These are a couple of useful (and free) tools to improve the impact and reach of tweets Canva Canva is a useful site that lets you very easily create images that you can add to social media posts. The big benefits of this is that images attract a lot more attention – retweets, impressions etc […]

The Third Sector Awards 2017 have announced that they are now open for entry. The awards recognise those who give back to the community and celebrate organisations and social leaders from across the sector. This year, the Awards have 26 categories for organisations to enter, including: Volunteer team of the Year Small charity, Big achiever […]

CAF has launched a new programme to help smaller charities strengthen their long-term organisational health, so they can continue delivering vital services for their communities. Ten charitable organisations whose work has a strong focus on ‘problem prevention’ will receive financial and professional support for two years. Together with grant funding of up to £50,000 per year to […]

Reaching Communities provide grants between £10,000-£500,000 for voluntary or community groups. If you’re looking to make a positive change to your community, this could be the fund for you. They are looking to hear from projects that support: Lasting and sustainable changes to places and spaces Communities to develop happier and stronger relationships with each […]

The Postcode Local Trust is now open until 10 Feb, there will be a second round opening in August. In 2017 Postcode Local Trust will fund projects that are of local importance across Great Britain which support wildlife areas, sustainability initiatives, local indoor and outdoor spaces and citizenship (local volunteering projects). Registered charities in England […]

Looking for funding if you are a CIC can be really hard, as there are few funders willing /able to offer funding. The main large funders are the Big Lottery, Esmee Fairbairn and Tudor Trust Below are a couple of  useful websites I have found recently that may also generate some leads for you: http://www.entreprenurses.net/social/funding.php […]

The Foundation supports medical care, medical research, education and religion, with most grants being up to £10,000. The spend in 2015 was 2.3 million; including many Welsh charities. Applications are welcome through out the year Jonathan Hodge The Jane Hodge Foundation 31 Windsor Place Cardiff CF10 3UR Telephone:02920787693 Email:in**@********************co.uk http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=216053&subid=0  

A general purpose funder with past grants ranging from £100 to £35,000, with many Jewish charities supported. Their spend last year was £103k, so not a huge funder Jack Goldhill Charitable Trust Suite 1 1st Floor 1 Duchess Street W1W 6AN 0207 935 1113 mi*****@****lp.com  

Offer grants for general purpose projects relating to social welfare, recreation and education in the UK. Most grants are up to £10,000. They have no website; so contact them directly and/or look at their information on the charity commission website Anne Yusof Gosling Foundation Limited 21 Bryanston Street Marble Arch London W1H 7AB Telephone:020 7495 […]

The Fund is designed to support smaller charities in the UK, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities.  Please note we are not able to support individuals. Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum. […]