The Mayor of London’s Culture Seeds programme supports grassroots organisations with grants of up to £5,000 for local arts and culture activities which are created and organised by local people.
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Volunteers from across the borough and from a range of organisations, joined us for a morning of celebration, stories and laughter on 13 June 2019.
Our guest speaker, Sian Thomas, told of us of her experiences with The Christmas Day Dinner and offered a perfect example of how a community can come together to do good.
As the coffee, cake and conversation flowed, individuals around the room shared the meaning of volunteering to them and some added wellbeing was created with of an informal ‘pub choir’ session.
Thank you to everyone who came along and to all those who give up their time to volunteer.
The Andews Charitable Trust has two charitable objectives – the advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of sickness, poverty and distress in any part of the world as an expression of Christian love. They welcome applications from both secular and Christian organisations who want to achieve social change.
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Funding is available from the DWF Foundation for initiatives that develop and improve local communities by tackling specific issues, helping voluntary and community groups, encouraging community involvement by excluded individuals and enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community.
The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) has produced a briefing paper which sets out some of the potential implications of the UK’s exit from the EU on VCSE organisations and the economy and public services.
In 2016/17 the Bothwell Charitable Trust distributed £321,000 in grants, £79,000 of which went to children’s causes.
The panel meet in February/March so we recommend organisations submit their requests as soon as possible. There is no website and applications must be made in writing to:
Mr Paul Leonard James, The Bothwell Charitable Trust, 25 Ellenbridge Way, South Croydon, CR2 0EW.
A series of short online training courses is available specifically to support people working on the frontline of our local communities.
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The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation likes to consider work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help.
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The Garfield Weston Foundation supports a broad range of UK charities and a wide range of causes and charities. Grants are available for Arts, Community, Education, Environment, Faith, Health, Museums & heritage, Welfare and Youth.
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The Rayne Foundation funds creative ways of tackling entrenched social issues through the arts, health, wellbeing and education. They are particularly interested in supporting young people’s mental health, arts as a tool to achieve social change and improving life for carers and older people.
