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How should charity boards be different?
This survey closes to responses on Friday 25 April 2025This is a consultation from the Association of Chairs. They are keen to start a discussion about what a strategy for improving charity governance might look like.You can get more detail about the issues from their fuller consultation document here. Alternatively, email Joe Saxton at joe.saxton@associationofchairs.org.uk with your thoughts or…
Pet Rescue Grant
This fund closed to applications on Friday 21 February 2025Grants of up to £10,000 are available as part of the Naturewatch Foundation's Pet Rescue Grant to help fund frontline animal welfare projects in the UK that directly help with the rescue or rehabilitation of dogs, cats, and rabbits affected by the illegal pet trade.Main grants of up to £10,000 are available to registered UK charities and…
Rewilding Innovation Fund
This fund closed to applications on Friday 28 February 2025Rewilding Britain has funding of up to £15,000 available for British projects that help to foster the scale and ambition of rewilding projects, enabling large-scale restoration of ecosystems.The Rewilding Innovation Fund aims to remove barriers to rewilding across Britain. Whether your site or project is in the early planning stages or…
Toy Trust funding for children's charities
There are multiple deadlines throughout the year, the next deadline is mid-FebruaryThe Toy Trust has funding of up to £5,000 is available for small UK-based charities that work for the benefit of disadvantaged children aged 13 years and under. Organisations must be a registered charity and have been running for at least one full year.Applicants must be able to demonstrate real benefit for…
Shape Nottingham's voluntary sector: VCSE Barometer Survey
This survey closed to responses on Wednesday 22 February 2025, keep an eye out for further WavesThe VCSE Data and Insights Observatory is inviting you to take part in the newest wave of the VCSE Barometer Survey.This quarter, the focus is on the financial challenges facing our sector, including the impact of rising costs like the National Living Wage and National Insurance.Why Take Part?Your…
Severn Trent Community Fund open for applications
There are application deadlines throughout the year, it is recommended to check before applyingThe Severn Trent Community Fund is supporting local charities and community groups with £2million a year.Severn Trent customers, and the communities they live and work in, are at the heart of everything Severn Trent do. That’s why they decided to support local charities and community groups with over £…
The National Lottery Community Power
This fund closed to applications on Wednesday 5 February 2025, 12 noonThe National Lottery Community Fund is looking for 10 to 15 partners to work with us in the development stage of its Community Power Fund. For this development stage, there is up to £1.2 million in funding available over one year. This work will shape how the Community Power Fund runs in the future. Each partner organisation…
Peter Harrison Foundation: Active Lives fund
There is a rolling deadline for applications, the next deadline is Tuesday 1 April 2025Active Lives make grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 to be spread over one to three years. Due to limited resources, the trustees have decided to focus their limited resources on those who live in the top 40% of areas of deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation deciles 1-4), with those working in the top…
The Vinehill Trust funding for music, heritage and health
There is no set deadlineThe Vinehill Trust makes grants to charitable, educational, and ecclesiastical organisations across the United Kingdom in music, heritage, and health.One-off grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 are available per year for up to three years. Grant size will be assessed relative to the applicants' overall turnover and the Trust's available resources. Funding must go…
The Radcliffe Trust - Heritage and Crafts and Music
This fund closed to applications on Friday 31 January 2025Grants of between £2,500 and £7,500 are available to UK charitable organisations that support the development of the skills, knowledge, and experience that underpin the UK's traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. Or to support classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition, and music education.…