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Nottingham City Consultations
Below are two consultation opportunities for our voluntary sector to engage with. Nottingham City Safeguarding Adults Board - Draft Strategic Plan 2025 - 2028The deadline for feedback is Friday 3 January 2025, 10amNottingham City Safeguarding Adult Board is in the process of developing its new three-year strategic plan for 2025-2028. Board members have already started thinking about…
Survivor Engagement Project – LGBTQ+ survivors
Nottingham City Council has a strategy (plan) to support survivors of domestic abuse; it is called the Safer Accommodation Strategy. As part of this strategy, Nottingham City Council wants to talk to and listen to domestic abuse survivors. They want to understand:The needs or issues that are experienced in Nottingham CityHow to change and improve services providedHow to design new…
Energy Redress Scheme
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 15 January 2025, 5pmOfgem’s Energy Redress Scheme offers four funding streams, providing grants ranging from £20,000 to £2 million. Funded by voluntary payments from companies that may have breached Ofgem rules, the scheme has been managed by the Energy Saving Trust for five years. The scheme prioritises support for vulnerable energy consumers, the…
Baobab Foundation
The deadline for applications is Monday 3 February 2025, 11.59pmBaobab Foundation is a grantmaker, connector, and support system for Black African/Caribbean and Global Majority communities in the UK who are working towards racial justice. They have funding of between £5,000 and £30,000 per year for up to five years that is available to Black and Global Majority-led registered and non-registered…
The Hedley Foundation
There are multiple deadlines throughout the yearThe Hedley Foundation has grants of up to £5,000 for UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million that are dedicated to improving lives. Larger grants may be awarded to charities capable of achieving a significant impact.Projects can fall into the following categories:Youth SupportProjects that help disadvantaged young…
BCBN Grant Initiative
The deadline for applications is Sunday 16 February 2025Better Community Business Network (BCBN) has grant funding of up to £3,000 for non-profits, charities and small but credible community projects that are able to demonstrate their positive impact on their communities. The grant criteria is quite broad, but you must be able to demonstrate how your project will benefit your local community…
Volunteers: How can we reverse the downward trend?
In the latest of his musings about volunteering, NCVS Volunteering Development Officer Dave Thomas, picks up on the hottest topic of the moment.In her latest blog, my colleague Helen Oparinde, reports on a speech by David Holdsworth, the Charity Commission’s new CEO. He touched on the continuing downward trend in volunteering but didn’t offer any solutions.By coincidence, the London Vision and…
Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2024: What key points should we consider?
Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator, takes time out to virtually attend the Charity Commission’s annual public meeting on Tuesday 26 November 2024, and shares with us some key points discussed. Role of the Charity CommissionThe Charity Commission is the registrar and regulator of charities in England and Wales. Parliament has given them five statutory objectives, which are to:…
Copyright and volunteer-created materials
Our Volunteering Development Officer, Dave Thomas, takes a peek at volunteer contributions and the copyright laws that go with them.Volunteers often bring creativity and innovation to organisations, but their contributions can also raise important questions about copyright. Understanding and addressing these issues proactively can protect both the organisation and its volunteers while fostering a…
Fight for Sight - capacity building grants
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 7 January 2025, 9amBy supporting and empowering grassroots organisations and fostering collaboration within the sector and between the sector and external organisations, this funding aims to address challenges that are preventing the growth and sustainability of services.This funding can make a real difference to small organisations, whose capacity-related…