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COACH TRIP SCHEME 2018/19

We are pleased to announce that the Coach Trip scheme is taking place again this year.

Application packs are available online via the dedicated Coach Trip Scheme page on our website.

Please visit www.lbhf.gov.uk  and type in ‘Coach Trip Scheme’ in the search field.  This will take you to the page where you can complete the form online or print off and complete manually.

If you would still prefer to receive your pack in the post, have any queries or would like further information, please contact:

Sacha Mortimer

Phone: 020 8753 5009

Email: sacha.mortimer@lbhf.gov.uk

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Heavily Subsidised Small Charity Training in London from £7.50

 

 

With support from Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the FSI is delivering a heavily subsidised three day training event in London from May 15th – 17th offering small and local charities and community groups full & half day courses and workshops on key fundraising & governance skills. A sampling of training courses include GDPR Essentials, Telephone Skills to Maximise Corporate Relationships, Creating and Delivering a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign, Legacy Fundraising and Demonstrating your Impact.

Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic training opportunity: https://bit.ly/2DYF6cE

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Welcome to Good Finance

Our mission is to help charities & social enterprises navigate the world of social investment.

 

Social investment is the use of repayable finance to help an organisation achieve a social purpose.

 

The Good Finance UK website is full of useful information, tools and resources including…
…a quick profiler tool to help you work out if social investment is right for you
…a blog with loads of tips like these five for 2018
…a directory of investors and advisors
…upcoming events around the country
…guidance on how to measure your social impact

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Funding Available: Tesco Bags of Help is seeking applications from West London!

 

 

 

A reminder for West London community organisations that we are currently receiving applications in for the May/June 2018 voting round for Tesco Bags of Help.

Local projects that benefit the community may be eligible for funding. These can include:

  • volunteer training
  • equipment purchases
  • community events
  • physical improvements of open spaces
  • sports and leisure activities

Following each public vote, three projects in each Tesco region (by borough in London), will receive a grant award, with first place receiving up to £4K, second place up to £2K and third place up to £1K.

Voting occurs bi-monthly in-store. You can take our eligibility quiz  and apply online by Clicking Here

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Four different websites to cover your funding bases

From the Directory of Social Change (DSC)

Life as a fundraiser can be tough. Much of the hard-work can be spent finding the right funder for your organisation rather than writing the bid.

Join over 3,000 subscribers to the best-selling funding websites for charities, containing more sources, commentary and funding analysis than anywhere else.

Trustfunding.org.uk – More trusts and analysis than anywhere else; over 4,500 grant-making charities giving over £6 billion a year

Grantsforindividuals.org.uk – Contains almost 3,500 trusts giving £332 million in funding for Welfare and education

Companygiving.org.uk – Full details on company giving methods; 544 companies giving over £420 million contributions in the UK each year and over £750 million worldwide.

Governmentfunding.org.uk – Key dates, notification on funding rounds, new funder ratings and improved search function; over £2.3 billion from local, national and European sources.

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Directory of Social Change – Legacy Fundraising Guide

Legacy fundraising is a sensitive topic there’s no doubt about it. However, it’s not a source of funding that charities should shy away from. In the UK alone, charities receive billions every year from Wills and bequests. With the right guidance you can learn to get your ask right without upsetting anyone.

Legacy and In-memory Fundraising

This leading guide brings together the biggest thinkers and most experienced fundraisers from the charity sector worldwide to offer you sound practical advice to getting your bequests right.

You’ll learn techniques and strategies, as well as other important things to consider such as ethics, timing, using events and identifying those to target.

This is a key textbook for anyone responsible for fundraising, whether your post covers legacy giving in particular, or you have a wider remit.

Click Here for more information and to -order your copy on the DSC Website

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Don’t be an April Fool; be a Local Hero!

Localgiving’s annual Local Hero campaign launches on 1st April and runs until 30th April 2018.

Each year, Local Hero highlights the incredible ideas and feats of local charity fundraisers.

Throughout April, all participants will be ranked on the Local Hero leaderboard according to the number of unique online donors who sponsor their page. At the end of the campaign the winning fundraiser will be awarded a £1,000 donation to their cause. Many more prizes will be announced soon.

Whether you’re a runner, a painter or an abstainer this is an amazing chance to help a local charity or community group near you raise their profile and raise some extra funding. All you have to do is set up a fundraising page and persuade as many people as possible to donate between the 1st and 30th of April.

Click Here for Key facts, Leaderboard info, how to Take part and FAQs

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Code Consultation: Fundraising Platforms, Complaints Handling & TPS Assured

The Fundraising Regulator (FR) has launched a three-part consultation on the Code of Fundraising Practice that aims to improve standards in relation to online fundraising platforms, complaints handling and the TPS Assured Certification. This consultation has two separate timescales.

The first two parts (A and B) invite feedback on specific issues raised by the sector in relation to complaints handling and the TPS Assured Certification. The deadline for response on these is 28th February 2018.

Part C proposes to introduce a new section to the Code for online fundraising platforms and aims to ensure that these platforms provide adequate and clear good practice guidance to individuals setting up a fundraising page on their sites.

It also aims to ensure relevant platforms follow the legal requirements set out within the recently introduced Payment Services Regulation 2017. The deadline for response on fundraising platforms is 14th March 2018.

These changes come as a result of the engagement had between the Fundraising Regulator and many of the fundraising platforms, and with the Financial Conduct Authority, the statutory regulator for the Payment Services Directive.

All have recognised the need for regulation following a sharp rise in the use of fundraising platforms over the past few years by members of the public wanting to raise money for causes they care about.

The consultation document can be found here. Please send your response to consultations@fundraisingregulator.org.uk

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Peabody Community Fund

The Peabody Community Grants programme exists to support projects and activities designed to improve the quality of life of Peabody residents. Grants of between £500 to £5,000 are available to support local activities that:

  • Are responding to identified community need
  • Bring communities together
  • Promote wellbeing

Closing Date: 21st March 2018

For more information Click Here

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GLL Sport Foundation – 2018 applications

The GLL Sport Foundation is an athlete focused support programme providing individuals in Hammersmith and Fulham with tangible support to aid their sports performance, support includes training membership access to over three hundred venues across the UK, access to physio and injury rehab support and financial awards up to the value of £1,250.

Details and access to the application portal can be found via this link 

Should you need any further information please contact Phil Kemp on Phil.Kemp@GLL.ORG or 07548132890

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