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The Local Connections Fund will help charities and community groups working to reduce loneliness by helping build connections across their communities. They will fund hundreds of ‘microgrants’ between £300 and £2,500, so small, local organisations (with an annual income of £50,000 or less) can bring people and communities together.
The Local Connections Fund will be split into two equal rounds of funding. This first round will be open for applications on 5 January 2021 and close on 26 January 2021. Successful applicants for this round must have spent the money and finished their project by 31 March 2021. The second round will launch in the summer of 2021.
Grants from the first round of funding will strengthen and develop small and micro organisations that connect communities together and reduce loneliness bringing people together in safe and secure ways – including by covering the costs of technologies and equipment that will help people feel more connected within their communities. Funding can also be used to help strengthen organisations and their services through, for example, training and development.
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Alec Dickson Trust - Grants are available to support volunteering projects in the UK, organised and run by young people (under 30 years). Grants of up to £500 are currently available for projects which respond to the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.
The Trust supports individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.
The funding is intended to enable socially concerned young people to run projects that will benefit communities in the UK and make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged people.
Deadline: 17 December 2020
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BBC Children in Need Main and Small Grants programmes are for not-for-profit organisations applying for grants of up to three years. Registered not-for-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people of 18 years and under who live in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands can apply for grants of either up to £10,000 or from £10,001. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the funder has temporarily broadened the types of applications it is accepting.
Small Grants 2020 – Up to £10,000 per year
Main Grants 2020 - Over £10,000 per year
Grants may be up to 3 years in length. The deadline for all applications is 21st December 2020 at 11.30am.
Find out more herehttps://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/
Feminist Review Trust - Grants are available for projects in the UK and internationally that transform the lives of women. The Feminist Review trust recognises that Covid-19 presents particular challenges for women’s projects.
In 2020 and 2021 we will particularly welcome applications from non-OECD countries that focus on campaigning and activism in the following areas:
Lesbian and transgender rights; Violence against women and girls; Disabled women and girls; Refugee women and girls. Maximum Value: £15,000 - Application Deadline: 31 January 2021
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The Hilden Charitable Fund provides grants of an average of £5,000 available to charities working at community level in the UK and developing countries on causes which are less likely to be able to raise funds from public subscriptions. Grant making activity is directed largely at supporting work at community level; in the UK, this is concentrated on work that addresses issues around: Homelessness, Penal Affairs, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, and Community Based initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People Aged 16 to 25. Charities working in developing countries on community development, education and health can also apply. Deadline: 15th January 2021
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Wilko Helping hands - Helping our local community is really important to us. That’s why every wilko store has a budget to give a little helping hand to local groups and community projects. You could get wilko gift cards, products or volunteers to help with whatever you’re doing for your community - whether it’s a raffle prize to help with fund raising or tins of paint and extra helpers to do up a community centre
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National Lottery Community Fund Re-Opens Regular Funding Programmes for England
After being paused due to the coronavirus crisis, the National Lottery Awards for All, Reaching Communities, and Partnerships funding programmes are open for applications again.
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Funding for Armed Forces Day Events (UK) - Grants of up to £10,000 are available to local councils, organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals for Armed Forces Day events across the UK. The Ministry of Defence is providing funding for events such as tea parties, parades, big band concerts, civil war military re-enactments, and live and static demonstrations to be held on or in the weeks around the 26th June 2021. Funding could be used to cover road closures required to hold an event, decorations, flags and banners, newspaper and radio advertisements, security and first aid arrangements, and PA and communications systems. Grants can cover up to half the total cost of the event. Deadline: 1st March 2021
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eBay for Charity is launching its next ‘Big Charity Sell’ in the run up to Christmas and calling all charities to encourage their supporters to sell their pre-loved items on eBay donate between 10% and 100% of their sale to charity.
The build up to Christmas is a key moment in the fundraising calendar, and with charity shops shut for the second time this year and festive fundraising events cancelled, eBay’s Big Charity Sell aims to support the charity community through this difficult time.
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