Funding Opportunities

Voluntary Action Waltham Forest  exists to support local voluntary and community groups. Find out more on ourwebsite, or via the links below: Training Events Networks Resources Funding Services Please note: Our office is closed on Monday 23 December and it re-opens on Thursday 2 January.

Funding for community organisations 12 December 2013     Waltham Forest grants Waltham Forest Small Grants - deadline 3 February Waltham Forest Council provides grants to support the work of local community organisations. You can find out more about these grants and how to apply here Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants - deadline - 28 February The Council says the grants area commitment to partnership working and a recognition of the important contribution that that the local creative community make to the quality of life for everyone in Waltham Forest. More Community Ward Forums Local community ward forums have funding available for projects that local residents choose. Find out more here    Waltham Forest contracts Waltham Forest Contracts are advertised on the London Tenders portal. You can see the current tenders here. If you would like  to register as a supplier go towww.londontenders.org > click on ‘Suppliers Area’ > click on ‘Register Free’ in the top right corner. There is the potential for business with any of the 18 borough’s on the portal.   General funding opportunities Funding for organisations that help disadvantaged people - no deadline Lloyds TSB Foundation funds small and medium local and national charities organisations that help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community and provide both project and core funding (running costs). More Funding for smaller charities - deadline 24 December The Woodroffe Benton Foundation supports projects in categories including: Relief of persons in need, hardship or distress; Promotion of education; and Environmental Conservation/Preservation/Protection/Improvement. More Funding for faith communities that are involved in social action - no deadline Together in Service is a new programme supported by the Dept for Communities & Local Government. Its objectives are to: • celebrate the practical contribution that faith communities make to society through social action • support faith groups in undertaking new multi-faith volunteering projects at local level Grants of £2,000 - £5,000 are available. Match funding of half the amount is needed, which can include volunteer time. More Funding for projects that improve the quality of people’s lives - ongoing deadline The Goldsmiths’ Company provides small grants (average £3,000) to projects that improve the quality of people’s lives. Requests for project costs are preferred but request for core funding will be considered. More General match funding for charities and recognised churches - ongoing deadline This is a small funding stream for registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for projects under £1million. More Funding for smaller, community-led groups which are supporting people at the margins of society They fund projects which address the social, emotional, and financial needs of people at the margins of society. Priority is given to smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services and involve users in their planning. More Funding for projects that assist underprivileged young people; people with disabilities or older people over the age of 60 - monthly deadlines Percy Bilton Charity provides grants of up to £5,000. More Funding for employment, work , advice, social justice, violence and funding for small groups - deadline 3 February Trust for London provides grants to charities, and voluntary and community groups.More Get free one-to-one support with writing funding bids Voluntary Action's Funding Advice Officer, Mutmahim Roaf, can help you with your funding bids. He knows what a good funding application looks like and he can give you lots of guidance and feedback on yours. Call 020 8558 3614 x 224 (Tuesday to Friday) or email mutmahim@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk    Children and young people Funding to support children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds The objectives of the Taylor Family Foundation are to help and support children and young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in the areas of education, health, recreation and the performing arts. More Funding for projects working with young people - ongoing deadline The Princes Trust grants include: Up to £500 for Development Awards to help young people get into education, training or employment. Up to £3,000 for Community Cash Awards that are grants to design and set up a youth led community project. Charities, voluntary and community groups can apply. More Funding for organisations working with young people - no deadline Grants are for organisations working with young people and also individuals (up to the age of 18) that meet the following criteria: Making Dreams Come True for sick and disadvantaged children by: improving education facilities; improving facilities that provide well-being and health care; working with their Charity Partner, Happy Days Children’s Charity to provide short breaks. More Funding for projects to benefit disabled children - no deadline Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation focuses its support on financially healthy children’s charities where funding is not forthcoming from statutory bodies, where incomes and fund balances are constantly put to good use and where administration overheads are kept to a minimum. More Projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people - deadline 31 December The Iron Mongers Company does not accept applications by email. More Funding for projects working with children under the age of 10 who have lost one or both parents - deadline 31 December The Clara E Burgess Charity provide grants of mostly £5,000 or less. Only registered charities can apply. More Tesco Charity Community Awards (UK) - deadline Thursday 30 January The Tesco Charity Trust opened its Community Awards for grants for children's welfare and/or children's educations (including special needs schools) on the 1st December 2013. Through the Awards, one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their education and welfare.More Funding for activities to help children engage with nature and enjoy the outdoors - deadline 28 February Charities, voluntary and community sector. Projects with match funding will be looked on more favourably. More Funding for young people launch ideas and programmes that benefit the places where they live - ongoing deadlines The O2 fund helps young people launch ideas and programmes that benefit the places where they live. The money can go towards supporting or training young people to help improve their community. It is for the young people to provide the big idea, and O2 to provide £300 and the support them to make it happen. More    Heath and wellbeing Funding for young people and health and welfare - apply now The Hedley Foundation will fund voluntary organisations that will run projects that supports young people with education, training, health and welfare as well as support for carers of disabled people & terminally ill. More Funding for projects working to improve health in the community - apply from 16 Dec Mrs Smith and Mount Trust grants average around £3,500. The Fund currently has the following priority areas: • Mental Health • Learning Disability • Homelessness • Health in the Community More Funding for projects working with people who are blind or have learning disabilities The Will Charitable Trust has announced that its Blind People & Learning Disabilities grants programme is now open for applications.  The deadline 31 January. More Funding for projects that assist young people and adults affected by learning disabilities Bailey Thomas Foundation offer grants of  £250 - £4,000 to voluntary organisations and charities. More    Arts and culture Funding for organisations concerned with music, drama, dance and the arts The Leche Trust's next deadline is 20 December. More Funding for presenting art projects - deadline 13 January The Elephant Trust was set up to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. Priority is given to artists and to small organisations and galleries. More Funding for the encouragement performing arts, fine arts and crafts - deadline 26 February The Idlewild Trust supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and crafts, the advancement of education within the arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the UK. More More arts funding news Apex Arts in Waltham Forest provide a good list of funding for arts organisations. You can ask to be added to their mailing list by contacting Martin at:apexarts1@gmail.com    Environment  Grow Wild Community Sites A Grow Wild site might be an unloved, neglected and rundown area that you'd like to reclaim for the local community. Grants of £500 - £5,000 are available to local voluntary or community organisations, a group of young people or a creative group turn it into an inspiring place. Closing date for applications is 6 January.   More    Fundraising news and resources How to collect information to prove your impact The Big Lottery have created a list of resources to help you collect information on the outcomes of your work and to track the difference you are making. More Charities to benefit from Government plans to help small businesses The Government has launched Small Business: GREAT Ambition, an action plan to support small businesses. Although aimed at small businesses, it addresses areas, particularly public procurement, where small charities and social enterprises face similar barriers to businesses. The EU defines a small business as an organisation that employs less than 50 members of staff. The NCVO Almanac suggests that two-thirds of voluntary organisations fit this description. Key actions in the report that will benefit charities are: • Pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) are to be abolished for low value contracts. • Plans to mandate prompt payment all the way down a supply chain. • Extending the Mystery shopper service. • New requirements for contracting authorities to report SME and voluntary sector spend.    Get advice when submitting funding bids Get free one-to-one support  Voluntary Action's Funding Advice Officer, Mutmahim Roaf, can help you with your funding bids. If you are not a formally consitututed community group he can help you to become one. Mutmahim knows what a good funding application looks like and he can give you lots of guidance and feedback on yours to increase your chances of success. Call him on 020 8558 3614 x 224 (Tuesday to Friday) or email mutmahim@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk More ongoing grant opportunities are on our website here Writing successful applications - new training dates for 2014 Wednesday 22 January or Thursday 16 March These half-day sessions are filled with lots practical advice, information and discussion on how to write successful funding applications. The session will take you through key areas of writing a successful application; from planning your activities, your accounts and costs, marketing and research, monitoring and how to meeting funders outcomes. Training is provided within a small group at the Central Resource Hub near Bakers Arms and you’ll have the opportunity to meet other local community organisations. The course is just £15 for members of Voluntary Action Waltham Forest and £30 for non members. For more details see training or email: sangita@voluntaryaction-wf.org.uk Join us Membership of Voluntary Action Waltham Forest is open to all not-for-profit community organisations working or based in Waltham Forest. Find out more here or call 020 8558 3614 and speak to Sarah (extension 237) or Sangita (extension 222) or email us!

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