Capacity Building

Manchester City Council are inviting not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding of between £5,000 and £50,000 to provide immediate food needs or other essential goods and services for people in serious poverty.

The Dream Fund gives organisations the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life. The Dream Fund is asking charitable organisations across Great Britain to think big, be ambitious and collaborate with other not-for-profit partners to deliver their dream project from 2015-2017

This year's Dream Fund is the biggest Dream Fund yet with a total award fund of £1 million to be given to two winning projects.

Cash 4 Clubs is a sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications, and generally invest in the sustainability of their club.

If you are a sports club and are looking for funding then this might be the place for you. Cash 4 Clubs is a sports fund aiming to support grassroots sports clubs all over the country.

The State of the City Report is an annual snapshot of the city’s progress towards their vision for a world class city by 2015 as set out in the refreshed Community Strategy 

The ESF Community Learning Grants scheme is provided by the European Social Fund and the Learning and Skills Council and administered locally by the Workers' Educational Association North West (WEA).

The programme aims to help people aged 19 years and older to overcome barriers and gain the skills and confidence to get back into work. Beneficiaries should be unemployed or economically inactive people from the hardest to reach communities.

The Compact Awards highlight outstanding examples of partnership work between voluntary and community organisations and the statutory sector and recognise achievement as a result of the Compact way of working. Compact Voice are inviting nominations for the Compact Awards which provide examples of best practice in partnership working.

The categories are:
• Compact Leadership Award
• Compact Innovation Award
• Local Compact Partnership Award
• Compact Engagement Award
• Compact Impact Award.
• Compact Advancing Equality Award

The Gateway Challenge is a practical fundraising campaign that helps charities, NGOs, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations to successfully raise funds online for their projects and build their individual donor base.

Are you interested in growing your donor base? Improving your online communications? Joining a global network of non-profits? Improving your fundraising skills and network? Then this programme is for you.

Torch Trophy Trust bursaries provide financial support to individuals or groups wishing to undertake training to enhance their knowledge or improve their coaching skills to assist their club, organisation or community to develop their chosen sport.

You can apply for one of the limited number of bursaries that are granted each year if you are:
• a volunteer
• you want to improve your skills
• your governing body is keen to help out but can't find the funds.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available.

Wilko have teamed up with The Woodland Trust to work with the local community and offer free tree packs.