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Know Your Numbers Community Engagement Fund
The deadline for applications is Friday 8 August 2025Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership (PBP) has secured funding as part of the Nottingham City Know Your Numbers campaign – and local community and voluntary organisations are invited to take part!Organisations can apply for up to £200 to run local activities that support Know Your Numbers Week, a national campaign focused on raising…
I want to fundraise – do I need to start a charity?
In this Frequently Asked Friday blog, Helen Oparinde, our Sector Growth Coordinator, explores a common question we hear from passionate changemakers. She explains why setting up a charity isn’t always the best route – and what your options are if you want to start fundraising the right way, without getting lost in legal complexity.The questionI want to fundraise for a charity; should I set up my…
GSK Community Health programme
The deadline for applications is Monday 11 August 2025.The GSK Community Health programme supports small charities tackling health inequalities with total annual income between £20,000 and £150,000. Up to 10 charities will receive up to £10,000 in unrestricted funding plus access to free training and development valued at £5,000.GSK and The King’s Fund actively encourage organisations to…
GSK Impact Awards
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 20 August 2025. The GSK IMPACT Awards are for charities with total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million. They are funded by GSK and provide core funding and free training for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 15 awards will be made, ranging from £4,000 to £50,000, plus free training and…
The volunteer journey: Turning interest into action
In this series of blogs, our Volunteering Development Officer, Dave Thomas, takes an overview of the five key steps of the Volunteer Journey. In the first blog of the series, he emphasised that leaders of volunteers needed to think from the perspective of a brand new volunteer who has never heard of your organisation. In this second blog, he’s encouraging them to act quickly and decisively to…
Amazon Regional Creatives Fund
The deadline for applications is Monday 15 September 2025Grant funding of up to £30,000 for charities with an income less than £5 million and up to £100,000 for consortium applications that are currently running a programme that focuses on upskilling people from underserved communities for careers in creative industries.Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said, 'I want every young person to have the…
Winter Support Grant launched to support the city
The deadline for applications is Sunday 14 September 2025, 11.59pmThe city has faced significant economic challenges in recent years, including the unprecedented rises in the cost of living and doing business.Nottingham has a mixed economy, with a young population. As the East Midlands’ only core city, Nottingham has key strengths in life sciences and the wider service sectors. Unemployment and…
What Fundraising Regulator Registration really means for small charities
What does registering with the Fundraising Regulator really mean for small charities?In this Frequently Asked Friday blog, Helen Oparinde, our Sector Growth Coordinator, breaks down what registration looks like in practice and why it might be more achievable (and beneficial) than you think.The question:I’m thinking about registering with the Fundraising Regulator to make sure we’re doing things…
Mindera UK Foundation: Youth development fund
This fund closed to applications on Thursday 31 July 2025, 5pmThrough the Youth Development Fund 2025, Mindera UK Foundation is offering unrestricted grants of up to £1,000 to charities and grassroots organisations that support young adults as described in one or both of the following areas:Digital skills and access – Teaching essential digital skills for life and work, upgrading tech resources,…
Better Youth Spaces fund
The deadline for applications is Thursday 4 September 2025Better Youth Spaces is a new £30.5 million capital funding programme, funded by the UK Government and delivered by Social Investment Business.Grants of £5,000 to £100,000 are available for small-scale capital projects such as:Capital equipmentSmall refurbishmentsOther building or infrastructure improvements that help youth organisations…