Funding

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Religious people give to charity more often, and prioritise CYP organisations

10 May, 2021

People who have a religion give to charity more often than those with no faith, and their most prioritised cause is also different, according to YouGov Profiles analysis.

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Phase 2 of Windrush Community Fund grants

6 May, 2021

Phase 2 of the Windrush Community Fund is open for applications from groups and organisations that can raise awareness of the government's Windrush Compensation Scheme in their community.

If you work with a community affected by the government treatment of Windrush generation people and their families (who, through no fault of their own, were unable to prove their lawful right to live and work in the UK), your organisation can apply for a grant of £2,500-25,000. Local authorities and individuals cannot apply.

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Seed funding and grants for women's organisations

28 April, 2021

Solace Women's Aid has two types of grant available to not-for-profit organisations run for, and predominantly by and with, women (where more than 75% of trustees and more than 50% of staff, including senior staff, are women):

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Funding to stop loan sharks in your community

28 April, 2021

Could you organise activities to help your community understand the dangers of loan sharks? If so, the Stop Loan Sharks Community Fund can help you. The funding is held by the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), taken from convicted loan sharks, and this fund is a chance to educate communities and prevent loan sharks taking hold in the future.

Community learning procurement guidance for Bristol and North Somerset

Is your organisation looking to apply for a community learning grant in Bristol or North Somerset, to deliver training courses to people who struggle to access work or education? You can read all about the funding here.

If so, these are the resources you need. Please read the application guidelines carefully and fill out the Excel spreadsheet with details of the courses you would like to provide.

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Funding for learning providers to deliver community courses

20 April, 2021

Funding is available from the Community Learning Teams in Bristol and North Somerset (Community Learning West) for learning providers who want to deliver courses locally. These courses must be designed for adults aged 19 years and over who live in Bristol or North Somerset and:

Windrush Community Fund Information Event 2

Does your charity or voluntary organisation work with communities from the Windrush generation? If so, this information event is for you. It will outline the Windrush Community Fund, including eligibility criteria, monitoring and evaluation, and how to apply. This is a repeat of the earlier information session held on 21 April.

The Windrush Community Fund will award grants of £2,500-25,000 in Phase 2.

Representatives from the Home Office and the Windrush Cross-Governmental Working Group will also attend the event.

Date/Time:

Thursday, 13 May, 2021 - 10:00 to 12:00

Windrush Community Fund Information Event

The Windrush Community Fund will award grants of £2,500-25,000 in Phase 2.

Representatives from the Home Office and the Windrush Cross-Governmental Working Group will also attend the event.

If you cannot make this session, there is another (with the same content) on 13 May 2021.

Date/Time:

Wednesday, 21 April, 2021 - 14:00 to 16:00

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Funding for organisations mainly working with young carers

7 April, 2021

The Triangle Trust has funding available for organisations that primarily work with young carers (aged up to 25 years old), to help increase the impact of their work. This funding is designed to help organisations already serving young carers, rather than new projects set up to support them.

Eligible organisations will:

Unrestricted grants for small organisations working with marginalised groups

7 April, 2021

The summer round of unrestricted grants from The Fore will open for applications at 10am from 12 April 2021, giving up to £30,000, which can be spread across three years.

The aim is to support small organisations, which will be transformed by the funding, and therefore able to be more sustainable, grow in size, become more efficient, or take a step forward.

Eligible small organisations will: