The Foundation has a range of smaller grant schemes available across Wales. This includes Comic Relief small grant scheme and the Dulverton Trust small grants. There are also several local grants schemes often available for specific purposes. Well worth keeping an eye on to see what opportunities are available. Their website has full details and application forms The […]

The People’s Health Trust – Active Communities provides funding for local groups and organisations ‘to help create fairer places, to grow, live, work and age. Community groups and not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £350,000 a year can apply for a grant of between £5,000 and £50,000 to help with projects lasting between […]

My partner, Fiona, is currently out in Uganda to see the great work that WaterAid is doing to improve the health care of local communities. Thanks to intervention from WaterAid one school visited has had latrines since 2012 – there are three blocks, each with 5 cubicles and also two disabled latrines. Water for handwashing […]

Charities, voluntary organisations and community groups are invited to take part in a major survey being carried out by a coalition of sector networks and support bodies.   They want to find out more about the support that charities need, which will help them inform and lobby funders and key decision makers. The survey has 20 questions […]

SIB have funds open throughout the year that could benefit a social venture . They offer a range of grants from pre start-up looking for seed funding to an established social venture looking for loan investment to expand your service. Visit their Website to find the grant that may be best suited to your needs

The Third Sector Loan Fund has been set up by fund management company Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) with financing of £13.5 million from the high street bank Santander, £15 million from the social investment bank Big Society Capital and £1.5 million from the social finance company Social Investment Business (SIB). Loans of between £250,000 […]

UK Aid Direct is a competitive challenge for small and medium-sized UK and international Civil Society Organisations working in the health sector to reduce poverty. The first funding round will focus on finishing the job on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs 4, 5 & 6 – Reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat […]

Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) is administering a one-off grant scheme to disperse the charitable funds of the Rest Bay Convalescent Hotel in Porthcawl. One-off, unrestricted donations of up to £100,000 are available to registered charities supporting to individuals who are affected by ill health, work-limiting health conditions, disabilities or ageing. Funding is only […]

The BBC Children in Need funds project that are working with disadvantaged children and young people, who are under 18 years of age. They have 2 funds: A small grant scheme up to £10,000 for 1 year projects and the main grants for grants over £10,000 and projects up to 3 years. the next deadline […]

The Radio 4 Appeal is a weekly 3 minute programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations to support its activities. The appeal aims to provide an opportunity for raising money and awareness to a variety of charities. The appeal is a fantastic way for a charity to engage with the BBC’s […]