Grants data and our updated data sets [1]
We’ve just published our updated data sets for volunteers and groups for January – March 2016, which can be found here: https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/policy-and-influence/open-data [2].
We’ve just published our updated data sets for volunteers and groups for January – March 2016, which can be found here: https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/policy-and-influence/open-data [2].
This programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Projects should be run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations. Grants of up to £5,000 are available.
The Bags of Help grant funds capital projects that provide community benefit that do not charge for access. The community grant scheme will support thousands of community green space projects each year with between £8,000 and £12,000.
Tesco award grants each year in around 400 Tesco regions to make sure the funding is spread evenly across England, Wales and Scotland. In total the Bags of Help programme supports thousands of projects each year.
The main purpose of the Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) fund is to reach disadvantaged communities and individuals, to enable them to participate in learning and to progress towards further learning and/or sustainable employment.
Manchester City Council are seeking applications for funding from Voluntary and Community Sector services / organisations who are able to provide Personal Budgeting Support for those who require advice and support for managing Universal Credit. The aim of the support is to help residents adapting to a single household payment, being paid monthly in arrears and to manage the housing element being paid directly to them rather than to the landlord.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, founded in 1997, is a medium sized grantmaker distributing around £2.2 million a year to projects around the UK.
The grants target small, local projects working to address community issues in areas of extreme Urban Deprivation or remote, socio-economically deprived Rural Areas. Organisations need to have a demonstrable track record of success.
The past several years have been ones of financial upheaval, encompassing both the global financial crisis in 2007 and 2008 and cuts to public service spending under the Coalition government from 2010. Ongoing reductions in public spending have affected the voluntary sector as a whole; the most recent UK Civil Society Almanac showed that it lost £1.9bn from government between 2009/10 and 2012/13.
Big Advice Day, on 14 June, is offering your small charity the chance to access expert, pro bono advice on any topic.
Support is available from a range of professionals on any and every charity topic, you simply need to let them know what support you require and you’ll be matched with the right advisor.
Join this campaign from the Directory of Social Change (DSC) campaign to promote government grants for charities and voluntary groups.
The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making trust which supports voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK.
Links
[1] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/grants-data-and-our-updated-data-sets
[2] https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/policy-and-influence/open-data
[3] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building
[4] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding
[5] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/policy-and-influence
[6] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering
[7] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/blogs/michellefoster
[8] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/comic-relief-local-communities-grants
[9] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news
[10] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/tesco-bags-help-grants
[11] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/environment
[12] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/neighbourhood-learning-deprived-communities-2016-2017
[13] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/learning-skills-and-employment
[14] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/universal-credit-personal-budgeting-support-grant
[15] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/trusthouse-charitable-foundation-launches-new-funding-criteria
[16] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/navigating-change-%E2%80%93-analysis-financial-trends-small-and-medium-sized-charities
[17] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/small-charity-week-2016-big-advice-day-tailored-pro-bono-advice-your-small-charity
[18] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/grants-good-campaign
[19] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/tudor-trust-publishes-201617-guidelines
[20] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=194
[21] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=191
[22] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=192
[23] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=193
[24] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=196
[25] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=197
[26] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=198
[27] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=199
[28] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building?page=257