Fundraising News

NEW!!! GrantTracker Summer Discount Offer

Throughout July and August NICVA Members can get a year's access to GrantTracker for just £90.

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NEW!!! GrantTracker Summer Discount Offer

Throughout July and August NICVA Members can get a year's access to GrantTracker for just £90.

Find out more and take advantage of this summer offer here

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Skipton Building Society: Grassroots Giving

For 2018’s Grassroots Giving scheme there is a total pot of £82,500 to help small groups and organisations (who are not registered charities) make a difference in their communities. They will be giving 165 organisations the chance to receive a £500 pot.

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

NEW!!! Community Foundation for NI: Transformation and Growth Fund

1-2 year grants of between £10K to £25K to help voluntary and community organisations serving those at risk of homelessness to increase economic well-being, improve the supply of low-income housing and housing opportunity and prevent homelessness

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Social Justice Small Grants Programme

Aims to support local community groups with projects that contribute to peacebuilding, tackle the impact of poverty and austerity measures and/or give voice to excluded groups. Up to £5K plus an additional £1k to £1.5k Mentor support.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Cash 4 Clubs

Cash 4 Clubs is a sports fund which supports grassroots sports clubs all over the country. There are four tiers of grants at £250, £500, £750 and £1,000. For their 10th anniversary in 2018 they are also offering a special, single £10,000 grant.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Trusthouse is a medium-sized independent grantmaking foundation which makes both small and large grants totalling around £2.5 million a year to projects relating to rural issues and urban deprivation.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Coca Cola Thank You Fund

This fund will award a total of €100,000 to youth-oriented non-profit organisations in 2018. Grants will range from €5,000 to €30,000. A new element will also be ‘The People’s Choice Award’ where 20 applications will be shortlisted to be put to an online public vote and a chance to win €10,000.

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Queens University Belfast - RAG scheme

RAG (Raise and Give) is the fundraising wing of Queen's Students' Union. NI charities who receive little government funding and operate solely in NI can apply to be one of the four local charities and one International Charity Partner which benefit from their annual fundraising.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: Grants & Awards

Aims to protect animals and to promote and encourage practical work in preventing animal cruelty and the relief of animal suffering through grants and awards to projects which are animal welfare orientated and of direct benefit to animals.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Smallwood Trust

The Smallwood Trust provides grants to organisations and individuals and work with selected partners to help women overcome financial adversity and to improve their social and emotional well-being.

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Sir Halley Stewart Trust

Supports innovative and pioneering Social, Medical and Religious projects which enable human flourishing and to prevent suffering. Grants range from 1-3 years and up to circa £60,000 per project. Underpinned by Christian values, but welcomes applications from other faith and non-faith projects.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Charles Hayward Foundation

Provides both Main Grants (up to £25,000 a year for 1-3 years and Small Grants (up to £7000). Main grants cover Social & Criminal Justice, Heritage & Conservation and Overseas work. Small grants cover Social & Criminal Justice, Heritage & Conservation and Older People. Registered charities only.

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Power NI: Brighter Communities Fund

Power NI’s brand new local funding initiative, Brighter Communities, makes £1000 available each month to NI community groups and individuals for innovative and creative projects which change and improve local communities.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Triangle Trust: 1949 Fund

Development grants of up to £80,000 over 3 years for specialist community and voluntary organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders within the UK.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Co-Ownership Housing: Social Fund

Co-Ownership Housing's £10,000 Social Fund will support a project or projects which make a positive social impact in the lives of individuals, local neighbourhoods, or communities.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Live Here Love Here: Small Grants Scheme

The Small Grants Scheme provides support to volunteer projects that reduce littering and dog fouling, improve the local environment, improve civic pride or enhance or attract tourism. Grants are available from £500 to £5000 and are open to volunteer and community groups, all school and third level education organisations, youth groups and sports clubs undertaking civic pride projects in all Council areas.

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

John Moores Foundation

John Moores Foundation funds projects in Merseyside and NI which enable small, grass-roots and volunteer driven organisations to help people who are marginalised, as a result of social, educational, physical, economic, cultural, geographical or other disadvantage, to improve their social conditions and quality of life.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Gives grants to UK registered charities towards UK projects Every year, they focus on particular areas to support on a 3 year cycle. For 2018 the categories are Medical (non-research) and Community. Grant of £1000 or £5000 are available depending on your operating income.

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New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Community Foundation for NI: Nationwide Fund

Housing projects and charities across NI can apply for up to 2-year project grants to improve conditions or directly or indirectly help people into a decent and affordable home. Single organisations can apply for between £10,000 and £25,000 and consortia or partnerships can apply for between £10,000 and £50,000. To support those interested in applying, there is a pre-application webinar on 20 March 2018 from 11:00 - 13:00.