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Big Potential funding to help attract social investment

15 Jan 2016 - 10:54 by michelle.foster

Big Potential, a BIG Lottery Fund grant fund, will deliver approximately £20m of grant funding over 3 years to eligible VCSE organisations with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSE organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact.

The programme aims to raise awareness of the social investment market and support VCSEs who want to prepare themselves for social investment or winning contracts.

Big Potential has two possible application routes - Breakthrough and Advanced.

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Inspiring Change Manchester - Expressions of Interest

7 Jan 2016 - 09:24 by michelle.foster

Inspiring Change Manchester is a Shelter led partnership funded through Big Lottery Fund’s £112m Fulfilling Lives initiative: Supporting People with Multiple Needs. The programme’s aim is to transform the support received by people with multiple needs.

For further information, visit: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_complex_needs

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One Manchester Community Fund

18 Dec 2015 - 10:58 by michelle.foster

The One Manchester Community Fund has been set up to give the people who live and work in the communities in which One Manchester operates the chance to get creative and get funding for projects which can create opportunities, transform communities and change lives.

The One Manchester Community Fund will offer £500,000 in grant funding over the next five years to socially innovative projects that will make a real difference in neighbourhoods.

One Manchester are looking for imaginative projects which make a real and lasting difference in the communities in which they work.

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We Love MCR Charity - deadlines for 2016

18 Dec 2015 - 10:57 by michelle.foster

The We Love MCR Charity was set up as a Trust to distribute funds “for Charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Manchester as the Trustees shall think fit”.

The Charity’s primary aim is to improve the lives, aspirations and life chances of Manchester People. Help develop stronger communities by encouraging more citizens to be active in working together to strengthen their community.

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I agree: the way we think about charity is dead wrong.

11 Dec 2015 - 12:49 by Mike Wild

I'm being a bit cheeky calling this one a blog as 99.99% of this page is not by me at all. However, this is a good place to share it.

Below is a talk given by an American activist and fundraiser called Dan Pallotta. He brilliantly sums up some of the attitudes which distort the way the charity sector functions. I heartily agree with a lot of what he says - it's well worth watching. 

Kusuma Trust UK Launches Small Grants Programme for England

11 Dec 2015 - 11:28 by michelle.foster

The Kusuma Trust UK, an independent grantmaking organisation, aims to facilitate and increase access to education and other life opportunities for children and young people, with a focus on the most disadvantaged. The Trust enables children and young people to realise their potential and break the inter-generational cycle of poverty. The Trust has developed a strategy which includes working in England to improve education outcomes for young people.

Registered charities in England can apply for grants of up to £10,000.

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Rosa Launches Voices from the Frontline Grants Scheme

11 Dec 2015 - 11:26 by michelle.foster

Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls has launched a new grants programme called Voices from the Frontline which is an innovative new programme aimed at shining a light on women at the front of the fight for gender equality. Supporting charitable advocacy work, Voices from the Frontline will increase the skills, capacity and credibility of women who wish to challenge gender inequality and promote awareness and change, moving us closer to social justice and equality for women in the UK.

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Impact Readiness Fund

4 Dec 2015 - 11:25 by michelle.foster

Social investors and commissioners are interested in the social impact ventures achieve, but demonstrating this impact can be difficult. Many social ventures struggle to quantify their achievements without the right systems and expertise.

This fund offers grants and support to social ventures to understand and improve their social impact and demonstrate improvements to investors and commissioners.

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