Grants
Comic Relief – International Grants Programme
Grants are available to UK-registered organisations working in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly for projects in Ebola-affected countries in West Africa. Grants are available for work under the following themes: better futures; healthier finances; safer lives; stronger communities; and fairer society.
Deadline: 22nd July
Youth Music Programme
Financial assistance is available to increase the number of children and young people across England that have the opportunity to take part in high quality musical activities.
Amount: £ 200,000
Deadline: 23rd July
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
The Foundation aims to make a real difference to those most in need. It supports projects within the UK and Ireland that focus on Young People and Education, and Young People and Health.
Amount: up to £ 30,000
Deadline: 28th July
Ambition Giving
One-off grants programme for the clubs, projects and young people working with Ambition members to deliver activities to young people (aged under 24 years) within their community in England and Northern Ireland.
Amount: £ 2,000
Deadline: 31st July
Freemasons’ Grand Charity
The charity makes grants to Masonic and non-Masonic charities in England and Wales. Grants are broadly aimed at charitable work in the following fields: Youth Opportunities; Vulnerable People; Medical Research; and Hospices.
Amount: £ 50,000
Deadline: 31st July
Radcliffe Trust
Funding is available for UK registered charities working in music, and heritage and crafts.
Deadline: 31st July
Skipton Building Society – Grassroots Giving
Financial awards are available for local community groups in the UK who are passionate about making life better for others and who need a bit of help in getting their projects off the ground.
Amount: £ 500
Deadline: 31st July
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
The JRRT funds progressive campaigns which are too political for most other funders. They do not run formal grants programmes but have a long-standing interest in backing activists defending civil liberties and striving for positive political change and democratic reform.Their priority is to support overtly political causes that confront corrosive powers in our democracy and seek changes that rebalance power for the well-being of society.
Amount: Small grants – £7,500 or less
Larger grants – over £7,500
Deadline: 27th August
The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust
The objectives of the Trust are to work for a just and democratic society and to redress political and social injustices. The Trust will prioritise groups or individuals that are ineligible for charitable funding because they are considered too political or radical to come within the Charity Commission’s guidelines. The Trust provides either specific project funding or start-up grants for a limited period to enable campaigns to get off the ground and attract alternative sources of finance.
Amount: £1,500 to £10,000.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Arts-based Learning Fund
Grants are available to encourage the development, use and sustainability of effective arts-based activities in education in order to have a positive effect on children’s lives and learning.
Amount: up to £ 400,000
News
Community Action MK: Funding Advice
Have we helped your group get funding in the past year? We regularly provide reviews and feedback on funding application and help with getting ‘fit for funding’ to charities and community groups in Milton Keynes. If your group has received funding partly as a result of our help, we’d love to hear from you so we can celebrate your success!
Please email us or call 01908 661623.
Social Enterprise Awards
UK-wide competition to recognise and reward the performance and achievement of social enterprises.The Social Enterprise Awards recognise organisations for their business excellence and contribution to society, as well as the achievements of people working at the heart of the social enterprise sector. The awards are open to social enterprises and include specific awards that investors, corporates, public sector bodies and charities may also apply for. Click here for more information
Deadline: 10th July
Funds for the sector
The Local Sustainability Fund, delivered by the Big Lottery Fund, will help front line organisations change how they work to become more sustainable.It will give grants of around £70,000, and help groups access to a wider range of skills and support, with all grant recipients establishing a strong volunteering relationship with a local business. First stage is to complete an eligibility checker by 26th July. Click here for more information.
Advice on bidding
Big Lottery Fund have started a series of blogs to give people advice on various aspects of bidding to them.
Training and events
Budgeting Skills For Effective Fundraising
9th July 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Funders require all applicants to provide clear details of budgetary implications of a project proposal. It is therefore important for you to understand the purpose of this requirement. Funders need to ensure that their investment of grant funding yields value for money, and also that the targeted beneficiaries obtain the agreed services and expected outcomes in the most cost efficient manner possible. This webinar course will help you learn the tools and techniques used to quickly produce project budgets and manage budgets for effective financial management of funders’ grant resources. Click here for more details
Thanks Jeanette for sharing such a useful list of fund raising alters. This will mostly help to all interested donors as well as to the organizations.