximum of 20% of organisations funded will have an income of over £500,000.
  • Applications from organisations currently in receipt of funding from Round 1 of this fund will not be eligible to apply.

 

Grant size

Grants of up to £15,000 per year over 3 years are available, so a total grant of £45,000 will be available per organisation over the 3-year period. Organisations can apply for a maximum of £15,000 per year.

 

How to apply

To apply to this fund, firstly, please take a look at the fund guidelines and application form guidance by clicking on the buttons below or at the top right hand side of the screen. Then if eligible, click on the ‘Apply’ button to complete the online application form.

 

Deadline 

Midday 23rd October 2019

 

Contact details

Please contact The Programmes Team at The London Community Foundation.

 

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United Way UK Grants

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United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. Supported by 2.9 million volunteers, 8.3 million donors worldwide and $4.6 billion raised globally every year,

United Way is the world’s largest privately-funded nonprofit. We’re engaged in nearly 1,800 communities across more than 40 countries and territories worldwide to create sustainable solutions to the challenges facing our communities.

 

United Way partners include global, national and local businesses, nonprofits, government, civic and faith-based organizations, along with educators, labor leaders, health providers, senior citizens, students and more.

For more information about United Way, please visit UnitedWay.org.uk

 

United Way UK are looking for three small charity partners to engage in a youth employment and financial literacy programme in Greater London.

Due to a lack of applications we are extending the application period by 2 weeks until the 17th of October.

Each grant is set at £14,400.

 

We are particularly interested in applications from organisations with programming to ‘Demonstrate that 100 individuals have repaid loans through increased financial skills over 3 years.’  This can include coaching, mentoring, training and other services.

To get more information click here.

 

 

 

 

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The Community Business Bright Ideas Fund

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The Bright Ideas Fund is now open!

The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000.

The Bright Ideas Fund is funded by Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community businesses in England, and delivered by Locality, the national network for community organisations, in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

The Bright Ideas Fund application is now open until Monday 7  October.

There will be additional funding rounds in:
• February 2020 – April 2020,
• August – September 2020,
• February 2021 – March 2021.

Click here to see more information and how to apply.

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The Funders Fair 2019

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The Funders Fair –  9th October – Kensington Town Hall

 

This year’s funders fair is a little later than usual. It will be held on 9th October at Kensington Town Hall.

 

We are also sharing the event with our colleagues from Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea as we have done I previous years.

And with that I urge all of you to come along….

 

Register now at  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funders-fair-2019-registration-60919403576

 

There will be a selection of funders on the day to help you and to provide information on what they support.

Some will even provide you with useful tips on how to make applications.

 

For many of you obtaining funding has been a long and hard journey, and many of you have still to find the right funder to support you and your cause.

Funding is difficult for nearly everyone and this event will give you the opportunity to explore what you might need to do next on your journey or simply give you ideas for future applications.

It will also be a great opportunity to meet others also thinking about funding, quite simply a great networking event.

 

We at Sobus have 500+groups registered with us, and many of them are small and many new to the funding scene.

For those that have yet to obtain funding and those that have found it difficult when applying for funding this is really the event for you so make sure you come along.

 

Those who are in larger organisations and have years of experience in obtaining funding may have staff and volunteers who could benefit from this event. It really might be just the thing needed to provide that extra bit of development for them.

 

So come along on 9th October to:

Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, Kensington, London W8 7N.

It all starts at 9:30 finishing with lunch at 1:30

Please register now on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funders-fair-2019-registration-60919403576

 

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Funding for Projects that Help Young People Volunteer

Grants of between £10,000 and £15,000 are available to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run one-year projects which encourage young Londoners aged between 10 and 20 to volunteer or take part in social action.

To be eligible to receive funding projects need to demonstrate how the project will positively impact the young peoples’ wellbeing and emotional resilience and ensure that 60% of young people taking part are new to volunteering.

The funding is being made available through Team London.

 

The closing date for applications is midday on the 18th October 2019.

 

 

Click here to see more details.

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Grants Available for Organisations Working with Young People and the Elderly

 

Charitable organisations providing services for young people between the ages of 13 to 25 and the elderly can now to apply to the Field Family Trust.

 

The next meeting of Trustees is in April 2020 and applications will close on 6 weeks prior to the meeting or when sufficient applications for the meeting have been received.

Organisations applying must have an annual income of under £1m and be working in the West Midlands and London (within the boundaries of the M25).

 

The Trustees will consider applications for a wide variety of purposes, such as outreach, engagement, equipment, furnishings, running costs, helplines.

 

Click here to see their website for more information.

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Team London and Thrive LDN Small Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In partnership with Thrive LDN and the #iWill Fund, Team London are offering grants of between £10,000- £15,000 to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run one year projects which encourage young Londoners to volunteer or take part in social action.

 

The projects will focus on any area of volunteering or social action.

Examples of categories for these projects include sports, arts, media, or London’s environment but should also encourage good mental health and wellbeing.

 

The majority of young participants will be new to volunteering and will come from groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health issues.

 

The Team London and Thrive LDN Small Grants will fund projects which: 

  • work with 10 – 20 year olds on volunteering and/or social action projects
  • can demonstrate how the project will positively impact the young peoples’ wellbeing and emotional resilience
  • ensure 60% of young people taking part are new to volunteering (not taken part in the last 12 months)
  • work with young people from one or more of the following target groups:
    • Looked after children (or at risk of being)
    • Young carers
    • Young people in the youth justice system (or at risk of being)
    • Young homeless people (or at risk of being)
    • Refugee and asylum-seeking young people
    • Young people with learning disabilities
    • NEETs (not in employment, education or training)
    • Vulnerable young people1 (or at risk of being)
    • Young people who identify as LGBTQ+
    • Young people from the traveller community
    • Young people who have experienced domestic violence
    • Young people with physical disabilities

 

We invite potential applicants to get in touch for informal conversations about applying for this fund. Please contact us here.

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Without fundraising, charities wouldn’t exist.

 

Fundraising Now offers you training from experts in the field who will guide you every step of way to ensure that you’re ahead of the game.

 

Whether you’re always on the go, or based in an office, fundraising is at the core of everything you do…

Let’s make sure you do it well.

 

Download full session itinerary or see who’s speaking

 

 

Themes we’ll focus on

Getting on top of the rules & regs: Protect you and your organisation by abiding to the latest codes of conduct, focussing on cyber security, safeguarding and fundraisers and trustees.

Giving you the basics: For those new to the fundraising game, discover all the beginners’ tools to begin with a strong step.

Looking at fundraising for all: Whether you’re starting off or an experienced player, these core elements of fundraising will ensure you are able to get the most out of every opportunity.

Doing great with digital: Maximise your online presence by utilising all the digital tools at your disposal, including social media, storytelling and more.

Current sector trends: What’s going on in the sector right now – from cultivating longstanding partnerships to the latest legal framework, this is what you need to know.

Getting more when you’re small: Maximise your fundraising footprint. See big results with small assets by being creative with your fundraising strategy. Roar like the big players.

Becoming your best self: Prepare the person behind the role. Develop the key characteristics you need to be a successful fundraiser, from emotional intelligence, to communications skills and everything between.

 

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RBKC The Innovation Fund

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RBKC is inviting bids from business-support providers.

RBKC has piloted a successful Local Supplier Initiative over the past 15 months, helping small and medium sized businesses, particularly in the built environment, construction and design sector, get access to tender opportunities from major local developers, their contractors and the Council.

Contract value is up to £50,000 over 24 months.  Deadline for submission of bids is 27 September 2019.  Click here for further details. The project will play an important role in delivering key objectives of Our Plan for a Successful Local Economy.

 

 

Do you live or work within Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster?

 

Do you have a passion for improving the wellbeing of people in recovery within the local area?

 

You provide the big idea, we provide between £500 and £2500 to help make it happen.

 

The Innovation Fund

We are looking for innovative ideas that enhance the lives of our service users and members of the local communities in which we operate by:

  • Reducing social isolation both locally and for people who access our services and
  • Encouraging personal growth within the 5 Ways to Wellbeing

 

Funding Panel

The funding panels sit on a monthly basis the dates and times are determined based on the number of applications received and the availability of our panel members.

 

Who can apply?

We are looking for projects from residents (aged 18+), charities and not-for-profit groups located within the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster.

Grants are available to support new and innovative ideas, so we are unable to provide continuation for funding you are already receiving that is due to come to an end.

 

 

Click here to view/download the flyer with more information.

 

Newsletter of the week from The Refinery, in ‘A Community of Curious Folk’ every two weeks they share a dose of inspiration……. See here.

 

 

 

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