COVID-19 Funder Database
The Charity Excellence Framework have created a free online toolkit and funding database, to help you increase impact and funding during the coronavirus outbreak.
DEADLINE: ongoing
WEBSITE: www.charityexcellence.co.uk
Opportunities
This is a place where you can find out about opportunities that are available to your organisation. From funding streams to events and training, The Essex Alliance will keep you informed.
Micro Grants for Local Community Organisers
Local community organisers who need a small amount of financial support for things like flyer printing, incidental costs, or slightly larger projects are able to access community micro-grant funding.
As you will see, there has been no time to update the website for this new situation, so please do the best you can with the information on there and use the contact details at the bottom of the page if you need help.
DEADLINE: ongoing
WEBSITE: www.ealc.gov.uk/micro-grant-fund
Sources of Charity Emergency Funding
Ian McLintock, founder of the Charity Excellence Framework, has produced a very in-depth list of details and links to emergency funding for charities. These include UK wide, UK country, regional, global, Government financial support, specialist funding and platforms.
As this information is constantly being updated, we suggest that you read the article on LinkedIn.
EDIT 9th April 2020
Ian McLintock has kindly contacted us to let us know that the list has now more than doubled in size and is being updated each Monday. The latest funder list and the 4 charity toolkits can be downloaded from the Charity Excellence website – www.charityexcellence.co.uk
There are also lots of free funding finders, funder lists and fundraising guides on the website.
Essex Coronavirus Response and Recovery Programme
The purpose of the Essex Coronavirus Response and Recovery Programme is to get help quickly to voluntary and community organisations that are in crisis as a result of the pandemic and need emergency funding to keep their vital services running.
Initially grants of up to £15,000 will be available. Priority will be given to those delivering vital services to older and vulnerable people, organisations helping to relieve pressure on public services and those co-ordinating a local community response.
DEADLINE: tbc
WEBSITE: www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk
Diversity and Volunteering Research
Content from CVS Tendring
NCVO is conducting some research into diversity and volunteering to build on work completed last year on volunteer experiences, called Time Well Spent, which you can read more about in this blog.
The overall aim of this research is to inform practice and policy, and help organisations to address this important issue. You can find out more and share your organisation’s experience via this online form.
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation (LBFEW) has opened applications to its grants for up to £45k and £100k.
LBFEW supports charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million with a proven track record of helping people on a journey of positive change through in-depth, holistic and person-centred support with long term funding and tailored support to develop.
Charities can apply for grants worth up to £45k and £100k over three years that can be used entirely for core costs.
DEADLINE: ongoing
Fowler Smith & Jones Trust
The Fowler Smith & Jones Trust (FSJ) is an independent Trust supporting a wide-range of charities and other organisations throughout Essex. The Trust aims to make a significant difference to Essex through supported projects.
Particular focus is on helping develop young people into better members of society through preventative intervention. There is also strong emphasis on other marginalised or disadvantaged members of the community eg the elderly, isolated or disabled.
The Trustees hold 3 grant-giving meetings p.a. There is no formal application form, as each request to the Trust is unique. There are no fixed criteria, and the application process is accessible and flexible.
Any potential applicant is encouraged to contact the Grants administration team to discuss the best way forward. This saves much unnecessary work on both sides.
The majority of grants fall between £1-5,000. There are also a few Capital Grants granted during the year (usually up to £25,000) for larger projects.
DEADLINE: ongoing
Website: www.fsjtrust.org.uk
The Essex Learning Partnership Fund
The Essex Learning Partnership Fund is the vehicle by which ACL Essex sub-contracts with other providers to complement and enhance its learning offer in Essex.
The Service is committed to supporting the VCSE sector to build its capacity to deliver learning opportunities to disadvantaged and hard to reach local communities and individuals across Essex especially in the more rural parts of the county, as well as the urban, suburban and coastal areas of greatest need.
Although ACL Essex highlights particular subject sectors and/or Essex districts they wish to target, organisations are required to evidence a local or county-wide need for the provision they aim to deliver when they apply for funds. This should take the form of demographic data and/or confirmation of local consultation to identify individual learning needs, and where applicable, the needs of local businesses.
DEADLINE: ongoing
WEBSITE: www.aclessex.com
Find a skilled media volunteer
Sign up to MediaTrust’s free online Volunteer Platform to gain access to media and creative industry volunteers. Once registered you can request a volunteer to support your charity with your specific marketing and communications needs.
You can check out what other charities are seeking help with by visiting the MediaTrust current opportunities webpage.
Maldon and District CVS Survey – Calling All Users!
Maldon and District CVS is looking to review its organisational strategy reflecting its priorities for 2019 onwards. To do this they are keen to hear from a range of their members, partners and other stakeholders. If you are able to complete a short survey about their services, your priorities and what you need from your local CVS they would be grateful.
The survey can be completed online at:
Please circulate this link to anyone who you think might be interested in feeding in and if you have any questions please contact Sarah on 01621 851891 or sarah@maldoncvs.org.uk.
Please complete your feedback by Friday 10th May 2019