Magic Little Grants Fund aims to reduce the work required for grassroots organisations to access the small amounts of funding they need to launch or strengthen their services. Run in association with the Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, our current grants of £500 are open to […]

Work and Health Challenge Fund – Application Portal The Work and Health Unit (WHU), which is jointly managed by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care, is using a £4.2m Challenge Fund to test new approaches that can help people experiencing mental health and/or musculoskeletal (MSK) issues stay […]

One Stop Carriers for Causes Not for profit organisations, including schools that are within two miles of a One Stop shop can apply for grants of up to £1,000 for projects that benefit their local community. One Stop’s ‘Carriers for Causes’ is funded through the money raised from the 5p bag charge in One Stop […]

DFID – Funding for Small International Development Charities Not for profit organisations based in the UK that are working in any country that appears in the lowest 50 countries in the Human Development Index and with an annual income of less than £250,000 have until the 27th September 2018 to apply for funding from The […]

NatWest Skills and Opportunities Fund: Re-open in September 2018 The NatWest Bank has announced that its £2 million Skills and Opportunities Fund will re-open for applications in early September. Charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK and Ireland will be able to apply for funding of up to £35,000 to […]

Holiday Grants for Disadvantaged and Disabled Children (UK) Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities have until the 2nd July 2018 to apply for grants of £500 to £2,500 to support recreational trips or holidays within the UK between the 1st September and 31st December 2018 for groups of children experiencing disadvantage or […]

Grants to Support the Armed Forces Community (UK) The next application deadline for Stage 1 applications to the Royal British Legion’s external grants scheme is 3rd August 2018. Grants of up to £50,000 are available to any not-for-profit or non-statutory organisation running, or planning, charitable activities in support of the Armed Forces community. Priority will […]

The Darkley Trust has recently been established entirely due to the generosity of Robert Maskrey OBE, who sadly died before the trust was enabled. The Trust will be working principally in the areas of the arts and homeless charities, and predominantly to the benefit of Wales and her Borders. It was Robert’s wish that the […]

The Ashley Family Foundation (formerly The Laura Ashley Foundation) is a UK registered charity, founded by Sir Bernard Ashley and his wife Laura Ashley following the success of the Laura Ashley brand. The Community Foundation in Wales is proud to be working with The Ashley Family Foundation to distribute its funding in Wales. The ethos […]

Great Blog post from NFP Synergy on the growing decline in the number of charity shops. The article goes on to look at ways for charities to try and reverse this trend; innovation being the key; from cafe style shops to providing information about the shop and its fundraising targets to online shopping. Read the […]