Fundraising News

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Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust

The Trust's aims are to benefit or protect animals, relieve animals from suffering, conserve wild life and encourage the understanding of animals. Since being set up in 1982, the Trust has given over £8.4 million to animal welfare charities.

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Co-operative Local Community Fund

The Co-operative Local Community Fund are looking to fund 3 projects led by small, locally based organisations in each of around 1,500 local communities across the UK.

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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

The Charitable Foundation was established by Leeds Building Society to support the communities around its nationwide network of branches and is funded by an annual donation from the Society. Since its establishment in 1999 it has made total donations of over £1.3 million. Donations are normally in the range of £250 to £1000. The application must be for capital expenditure. Applicants do not need to have an account with Leeds Building Society.

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Department for Communities (DfC): Community Halls Programme

Up to £500,000 is available in 2016/2017 for a pilot programme to support minor capital works in community buildings to maintain and/or enhance their valuable contribution to the local community and wider society. Community buildings include church halls, scout halls, orange halls and other halls and centres which are used for a multitude of activities. Individual awards of up to £25,000 will be made, with no match funding required.

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School for Social Enterprises in Ireland (SSEI): Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise Bursaries

The School for Social Enterprises in Ireland (SSEI) is offering a number of £1000 Bursaries for its Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise 2017 cohort – Ireland’s leading qualification in social enterprise development which is fully accredited, managed and delivered by the Ulster University.

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G&H Roberts Community Trust

The G & H Roberts Community Trust is a small family Trust, established to respond to the needs of one local community concentrating on areas of educational and social welfare. Over the years the close association with that particular community has dwindled and the Trust has now branched out into supporting a wider geographical area. They retain a strong connection to UK based charities, but have also supported specific projects around the world.

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Nominet Trust: Social Tech Seed Fund

Social Tech Seed is an open grant-funding programme that offers entrepreneurial organisations early-stage investment to develop innovative projects using digital technology to create significant social change, from environment and sustainability to education and employment. Grant funding, typically between £15,000 and £50,000 for a project of 9-12 months’ duration is available to help you demonstrate the social, user and financial value of an existing digital prototype.

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The Law Society

The Law Society Charity supports organisations whose work is related to the law and the legal profession, and whose activities would be likely to benefit from funds made available on behalf of solicitors. It provides grants for projects that promote Human rights, Access to justice and/or Legal education. Grants are normally in the range £5,000 - £15,000 and provided on a one-off basis, although they can occasionally be spread over two or three years.

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Hope for Youth NI

Hope for Youth (formerly the Women Caring Trust) was founded in 1972 and helps young people in Northern Ireland, particularly those from disadvantaged areas. It supports cross-community projects, where young people aged 11-18 can learn to work together to learn new skills, build friendships and develop their confidence in a safe environment. Its approach is non-sectarian and non-political. The maximum amount of grant available is usually £5000.

Funding Flash

Under the Social Investment Fund the Community Premises Support Project offers the Community and Voluntary Sector within the four legacy councils areas of Fermanagh, Omagh, Strabane and Limavady an opportunity to make improvements by developing and improving the infrastructure of community buildings.

Groups from within the four legacy councils areas, Fermanagh, Omagh, Strabane and Limavady, can apply for up to £20,000 for small scale capital improvements to existing community owned facilities.

Fundraising Training Flash!!!

Free Digital Marketing & Online Fundraising Training (13th October 10am – 1pm)

Do you want to start generating new income whilst really engaging your local community and increasing your supporter base?

This free half day training session will give you the skills, confidence and ideas needed to start to maximise fundraising through digital marketing and online fundraising in the way that is most appropriate for you.

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NICVA is extremely happy to be partnering with Aviva to help promote the Aviva Community Fund. We also hope to work with all of you to ensure that Northern Ireland has the best possible opportunity to be represented amongst the Aviva Community Fund winners!

Together we can do more for the causes you care about

Do you have an idea for a project that would make a real difference in your community? Or is there already something in your community that would benefit from extra funding?

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Heritage Lottery Fund: Heritage Endowments

The Heritage Endowments programme offers grants of £250,000, £500,000 or £1 million to support organisations to create or develop an endowment fund that will provide a long-term annual income. Grants are available to organisations in the UK who HLF are currently funding or have funded in the past. This is a match funding scheme – where the HLF grant matches every pound raised by grant recipients.

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Inter Faith Week Grant Programme

A Small Grants Programme for events organised by and for young people focused around Inter Faith Week each year. Grants of up to £500 are awarded for proposals for inter-faith activities by children and young people from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and other faiths and those of no formal faith in understanding and co-operation. The age range for young people is 11-25 years.

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The Theatres Trust: Theatres Protection Fund - Small Grants Scheme

The UK Small Grants Scheme targets theatres across the UK run by charities and not-for-profit groups that are in need and at risk. The scheme awards capital grants of up to £5000 to support small theatre building projects which address urgent building repairs, improve operational viability, introduce environmental improvements, and which enhance physical accessibility.

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Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland: Community Grant Programme

Supports underfunded charities which enable those who are disadvantaged or disabled to play a fuller role in their community. Open to registered charities with an income of less than £1 million. Grants are for one year only and the average grant is currently between £3,000 - £4,000. (Formerly known as Lloyds Bank Foundation for NI).

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Public Health Authority/NIAMH/Comic Relief: Change Your Mind Small Grants Scheme

Change Your Mind is Northern Ireland’s regional campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination around mental health. The Small Grants Scheme is a joint programme run by Niamh (Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health) and Public Health Agency. it is funded by Comic Relief and works in partnership with a range of organisations and community networks across Northern Ireland.

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The Ouseley Trust

The Ouseley Trust is a registered charity set up to promote and maintain to a high standard the choral services of the Church of England, the Church in Wales and the Church of Ireland. It does this by making grants to cathedrals, choral foundations, parish churches, choir schools and other relevant institutions.

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The Discovery Project

In 2016, The Santander Foundation became The Discovery Foundation to reflect its important role in Santander UK's new flagship community programme called The Discovery Project. The aim of The Discovery Project is to help people have the confidence to make the most of their future. In this fast-paced world they know some find it hard to navigate the change and want to help everyone have equal access to the best society has to offer.

Fundraising Regulation for Northern Ireland

Fundraising self-regulation IS coming to both Northern Ireland and Scotland, having already firmly arrived in England and Wales. The only question still up for debate is as to what FORM it should take. NICVA will be running an event around this issue on 9th September – details to be determined.

In the meantime, for information on the background to this key issue and an overview of the options see NICVA’s latest article here.