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Funding Available to Support Regeneration in London

Round 2 of the Good Growth Fund, Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £70 million regeneration programme to support growth and community development in London, is now open. Working with the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), the fund supports innovative, best practice regeneration activities. The aim is to encourage active participation in local communities through the delivery of co-ordinated place-based strategies that support diverse and accessible local economies from high streets and town centres to industrial areas.

A broad range of public, private and third-sector organisations are eligible to apply including:

London boroughs
Sub-regional partnerships
Town teams and business improvement districts
Workspace providers
Community groups, social enterprises and charities
Small and medium-sized enterprises

Round 2 offers a further £20 million of funding for collaborative proposals that bring together a range of partners to focus resources and seize opportunities in a local area. No minimum or maximum grant levels are stated; in Round one the largest grant awarded was £2,957,505 and the smallest £90,000.

Deadline for stage one applications is 13 July 2018

The 27 projects funded in round one included:

Battersea Arts Centre Community Garden, received £150,000 to help provide an edible, sustainable community garden with artistic interpretation on a newly reopened and greened Town Hall Road in Lavender Hill, Clapham
Participatory City Foundation, received £850,000 towards a participatory programme centred on the development of a warehouse which will provide a range of facilities for local users, including a metal and wood workshop, industrial kitchen facilities, fabric workspace and teaching space
Inclusive Growth in Finsbury Park received £1,030,000 to provide affordable studio and workspace for community groups where disadvantaged residents will be supported to set-up and grow their own businesses and receive business support and training.

Useful Links:

Good Growth Fund Prospectus

Frequently Asked Questions

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02/07/2018/by Sobus

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Funding Round for New Community Businesses Opening Soon

The Community Business Bright Ideas Fund, which supports aspiring community groups in England wanting to set up new community businesses has re-opened for applications.

Grants of up to £15,000, tailored business support as well as learning events are available to:

Give community groups the support and tools required to start setting up their community business
Provide them with the early stage finance to carry out consultations with local people and the opportunity for feasibility studies
To develop a community business idea, that the community wants and needs.

Community support provider Locality is delivering Bright Ideas on behalf of Power to Change in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

Eligible business projects will be:

Locally rooted
Accountable to the local community
Trading for the benefit of the local community
Delivering broad community benefit

This round will close for applications on the 31st July. Interested communities can now read the Guidance and Register for a FAQs webinar with a live Q&A.

Click Here to find out more

02/07/2018/by Sobus

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Access over 100 new funders at once

You no longer need to keep a keen eye out for new grant-makers giving money away to charities like yours. Our research team has put together all the latest funding available in The Guide to New Trusts 2018/19.

This annual guide saves you time and resources by including over 100 new funders, registered with the Charity Commission or the Scottish Charity Regulator in 2017/18, whose giving criteria are broad enough to be relevant to a large number of charities.

At a glance you can find the details of each new grant-maker, their aims and objectives, the types of projects they fund and their application process. This new edition includes two new indexes (an index of causes and geographical index), making it even easier to find funding for your charity.

‘The Guide to New Trusts was indispensable to our trust fundraising programme. It’s been an excellent resource for finding new trusts by quickly assessing whether or not we match their criteria.’

Adele Kaupaityte, Trust Fundraising Officer,

The Honeypot Children’s Charity

Get your copy here

Interesting New Trusts fact

This edition saw a rise in grant-makers supporting social welfare, with an increase of 18% in the number of grant-makers supporting people with disabilities, and a 28% rise in funders supporting older people (when compared to the previous edition).

Download the Research Brief here

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28/06/2018/by Sobus

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Why choosing the right lender is critical for voluntary organisations

It is understandable that many voluntary organisations feel some trepidation at the idea of taking out a loan at a time when the sector seems to be facing such financial uncertainty. Loans are not always right for every situation and so careful consideration of the financial commitment involved is important.

In the right circumstances however, loans can be a valuable tool for an organisation to further its mission and have greater control over its future.

In their latest blog post, ethical bank and our Trusted Supplier Charity Bank explain why choosing the right lender is critical for voluntary organisations.

27/06/2018/by Sobus

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The Great Get Together

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Celebrate with your neighbours!

We are pleased to have secured funding from Doctor Edwards and Bishop King’s Fulham Charity and Hammersmith United Charities for this project.

We are offering small grants for local groups and organisations who want to organise picnics, street parties, lunches, sporting events, fun days and other activities with and for their neighbours. We particularly encourage people who want to use these events to develop new relationships across diverse faiths, ethnicities, ages and backgrounds. Our main aim is to give people an opportunity to make new connections and learn about one another through the process of organising a very local event – and then enjoying it.

Click Here or on the banner at the top of this post for more information

Click Here for more information about United in Hammersmith and Fulham

25/06/2018/by Sobus

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Funders Fair 2018

This year’s Funders Fair will take place on Tuesday 3^rd July at Kensington Town Hall in the Great Hall, Small Hall and Committee rooms 2, 3 and 4. This is an opportunity to meet with funders, pick up tips to improve your fundraising and learn about new ways to generate income! Sobus, One Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea Social Council look forward to seeing you there!

For further information and to register on Eventbrite Click Here .

AGENDA

9:30am	REGISTRATION
10:00am	WELCOME Angela Spence (KCSC) and Cllr Gerard Hargreaves (Kensington & Chelsea Council)
10:10am	INTRODUCTION
10:15am	STALLS AND NETWORKING
11:00am	WORKSHOPS
A	Big Lottery	Great Hall
B	City Bridge: Meet the funders workshop	Small Hall
C	How to attract donors – Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation	Committee Room 2
D	John Lyons Charity Funding	Committee Room 3
11:45am	BREAK
12:00pm	WORKSHOPS
E	Trust for London	Great Hall
F	GDPR workshop – Russell Cooke	Small Hall
G	Online Fundraising – Local Giving	Committee Room 2
H	Grant fundraising for beginners workshop – KCSC	Committee Room 3
12:45pm	RED CROSS PLENARY	Great Hall
1:30pm	LUNCH & NETWORKING

Stalls will be located in the Great Hall foyer and open between 9:30am – 2pm.

25/06/2018/by Carita Magnani

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Chance to win a £300 donation for staff recreation!

The whatCharity prize draw is back! The winning charity will once again receive a £300 donation for staff recreation. Take your team for a meal, to the pub, go-karting or all three! We know how hard the staff and volunteers in charities are working and how they need to get by with minimal resources. This is why we thought it would be important to acknowledge their contributions and directly reward the charity staff. Please click this link to see the profile of our latest winner.

In order to participate in the new prize draw, all you need to do is to fine tune your whatCharity profile and to let us know that you have done this. The competition is open to all registered charities, including charities already on our platform. Please click this link for further details and Click Here for prize draw terms and conditions.

Any queries, please Click Here to contact whatCharity if you have any further questions or if there is something they can assist you with.

21/06/2018/by Sobus

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Today is Fundraising Day!

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Happy Fundraising Day – Fundraising Bursaries from the FSI
We are delighted to launch the second round of applications for bursaries for our Introduction to Fundraising Practice. The bursary is open to small, local charities with a turnover of up to £100,000 and 80% of the cost is funded by the FSI and DCMS.

As well as this, we also have a 20% discount for FSI Members on both our Diploma & Certificate in Fundraising. More information on how to apply for the bursary or enrol in our qualifications can be seen on our website.

One of our current learners recently said, “I am studying for the Diploma in Fundraising to gain a qualification that will arm me with the tools to help sustain our charity for the future and provide new and innovative ways of working”.

Click Here to apply for he Bursary

Charity Comms – Small Charity Comms Conference Ticket Giveaway!
CharityComms, the membership network for UK charity communications professionals, is running its annual Small Charities Communications Conference on 11 July in London. To be in with a chance to win two tickets worth £105+VAT each, follow this link for more information.

HOT OFF THE PRESS! The 2nd Leeds Fundraising Conference
Back by popular demand, the FSI Leeds Fundraising Conference will be launched in July. Attendees will be able to access a range of fundraising experts, sharing the best in fundraising practice.

Venue: St George’s Centre, Leeds
Date: Thursday, 18th October 2018

Follow this link to register your interest

Live stream recordings from Big Advice Day Workshops:
This year at Big Advice Day we livestreamed three of our workshops, including a session from Facebook themselves! The Facebook livestream was a success, so if you missed them why not check out the videos below:

Fundraising Day Toolkits and Resources
Make the most of Small Charity Week’s profile and use our free packs to help you fundraise for your small charity.
Click this link to download our free fundraising toolkits
Don’t forget that you can also access fundraising resources and links to templates, guides, toolkits and best practise on the FSI Fundraising Resources page.

#ILoveSmallCharities
Be sure to use the hashtag #ILoveSmallCharities to keep us trending on twitter. And while you’re at it, join in our #ILoveSmallCharities Competition for the chance to win £££ prizes.

Click Here to Join the Competition

21/06/2018/by Sobus

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It’s Day 1 of Small Charity Week – I ♥ Small Charities Day!

So join the # Competition to win £££
Yes, it’s finally here! Small Charity Week 2018 has begun! Kicking off with our #ILoveSmall Charities competition, you could win up to £450 for your small and local charity or community group simply by asking your supporters to say why they love you.

There are three ways to enter (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram), all of which will help raise the profile of your organisation and give you the opportunity to win the cash prize. Winners are the charities with the most messages of support on each social media platform.

Prizes
#ILoveSmallCharities Twitter competition – winning small charity gets a £150 donation
#ILoveSmallCharities Facebook competition – winning small charity gets a £150 donation
#ILoveSmallCharities Instagram competition – winning small charity gets a £150 donation

How to enter:
Ask your supporters to take a photo of themselves holding up a poster (downloaded from our website) that reads:
“I love (your charities name) because (why you love them)”.
Or they can take a video of themselves with the poster, shouting out loud about why they love your charity.
Then simply post it to either Twitter, Instagram or the Small Charity Week Facebook page (or all three).

How you win:
The charity which manages to get the most individual messages of support on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook from June 18th -23rd June will receive a donation of £150.

Visit our website for details on how your supporters should enter their messages, poster templates, supporting materials and the full rules.

Click here for details on how to enter

Check out the I ♥ Small Charities Day Blog click on the logo at the top of this page to read a great blog on Online visibility: where do you start?

18/06/2018/by Sobus

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DSC recent Publications

There is funding available out there to support your cause. If your role involves improving the prospects of others, you’ll know that getting the right information makes a huge difference. To help you get the best outcomes for those you serve, we’ve put together the resources you need to help you get it.

	This guide offers the information you need to seek a share of over £5 billion – the annual total awarded by the 2,000 funders featured in this edition. With data sourced directly from grant-making charities, each with the potential to give at least £40,000 per year, no charity – big or small – should be without it. This is the key information source for fundraisers, with which you can save time on finding funding prospects, target the grant-makers most relevant to your charity and discover funders you might not have known existed. ‘The Directory of Grant Making Trusts is an invaluable source of quality data connecting fundraisers with foundations. By providing such data, the directory saves fundraisers and grant-makers alike an enormous amount of time, effort and, ultimately, precious resources.’ Carol Mack, Chief Executive, ACF Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more info and to get your copy

The Guide to UK Company Giving 2017/18 Every year UK companies contribute to society by supporting their communities and voluntary organisations. To improve your chances of benefiting, you need to know which companies give, why they do it, what their criteria are, and how to ask in the right way. This guide not only provides a detailed insight into more than 400 companies and their giving strategies, but also advises on how to identify those most likely to support your organisation. Their combined contribution in cash donations and a diverse range of in-kind support amount to over £420 million. ‘Before you start typing a target name into your search engine, pick up this book; clear and reliable information in and accessible format that will save you hours in web searches an help you make relevant approaches for corporate support.’ Victoria Copeland, Corporate Relationships Manager, Blind Veterans UK Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more info and to get your copy

	The Guide to Educational Grants 2018/19 contains over 1,100 sources of non-statutory financial help for people in education, offering a total of around £55 million each year to the people you work with. It details who is eligible to receive grants, how to apply, different types of grants that are given, key information on what kind of projects are funded and the total amount of funding available. If you work with students to advise them on money available to fund educational opportunities – whether school students, undergraduates or adult education – this guide is your one-stop-source for up-to-date information. ‘More than ever, we are humbled by the generosity and hard work of charities that support so many students in need. This guide is invaluable. Not only is it a comprehensive guide to sources of support available, it is testament to society’s commitment to access to education which changes people’s lives every day.’ Shakira Martin, NUS President Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more information and to get your copy

The Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need 2018/19 is a comprehensive, up-to-date and easy-to-navigate guide which will simplify the often difficult task of finding the most appropriate support for your clients by outlining the eligibility criteria, amounts available and how to apply. The 16th edition of The Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need, containing over 200 new grant-makers, is the only publication to provide a comprehensive listing of all sources of non-statutory funding available for individuals in the UK. Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more information and to get your copy

	Raising Funds For Your School. This comprehensive manual is designed to help you and your school raise your game and maximise your fundraising returns regardless of your previous past. At a time of severe cutbacks with schools facing a crisis in funding, this book will help you to develop alternative and additional income streams and to harness wide-ranging support. Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more information and to get your copy

Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2018/2019 The definitive guide to all benefits and tax credits is an essential resource for all professional advisers serious about giving the best and most accurate advice to their clients. This book is an essential resource for welfare rights advisers, lawyers, local authority staff, social workers, union officials and claimants. Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more information and to get your copy

	The Complete Volunteer Management Handbook is an invaluable source for any organisation that has or is thinking about setting up a volunteer programme. What’s inside? 592 pages of invaluable advice and guidance for volunteer managers Information on recruitment, supervision and management of volunteers Chapters on risk management, measuring effectiveness of your volunteer programme and enhancing its status Click on the image to go to the DSC website for more information and to get your copy

14/06/2018/by Sobus