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Volunteer Management survey
The deadline to complete this survey is Friday 20 December 2024 VolunteerPro’s 2025 Volunteer Management Progress Report is looking for submissions. This international survey has been running for 10 years, and you can see previous reports here. Your input will help them to share the most current trends in volunteer engagement.This year, they are asking about:The biggest challenges for…
Why keeping a check on your reserves is important post budget
Helen Oparinde, NCVS’s Group Support Coordinator (Broxtowe), and David Saunders, NCVS’s Group Development Officer (Training), have been discussing the withdrawal in September of the Charity Commission’s guidance, How to set a reserves policy for your charity; here, they share their viewpoints with you.It is not that the Charity Commission no longer advises charities to have money in reserve;…
Voices from the Frontline fund
This fund closed to spplications on Monday 9 December 2024Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund has grants of up to £10,000 over 18 months to not-for-profit women’s and girls' organisations to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change. Rosa defines a women's and girls' organisation as being run by, for, and with women and girls.…
Lloyds Bank Foundation: funding for small specialist charities
The deadline for applications is Thursday 23 January 2025, 5pmLloyds Bank Foundation is welcoming applications from small specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 working with people facing complex issues. Successful applicants will receive an unrestricted grant of £75,000 alongside a breadth of tailored support aimed at helping strengthen charities and building the…
Youth Endowment Fund open call for projects
There is no set deadline, applications are accepted on a rolling basisThe Youth Endowment Fund’s Open Call funding round invites proposals from delivery organisations that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence and are ready for rigorous evaluation.As a What Works Centre, their aim is to build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist. They will…
Ford Britain Trust
These funds are now closed to applicationsFunding is available for projects that benefit their local community, with a particular focus on improving education, the lives of children and young people, those with disabilities, and the environment. Small grants of up to £250 and large grants of between £250 and £3,000 are available to registered charities, state sector schools, and non-profit…
Winter Support Grant launched to support the city
This fund closed to applications on Friday 22 November 2024, 5pmThe 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…
The Weston Charity Awards
This fund closed to applications on Wednesday 8 January 2025Pilotlight has joined with Garfield Weston Foundation to provide charities, that have an annual income of less than £5 million, and work in the fields of community, environment, welfare, or youth with a support package worth just over £22,000.Alongside an unrestricted grant of up to £6,500, successful charities will get a package of…
What is volunteering?
Our Volunteering Development Officer, Dave Thomas, takes a close look at 'volunteering' and asks what is it – and what it isn’t. Volunteering has long been at the heart of community life, a way for individuals to contribute time, energy, and expertise to causes that matter. But at its core, volunteering isn’t just about the act of giving; it’s about creating connections, sharing skills, and…
Volunteering by any other name?
Volunteering Development Officer Dave Thomas draws inspiration from a famous Shakespeare play for this week's blog, as he explores the various names people use for volunteering. Does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? How would renaming volunteering affect our perception of it? The term volunteering originates from the Latin word voluntarius, meaning 'of one’s free will'. This…