Wednesday 24 April 2013

Grants News



O2 Grants for Young People to improve their community  

O2, the mobile phone company have launched a grants scheme to help young people improve their community or address a social problem. For further details please click here: http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/

Santander Foundation

The Santander Foundation now has two grants programmes to help disadvantaged people in the UK. Santander Community Plus provides grants of up to £5,000. The Central grants programme offers grants of up to £10,000 to charities and Credit Unions anywhere in the UK. For further details please click here: http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/

Mars in the Community


The Mars in the Community programme supports projects and activities which promote the development of cohesive, healthy and sustainable communities.  The programme is open to local charities, community groups and schools within a 10 mile radius of the Slough site.
Decisions are made four times a year and typically grants do not exceed £2,000.  Applications can be made through the Mars in the Community Website www.marsinthecommunity.co.uk

The Co-operative Community Fund Grants

Grants, between £100 and £2,000 are available to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that carry out positive work in the community
A project must: address a community issue provide a good long-term benefit to the community support co-operative values and principles ideally be innovative in its approach. For more details please visit:

 Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund


Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund is looking to support warm hearted people and projects. They help small, local community based projects and community minded people with £300 to help people or groups with their community programmes. For further details please visit:  http://www.hotgalaxywarmheart.com/fund/

 

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Funding News from CCB

North Wessex Downs LEADER Programme
Rural development grants of up to £50,000 available to farmers, foresters, community enterprises and rural-based businesses located within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For further details please click here; http://www.northwessexleader.org.uk/


Berkshire Community Foundation
Community foundations exist to deliver philanthropic advice, expert grant making services, community leadership and to build endowments. The Foundation aims to support the smaller groups who are doing vital work but who have real difficulties in raising funds. For further details please click here: http://www.berkshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk/about/

Funding Central
Funding Central is a free smart website for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise, providing access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs. www.fundingcentral.org.uk