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The Cooperative Membership Community Fund

postdateiconThursday, 10 February 2011 16:12 | postauthoriconWritten by Oscar Watson | PDF | Print | E-mail

The Community Fund is a grant scheme that helps local communities throughout the UK. Groups can apply for £100 to £2,000. Since the Cooperative Group started the initiative in 1997, thousands of clubs, community groups and self-help organisations have benefited. Committed members of The Co-operative Group who want to help improve the lives of others donate part or all of their share of the profits. They have already raised millions of pounds each year for all kinds of community projects, and last year alone the Community Fund gave away £1.2 million in donations.

To be successful, a group must carry out positive work in the community.

A project must:

  • address a community issue
  • provide a good long-term benefit to the community
  • support co-operative values and principles
  • ideally be innovative in its approach.

Check out the online application process.

Frequently asked questions.

Application information:

Website

Community Fund
New Century House
Manchester
M60 4ES
Tel helpline: 0844 262 4001
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Man Group plc Charitable Trust

postdateiconThursday, 10 February 2011 16:11 | postauthoriconWritten by Oscar Watson | PDF | Print | E-mail

The Trust funds a number of charities at any one time. The Small Grants Programme is intended to be responsive to charities' short- and medium-term needs. Grants of up to £50,000 per year are made for one to three years. The Large Grants Programme allows the Trust to partner with a small number of promising organisations and provide these with grants of up to £250,000 per year for one to three years.
Trustees meet quarterly to make decisions on grants and donations.

Charities that have not been invited by the Trust to apply for funding may send a letter of inquiry after carefully studying the funding principles below, including the Exclusions section.

Letters of enquiry should not exceed one page, and should include the following:

  1. A brief summary of your organisation's aims and activities, and if relevant of the project for which you are applying for funding (outlining the work you hope to carry out, what the need for this is, who will benefit, when you plan to undertake it, and where it will be based);
  2. The amount of funding requested;
  3. How the funds will be used if granted; and
  4. Contact details.

The Trust focuses its support in the following areas:

  • Disadvantaged Youth (Arts & Culture; Sport; Education; and Promoting Inclusion).
  • Literacy & Numeracy
  • Vulnerable Populations (Elderly; Addiction; Homeless; Domestic Violence; and Mental Health).
  • Disaster Relief.
Application information:

Website
Charitable Trust funding criteria

 

Greggs Foundation

postdateiconThursday, 03 February 2011 09:37 | postauthoriconWritten by Oscar Watson | PDF | Print | E-mail

Source: FINE
The Foundation aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged people in society and to
improve the quality of life in local communities. There are four main programmes.
Major Grants - providing grants to charitable organisations in the North East
- Priority is given to local, community-based projects
- Applications are assessed in March, June, September and November
Hardship Fund - helping families in the North East who are in extreme financial
hardship with grants made through relevant social organisations
Regional Grants - supporting UK charitable organisations with up to £2,000
Breakfast Clubs - makes grants and provides Greggs bread to help thousands of
disadvantaged children to get a healthy start to their day
In 2009 the Foundation donated almost £1.3million:

- Major grants: £535,531

- Hardship fund: £193,872

-  Regional grants: £387,292

-  Breakfast clubs: £160,995
Prospective applicants are encouraged to telephone the Foundation to discuss their
work before submitting an application. There is no application form. To find out more
visit www.greggsfoundation.org.uk or contact them on 0191 212 7626 /
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Every Click

postdateiconThursday, 03 February 2011 09:26 | postauthoriconWritten by Oscar Watson | PDF | Print | E-mail


Source: Third Sector
Everyclick is a new online shopping app. that will enable people to donate about 2.5%
of the price of their online purchases to a specific charity. Consumers can download
Give as you Live, which is powered by Everyclick, to their computer for free. They
then choose which charity a percentage of the purchase price will go to. The app has
its public launch in March.
To find out more visit www.everyclick.com

 

Santander Foundation now open

postdateiconFriday, 28 January 2011 14:49 | postauthoriconWritten by Steven Walker | PDF | Print | E-mail

 

This has now re-opened for applications.

To find out more visit www.santanderfoundation.org.uk or go direct via http://digbig.com/5bdgjh

This foundation operates a rolling programme, with no deadline for applications.

 

Who can apply?

We can only make donations to organisations with charitable status for their work within the UK. This includes registered charities, Friendly Societies, Industrial & Provident Societies registered under charitable not membership rules (an exception to this are credit unions – who we can fund).

We cannot fund Community Interest Companies or not-for-profit organisations unless they are also registered charities.

We cannot fund individuals or charities outside the UK.

 
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