Fundraising Skills Training
The Foundation for Social Improvement has been awarded a grant worth £199,580 to run a two-year training programme, helping small, local charities and community groups develop their fundraising skills.
The Great Get Together – 17th-18th June, Everywhere!
This summer, be part of the biggest street party since the Jubilee – ‘The Great Get Together’! The Great Get Together is inspired by Jo Cox, who was killed on 16 June last year. Jo’s killing was meant to divide us and the best response is to show how united we are. There is a groundswell of people who reject divisive politics and simply want to bring our communities together and celebrate all that unites us. This is our chance. Everyone is invited to get together with their neighbours to share food and celebrate all that we hold in common. It could be a street party or a shared barbecue, a picnic or a bake off. What matters is that we all have fun and bring communities closer together. Go to the website and sign up or find your local event.
Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund
This fund supports small organisations that deliver direct services aimed at: young offenders; prisoners and ex-prisoners; and young disadvantaged people, especially those at risk of criminal involvement. Grants are usually no more than £15,000 and given for one year. They are normally awarded to registered charities or organisations in the process of applying for registration. Local organisations should normally have an income of less than £100,000, while those working across the UK should normally have an income of not more than £250,000. The fund does not support “work in promotion of religious or political causes”. The next deadline is 31 July.
Hedley Foundation
The main objective of the Trustees’ grant-making is to assist and encourage development and change. It follows that most grants will be of capital or one-off nature, but the Trustees sometimes agree to help fund the introduction of new and innovative projects with a series of up to 3 annual grants. Few grants exceed £5,000 and most of them go to charities where they can make an impact. They do not support large or national appeals.
Young people: their education, recreation, support, training, health and welfare,
Subsidiary objectives
Disabled people and the terminally ill: provision of specialist equipment and support for carers,
Grants for specific projects only, mostly one-off, but no core revenue, salary or transport funding. The Foundation makes a limited number of recurring grants for up to three years.
Application Form: Available to download from the website.
Contact: Mrs Pauline Barker, The Hedley Foundation, 1-3 College Hill, London EC4R 2RA Email: pbarker@hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Deadline: The Trustees meet six times a year. The closing date for an application is three weeks before a meeting