Fundraising News

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NEW! Community Foundation NI: IFA Inclusive Clubs Funding Programme – Impairment Specific Disability Clubs

Through the Community Foundation NI, the IFA are offering grants of up to £2500 to support standalone disability clubs catering for any impairment specific disability (i.e. wheelchair, deaf, autism, downs syndrome, visual impairment etc).

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ESB: Wind Farm Community Fund

Administered by Groundwork NI, this fund provides grants of around £3000 to £6000 for community projects which clearly address current and emerging local issues, needs and opportunities, while also seeking to develop and build upon existing initiatives.

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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin) Community and Charitable Fund

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland, offers grants of up to €10,000 to charities and community groups working to respond to various needs within the community. (NB Opens today, 16th Sep 2019)

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Public Health Agency: Elevate Mentoring & Grants Programme

Funded through the Public Health Agency, Elevate will provide £5000 grants and mentoring for 5 local groups/organisations in each Health & Social Care Trust area to take part in a five-month programme from October 2019 to February 2020 tackling health inequalities.

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OPENING TODAY - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA): Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme

Funded under the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affair’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Programme, this programme offers micro Capital grants of between £200 and £1,500 to rural community-led, voluntary organisations for projects tackling issues of local poverty and / or social isolation.

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From 1st August to 31st August 2019 NICVA Members can get 10% off a 12 month GrantTracker subscription, paying just £90 for the only NI-specific funding database with over 850 grant schemes.

GrantTracker NICVA Members' Special Summer Discount

From 1st August to 31st August 2019 NICVA Members can get 10% off a 12 month GrantTracker subscription, paying just £90 for the only NI-specific funding database with over 850 grant schemes.

GrantTracker NICVA Members' Special Summer Discount

From 1st August to 31st August 2019 NICVA Members can get 10% off a 12 month GrantTracker subscription, paying just £90 for the only NI-specific funding database with over 850 grant schemes.

GrantTracker NICVA Members' Special Summer Discount

From 1st August to 31st August 2019 NICVA Members can get 10% off a 12 month GrantTracker subscription, paying just £90 for the only NI-specific funding database with over 850 grant schemes.

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NEW!!! The National Lottery Community Fund: Great Ideas

The Great Ideas programme is designed to support support great ideas that don’t necessarily involve people at every stage but if implemented would contribute to putting people in the lead.organisations to work with local people to bring about positive changes in their communities. Funding from £10,000 to £500,000 is available.

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Eranda Foundation

Makes donations to registered charities working in the fields of medical research, education and the arts. In addition, social welfare is supported, especially work known to the trustees. Since its founding fifty years ago, it has made donations totalling more than £66 million to a wide range of charities.

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Money Saving Expert Charity

Funded by Money Saving Expert, they give grants of a few hundred pounds to a few thousand for not for profit organisations that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.

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The Henry Smith Charity - Strengthening Communities

Designed to support small charitable organisations working at grassroots level. targeting places that are economically marginalised and affected by poverty. Grant size: £20k – £60k per year for 1-3 years.

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Transform Foundation: Small Charities Website Grant

A funding opportunity for selected small charities with incomes below £350k annually to receive a new, best practice website built using templates funded by the Transform Foundation.

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Beatrice Laing Trust

They fund projects relating to the relief of poverty and the advancement of the evangelical Christian faith, both at home and abroad. Financial support is given to a wide range of charities seeking to relieve poverty in its broadest sense, both throughout the UK and overseas.

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Fishmongers Company Charitable Trust

Provides grants in the fields of Education in Prisons, Mental Health and Food and Nutrition. Applications will be considered for between £15,000 and £50,000 per annum payable for up to three years.

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NEW Comic Relief: Global Health Matters

Managed by the Community Foundation NI, this programme provides grants of up to £5000 to enable people with mental health problems to be able to access the support they need to recover and to be empowered to speak out and to live free from stigma and discrimination.

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The Marsh Christian Trust

Focuses on providing funding to help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings. The nature of their funding is to support established charities and not to provide start-up costs.

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NEW! Community Foundation for NI: Pears Community Spaces Fund

​Small grants of up to £5,000 where community and voluntary groups are able to demonstrate a partnership approach that evidences need and joint working. The grant could be for using a shared space in their local community or to carry out joint activities or events aimed at bringing different communities together, whether that be communities of faith, ethnicity, neighbourhood or of different backgrounds.

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NEW Community Foundation for NI: Transformation and Growth Fund

Supports grassroots organisations addressing local housing and homelessness issues by providing organisational development grants to build sustainability, develop ideas and deploy innovative solutions to support people in vulnerable housing situations. Grants between £10,000 and £25,000 for 12 months.