Voluntary Sector Funding
Working with us is a valuable long term investment which underpins your organisation and its values. The work we do together will repay itself many times over, bringing you tools and resources from which you can only improve. Our services, particularly business planning and organisational reviews can have a huge impact on how you meet your objectives. Please see our pages on, the benefits, how success is achieved and how we work to see some of the benefits for you.
Contacts
If you need help to financially support or fund consultancy work, the following contacts may provide assistance:
- www.grantsnet.co.uk - Grants Net gives information about grant schemes available to charities in the UK. You can join their Grant Alert service, enter your criteria/details and the service keeps you up to date with all the latest grants they publicise. This service is free to everyone. Please visit their website for an online request/application;
- www.cafonline.org.uk - The Charities Aid Foundation, 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4TA. Telephone number: 01732 520 000, Email: enquiries@cafonline.org. CAF aim to support the growth and development of small and medium-sized charities through their grant programme. They may provide funding for consultancy to assist you in developing new income streams or broadening existing ones. Please contact them for further information;
- www.lloydstsbfoundation.org.uk - Lloyds TSB Foundation PO Box 140 St Mary's Court 20 St Mary at Hill London EC3R 8NA. Telephone number: 0870 411 1223, Email: guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk. LLoyd's schemes work in partnership with charitable organisations which help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled, to play a fuller role in communities throughout England and Wales. They are particularly keen to support small community-based charities where small amounts of money can make a significant difference to local people's lives. Please ring or email them to request an application form;
- www.baringfoundation.org.uk- The Baring Foundation, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ. Telephone number: 020 7767 1348, Email baring.foundation@uk.ing.com. The Baring Foundation has a grants programme entitled 'Strengthening the Voluntary Sector', which is designed to review requests from national charities or local organisations in London (and some other areas) for strategic reviews. Applications forms can be downloaded from their website or you can contact them on the above number/email address;
- www.awardsforall.org.uk - Awards for All 2 St James’ Gate Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4BE. Telephone number: 0191 376 1600, Email general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk. Awards for All England are supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England. Applications forms can be downloaded from their website (www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/apply.html.) or you can contact them on the above number/email address;
- www.bridgehousegrants.org.uk - The City Bridge Trust, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ. Telephone number: 020 7332 3710, Email: citybridgetrust@cityoflondon.gov.uk. The Trust makes grants to charitable organisations for the benefit of the inhabitants of Greater London - 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Applications forms can be downloaded from their website or you can contact them on the above number/email address;
- www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk - Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation 11 Park Place London SW1A 1LP. Telephone 020 7297 4700. info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk. You will need to fall into their chosen criteria, social development welfare, the environment, education or the arts. They will consider strategic support for charitable organisations. Applications forms can be downloaded from their website or you can contact them on the above number/email address;
- www.esf.gov.uk - The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of four Structural Funds designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union. The current programmes have finished, running from 2000 to 2006 (ESF have provided about £4.5 billion in Great Britain (£3.5 billion in England) in this period), however the 2007-13 programme is in its early stages. For more information ESF can be contacted at ESF.FEEDBACK@dfes.gsi.gov.uk or see the ESF contact pages for your local contacts
Please do contact us to you have any questions or to discuss if we can help you...
Donation of Services
We will be donating our services to two charities this year and are hoping to increase this over the next 3 years. Donations are assessed individually and are usually for advice or short term consultancy. Assessments take into consideration the nature and mission of an organisation, with particular emphasis on availability of funds, size and development potential. Please contact us if you are interested in applying for this service.
