Fundraising
Below are some links which you may find useful for fundraising:
Awards for all
Suitable for:
- Not for profit organisations
- Projects need to be completed within 12 months
- Applicable for new events
- For small projects/annual income
Big Lottery
Has many categories of funding to add value to government funding with the aim of ‘Bringing real change to communities’. Big Lottery is also asked by the government to channel funding to Olympic preparations.
Suitable for:
- Mental Health Funding
- Community projects for health and well being
Brook Trust
A charitable trust interested in funding arts and welfare projects, based in Kent and makes small grants to local groups in Kent but their website suggests that it is open to applications from the wider area www.brooktrust.org
Funding guide for workforce development
The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has published a free ‘Funding guide for workforce development’ aimed at employers, training providers and learners who work with children, young people and families in the voluntary and community sector.
Garfield Weston Foundation
A grant-giving charity for UK registered charities www.garfieldweston.org
Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund
http://www.volunteeringfund.com/
Lankelly Chase
The LankellyChase Foundation works to promote change which will improve the quality of people's lives.
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales is one of the UK’s leading community grant makers.
Moto Grant
Moto in the Community Trust is offering three types of grants for local charity and community projects. If your charity or good cause is within 25 miles of a MOTO service station, then you could be eligible to apply for a grant.
People's Health Trust
Using money raised through 51 local society lotteries, awards £50 million a year to support health-related projects in England, Scotland and Wales. http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/
Percy Bilton Charity
Organisations assisting disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities and older people may apply for grants towards capital expenditure.
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
With offices throughtout the UK Pfizer invests £200,000 in local projects and actively encourages staff to volunteer in the community.
Skills Enhancement Fund
The Skills Enhancement Fund helps employers with the costs of providing training for their employees. Social enterprises, community and voluntary sector organisations can apply. Funding towards the cost of training courses and support is still available for specific accredited Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications is available until June 2012.
More information about the fund can be found here
The Co-operative Membership Community Fund
The Co-op has a strong commitment to helpling the communities in which it trades. This fund gives small grants to community groups and charities.
The Henry Smith Charity
Funds:
- Mental Health
- Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)
- Carers
- Community Service
- Disability
- Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Misuse
- Ex-Service Men and Women
- Family Services
- Healthcare
- Homelessness
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
- Prisoners and Ex-offenders
- Young People
Tudor Trust
Tudor is an independent grant-making trust which supports organisations working across the UK. We aim to support work which addresses the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of our society, and are particularly interested in helping smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services and which involve the people they work with in their planning. For further information on mhhp please see our Benefits of Membership page or for advice on becoming a member please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it us.
Volunteering Fund - Health & Social Care
The Department of Health's Volunteering Fund provides grants to support organisations in the health and social care field using volunteers.
Wingate Foundation
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation considers applications for grants from small charitable organisations.