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Youth Endowment Fund open call for projects
There is no set deadline, applications are accepted on a rolling basisThe Youth Endowment Fund’s Open Call funding round invites proposals from delivery organisations that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence and are ready for rigorous evaluation.As a What Works Centre, their aim is to build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist. They will…
Ford Britain Trust
The deadline for applications is Friday 31 January 2025 for Large Grant applicationsSmall Grant funding will be open for applications between Sunday 1 December 2024 and Friday 28 February 2025Funding is available for projects that benefit their local community, with a particular focus on improving education, the lives of children and young people, those with disabilities, and the environment.…
Winter Support Grant launched to support the city
This fund closed to applications on Friday 22 November 2024, 5pmThe city has faced significant economic challenges in recent years, including the unprecedented rises in the cost of living and doing business.Nottingham has a mixed economy with a young population. As the East Midlands’ only Core City, Nottingham has key strengths in life sciences and the wider service sectors. Unemployment and…
The Weston Charity Awards
This fund closed to applications on Wednesday 8 January 2025Pilotlight has joined with Garfield Weston Foundation to provide charities, that have an annual income of less than £5 million, and work in the fields of community, environment, welfare, or youth with a support package worth just over £22,000.Alongside an unrestricted grant of up to £6,500, successful charities will get a package of…
What is volunteering?
Our Volunteering Development Officer, Dave Thomas, takes a close look at 'volunteering' and asks what is it – and what it isn’t. Volunteering has long been at the heart of community life, a way for individuals to contribute time, energy, and expertise to causes that matter. But at its core, volunteering isn’t just about the act of giving; it’s about creating connections, sharing skills, and…
Volunteering by any other name?
Volunteering Development Officer Dave Thomas draws inspiration from a famous Shakespeare play for this week's blog, as he explores the various names people use for volunteering. Does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? How would renaming volunteering affect our perception of it? The term volunteering originates from the Latin word voluntarius, meaning 'of one’s free will'. This…
Nottingham CityCare community health survey
The deadline for submissions is Sunday 1 December 2024Nottingham CityCare provides key health services in the community. This includes health visitors, district nurses, home-based nursing, rehabilitation, and care for long-term conditions. They also offer a range of children’s public health services and run the NHS Urgent Treatment Centre.They want their services to be easy to access, meet the…
Celebrating Trustees' week in Nottingham
Trustees' Week, 4 to 8 November, is a time to honour the incredible work of trustees.Here are some little-known facts about trustees:Diverse backgrounds: Trustees often come from varied professional backgrounds, bringing a wealth of different skills and perspectives to the charity Legal responsibility: Trustees have a legal duty to ensure their charity is solvent, well-run, and delivering on…
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Arts Fund
The deadline for applications is Friday 31 January 2024Funding of between £90,000 and £300,000 over three years is available for organisations in the UK with an annual turnover of more than £600,000.The Paul Hamlyn Foundation wishes to support cultural organisations who:Use their creative practice to help us engage with the complexity of the world around usCentre the lived experience of those…
Community Payback (Unpaid Work) Stakeholder Consultation
The deadline for submissions has been extended and is now Tuesday 28 January 2025, 11.55pmHM Prison and Probation Service is committed to ensuring that Community Payback placements serve not only as a visible demonstration of reparation and punishment but also provide benefit to the public by meeting local community needs. They are interested in capturing the views of organisations and groups…