The PoldenPuckham Charitable Foundation funds organisations in the UK that are working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level, including national initiatives in the UK which promote sustainable living. The Foundation gives particular consideration to small pioneering headquarters organisations. Grants are usually between £3,000 and £15,000 per year, for up […]
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Big lottery – Round 1
Competition for Big Lottery money seems to be increasing and the level of information needed to be successful at round 1 increased. With that in mind here are a few suggestions to help improve your chances. Consult, consult consult! Lottery like to see that you have consulted with the project beneficiaries, and ideally involving them […]
Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales produced a monthly funding update. It contains sources of support and details of 100+ funding streams for environmental projects. Available in English and Welsh https://naturalresources.wales/media/674860/diweddariad-cyllid-gaeaf-2015.pdf https://naturalresources.wales/media/674859/funding-update-winter-2015.pdf
Transform Foundation
The Transformation Foundation provide tech grants to charities to make things happen. Current Grants for up to £18,000 for development of web presence. Application process only takes 10 minutes https://www.transformfoundation.org.uk/who-we-are
Finding your perfect funder
Finding the right funder for your project is really important; failure to match a funders criteria is one of the main reasons applications fail. Therefore the additional time invested in finding the right funder is worthwhile. Where to begin; Initially I consider the bid, and well known funders like Tudor Trust, Henry Smith Charity, Big […]
Why Fundraising needs to change
This is an interesting article on the future of fundraising; it’s about how we can use supporters connections to other people to increase our reach and future donations. In essense get your story right and let others do the promoting for you! Have we reached boiling point? – Why we need fundraising to change
Training course – Psychology of Giving
I will be running a half day session on the Psychology of giving on the 9th February in Rhayader, Powys. The aim is to help you to make stronger cases for funding whether to individuals or in grant applications. The session will cover What is the relevance of psychology in funding applications Understand what motivates […]
Paul Bush Foundation Trust
The Paul Bush Foundation Trust was set up by Bush & Company Rehabilitation in 2012, after over 25 years experience in the field of severe and catastrophic injury. The Trust has the following aims: To assist those with an acquired physical disability, as a result of an accident or birth injury to improve their physical, psychological […]
Funding support
2015 has been another busy year. Grants have been secured from many sources including Big Lottery, Comic Relief, Sobell Foundation, Health Lottery, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Tudor Trust, Tesco, Trusthouse Foundation, Morrisons Foundation, Awards for All as well as small family trusts. These have supported projects ranging from a Volunteer coordinator to a furniture Recycling to […]
Emotions in fundraising
A few years ago, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio made a ground breaking discovery. He studied people with damage in the part of the brain where emotions are generated. His work found that they seemed normal, except that they were not able to feel emotions: They could not make decisions. They could describe what they should be doing in logical terms, […]