LEEDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – FUNDING GUIDE
LEEDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – FUNDING GUIDE
ISSUE NO 13 – FEBRUARY 2007
This guide has been produced for local community organisations seeking funding information, advice or in kind support. It lists some of the grants that you may be able to apply for but it IS NOT an exhaustive list, you will still need to do further research to make sure you have covered all potential avenues open to your group. It will be updated from time-to-time so ensure you have the most recent edition by contacting the Foundation.
If you find that any of the information in this guide is out-of-date, or if you know of other sources of funding, please do contact us. The guide will be updated on a regular basis as new funds come to our attention and the closing date for other applications ends.
1. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE
1) Fit4Funding (formerly The Charities Information Bureau) provides a wide range of advice about funding – how to apply and potential sources. Tel: (01924) 239063 or email info@.uk or visit .uk. Fit4Funding, 93 Lawefield Lane, Wakefield WF2 8SU
2) West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) offers advice, training and financial services to community and voluntary organisations. Visit .uk, email info@.uk or call 0113 270 6291 for further information.
3) Voluntary Action - Leeds (VA-L) has a resource centre and library including funding resources, available at Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 2QW. Tel 0113 2977920 or visit .uk VA-L employs a Funding Advice Co-ordinator who works with groups within the Inner North West area of Leeds (i.e. Headingley, Weetwood, Kirkstall, Hyde Park and Woodhouse) - contact Sharon Knott on 0113 2977949.
4) The Leeds Voice Link Team supports groups in order to strengthen them so that they can become more involved locally and strategically. They also have a funding resource database that local groups can search for grants on. Contact Leeds Voice on 0113 277 2227 or .uk.
5) Resourcing the Community provides a variety of services for the local community including community development and running a Resource Centre. They also manage two grants schemes - see section 5 below. Roundhay Road Resource Centre, 233-237 Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 4HS. Tel: 0113 3805622 or email martin@.uk.
6) Leeds Connecting Communities. This organisation offers funding advice and support to organisations working with black and minority ethnic community groups across Leeds. They have Development Workers to work with groups on funding applications and other essential need. Contact 0113 243 8422 or admin@ or visit .
7) Archway can help groups working with young people in Leeds. Information about training and funding opportunities, help with putting applications together, policies & procedures. Harriet Wright, Connexions Capacity Build Worker, Archway, 95 Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 5AQ. Tel 0113 3833917 or email harrietw@archway-.uk Works part-time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
8) Leeds Ahead (.uk) is a joint initiative of several key partners in the city who are working to provide a single route through which to channel business support to deprived communities. Examples of practical help include donation of office furniture, business mentoring and practical work. To find out what type of business support might be available to your project or organisation, speak to Stephanie Burras on 0113 205 8200 or email info@.uk.
9) West Yorkshire ProHelp is a source of free professional advice for one-off projects to community groups and voluntary organisations, including free legal, property and accountancy services. Contact Jocelyn Armstrong at Business in the Community on 0113 2058200 or email jocelyn.armstrong@.uk.
10) Leeds Cares is an employee volunteering scheme designed to link up local employees with local community projects. Volunteer assistance for a range of community needs from IT advice to decorating and gardening. Contact Liz Needleman or Shona Lowe on 0113 2058200.
11) Reach recruits & supports people with managerial, professional, business and technical experience and matches them with part-time voluntary roles throughout the UK. You can register your volunteer needs on their website and receive C.V.’s from individuals interested in finding out more. reach-.uk.
12) Funder Finder develops and distributes software to help identify charitable trusts that might be interested in the work of a group. Four key products include: PIN for people in need, GIN for groups in need, how to write a fundraising application and how to write & use a budget. There is a charge for some of the software but it is a reasonable cost. 65 Raglan Road, Leeds LS2 9DZ. Tel 0113 2433008. .uk. (Free access to FunderFinder software can be found at VA-L, see above).
13) Groundwork provides practical help with environmental projects such as planting, tidy-ups and green space developments and improvements. For more information, please contact Sheridan Hilton at sheridan.hilton@.uk or John Cummins at jcummins@.uk, or by telephone on (0113) 2380601.
Useful Websites
Many websites are available that offer information on funding sources for the voluntary and community sector, many of which available through subscription only. A few of them are:
Grant-making organisations
• - Charities Aid Foundation, the not-for-profit organisation committed to effectively giving
• .uk – Directory of Social Change who run training courses, have lots of funding guides on charitable trusts & company giving
• – information on a range of charities, access to professional advisors etc
• .uk – Association of Charitable Foundations. Whilst this does not give grants itself, it does contain a very useful guide to grant-makers and free publications with advice on how to apply for grants.
Sources of grant information – subscription based
• (free two-week trial)
• .uk
• .uk – (free 7-day trial)
• access-funds.co.uk (free 7-day trial)
• .uk
• grantfinder.co.uk
• .uk
Other
• britisharts.co.uk/artsfunding.htm - specific information for arts organisations looking for funding advice
• .uk – for those interested in making films, running international festivals etc
• fundraising.co.uk – information & resources for fundraisers
• j4bgrants.co.uk – information on government funding for business & voluntary groups
• .uk – free of charge, details on grants, awards and area-based initiatives
• .uk – an overview of all the main lottery providers (see section 5 below for further information)
2. GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Funds for the Voluntary and Community Sector are available through the following government departments. Please consult their website for details of each of the funding streams and how to apply – if no specific website is given, please see .uk for further details.
|Ministry of Defence |
|Veterans Challenge Fund |Grants range from £400 to £100,000. Projects must: help support transition to civilian |
|Veterans Policy Unit, Ministry of Defence Main Building, |life; provide advice and support; recognise the contribution of veterans to society. |
|Floor 7, Zone H, |Applicants should discuss their project first with staff from the Veterans Policy Unit. |
|Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB |Application forms can be found online at veteransagency.mod.uk |
|Tel 0207 218 9787 | |
|Department for Communities and Local Government |
|Connecting Communities Plus Community Grants |To support practical action to help achieve goals set out in Improving Opportunity, |
| |Strengthening Society (the government’s strategy to increase race equality and improve |
| |community cohesion). Aimed at locally run & managed voluntary & community organisations |
| |with an income of less than £50,000 per year, run by volunteers or 1 full-time / 2 |
| |part-time members of paid staff. Maximum grant £12,000. |
|Tenant Empowerment Grant |To increase the effectiveness of housing management and improving the quality of life of |
| |residents living on local authority estates. The programme enables local authority tenants |
| |to access independent advice, training and information directly. Right to Manage grants are|
| |made available to help tenants consider the management options available to them and then |
| |to provide support through the process. |
|Department for Education and Skills |
|Local Network Fund for Children and Young People |In Leeds this fund is administered by the Community Foundation for Calderdale. See section 4|
| |for details of how to apply. |
|Community Champions Scheme |Supporting the work of local people who want to encourage others to get more involved in |
| |their neighbourhoods. See Scarman Trust in Section 4 below. |
|Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme |They support innovative approaches to service delivery that have national significance |
| |because they can be replicated or scaled up for delivery in a greater number of locations |
|Currently closed for applications |and because the learning from them will be disseminated. Priority areas for project funding|
| |are |
| |Promoting equality and inclusion |
| |Support for parents |
| |Better outcomes for looked-after children |
| |Childcare and early years services |
| |Education employment or training for young people |
| |Participation of children and young people in decision-making |
|Home Office |
|Futurebuilders |This is a £215 million Home-Office backed investment fund for developing the capacity of the|
| |Voluntary and Community Sector to deliver public services. The scheme aims to invest in the |
|Tel: 0191 261 5200 |five public service delivery areas of: community cohesion; crime; education and learning; |
|info@futurebuilders-.uk |health and social care; support for children and young people. Loan funding is a substantial|
|futurebuilders-.uk |part of every investment, often complemented by grants and always backed up by support to |
| |help voluntary organisations manage loan funding and move towards long-term sustainability. |
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|Community Development Foundation – CDF |CDF has been commissioned by the cohesion and faith unit of the Home Office to run the |
| |“Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund”. Applications are invited to apply for small |
|Further details can be downloaded at .uk |grants up to £5,000 or large grants – over £5,000 available between Jan 2006 to March 2007. |
|Tel 01223 400341 or email |Faith based groups and inter faith groups can apply. Multicultural community centres and |
|fundingadmin@.uk |voluntary and community organisations carrying out inter faith activities or working with |
| |faith communities. Partnerships between several faith or inter faith groups in an area. |
|National Offender Management Service Grants |NOMS has established a grants scheme to support projects run by voluntary and community |
|Contact |organisations working with offenders |
|Elaine Castle 020 7035 0209 |and their families. Funding is available for projects which support NOMS aims and |
|Email Elaine.Castle3@homeoffice..uk |objectives including the rehabilitation of offenders. Grant value minimum £15,000, maximum |
| |£60,000. |
| |Currently closed for applications. |
3. LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Probably the largest funder of the voluntary and community sector in Leeds, through a combination of contracts, agreements and grants. For further information see: .uk.
|Area Committees Small Grants |Small grants available through each of the 10 area committees from the Wellbeing Budget. |
| |Grants of £500-£1000 per year to voluntary and community groups for the following priorities |
|Contact the relevant East, North East, North West, |– Community Involvement, Community Safety, Streetscene, Young People. |
|South or West team. | |
|Sustainable Futures Support Fund |Supported by ERDF and Leeds City Council, this fund provides start up/transitional support to|
| |organisations making the move from grant dependency to a more sustainable future. See |
|0113 247 4742 |Section 7 for further details. |
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|Email nhd.socialenterprise@.uk | |
|Small Grants Scheme |
|.uk then click on ‘Living in Leeds’ then ‘Community Links’. A scheme of themed small grants available covering a range of themes from |
|arts to the elderly. Grants are mainly £200-£500, some are slightly larger. They are summarised below. |
|Arts@Leeds |Applications are welcomed from non-profit making groups and organisations involved in arts |
| |and cultural activities in the community. The scheme aims to achieve a balance of creative |
|Email: arts@.uk |opportunity across the city for the benefit of all communities. |
| |The next round of funding will be available for work taking place in the financial year |
|.uk/arts |2007/08 and applications will be available from the beginning of November 2006, with an |
| |application deadline of 12th January 2007. |
|Regeneration Resources Team |The Regeneration Resources Team identify and manage resources for regeneration and service |
| |improvement priorities and target the resources to identified needs. |
|Tel: 0113 3950578 |SRB – Single Regeneration Budget. Now closed for applications. |
| |Green Leeds – to support a range of environmental projects in Leeds |
| |Neighbourhood Renewal Fund – NRF, a government grant to improve services in deprived areas. |
|Black History Month (October) Grants |Black History Month (BHM) is held every October in Britain to celebrate (Black) African and |
| |Caribbean history. Events involving joint projects between younger and older generations are |
|Tel: 0113 2476419 |welcomed. The grant can be used towards the cost of room hire, publicity, speakers, trainers,|
| |activities and events marking BHM. Grants normally limited to £250. Deadline for 2006 closed.|
|.uk/bhm | |
|Carers Group Small Grants |The aim of the fund is to support informal, unpaid carers who are looking after ill or |
| |disabled adults or children. The grant can be used to pay for room hire, transport, mailings,|
|Tel: 0113 3950246 |respite and speakers and claimed by organisations running a specific Carers Group or Carers |
| |on behalf of their Carers Group. Applications can be made throughout the year with grants of |
|Phillip.draper@.uk |between £50 and £300 usually made. |
|Leeds Community Chest Funding 2006/7 |Grants available to groups in the voluntary sector working in health and social care with a |
| |constitution or set of rules and statutory organisations for projects not covered by their |
|Tel: 0113 2477396 |normal budget and service users are actively involved in running the activity. Projects and |
| |activities that address health inequalities are funded. The maximum grant is for £2000 in any|
|Sajeela.mukhtar@.uk |12 month period. The decision making panel meets quarterly with only one application per |
| |panel meeting allowed. |
|Luncheon Club Annual Grant 2007/8 |Applications can be made from any independent community group wishing to provide a Luncheon |
| |club on a regular basis for older people in the city of Leeds. Groups must have at least 20 |
|Tel: 0113 2477207 |members, have a bank account in the name of the Luncheon club with at least 2 signatories and|
| |have a constitution/governing document. Successful applicants may receive a contribution |
|Janet.haj-najafi@.uk |towards meals, volunteer expenses including training, insurance for the club, rent for |
| |premises if applicable. Application forms are available from the beginning of September 2006 |
| |with the closing date at the end of November 2006. Groups will need to apply for funding each|
| |year. |
|Mental Health Drop-In and Outreach Budget Scheme |This scheme provides funding for groups whose main objective is to support people with mental|
| |health problems. The fund prefers to support user led groups. The funding for the scheme |
|Tel: 0113 2307608 |comes from Leeds City Council and is managed by Leeds Mind. Anyone who is organising projects|
| |which meet the criteria of being a Mental Health Outreach / Drop In Group including: |
|Janet.baker@.uk |Projects covering one local geographical area, |
| |‘Out-of-hours’ projects, |
| |Arts projects |
| |projects aiming to encourage cross agency project working. |
| |Grants are available for running costs such as room hire, payment for speakers, transport, |
| |refreshments, holidays, and trips out and insurance, it does not fund the staff costs. Grants|
| |of up to £800 in one year. Application forms are available from January. Applications may be |
| |submitted throughout the year subject to funding availability. |
|Playscheme Grants |Grants are available for any community based voluntary group that is willing to provide |
| |suitable activities for children, primarily in the 5-13 age range, during any holiday period |
|Tel: 0113 2474065 |(except Christmas and Spring Bank Holiday). Provision should be delivered via sessions, seek|
| |to involve volunteers and have minimal charges. Any grant awarded is made as a contribution |
|Susan.wilkinson@.uk |towards staffing costs. However, if a scheme has obtained other sources of funding, the |
| |Playscheme grant can be put towards other essentials such as equipment or programme |
| |activities. There is no set figure that can be applied for. The grant awarded is based on a |
| |standard funding formula, primarily based on how long the playscheme has run and how many |
| |children are to attend. Application forms are available every January and must be submitted |
| |by 31st March each year. |
|Recreational (Non-Sporting) Organisations Grants |Funding is available to voluntary / community and non-profit making organisations only. |
| |Applications should be for horticultural / nature conservation / countryside /environmental |
|Tel: 0113 232 3069 |activities. The types of items funded include; publicity and printing costs, equipment |
|0113 237 5301. |essential to establish new projects and activities, organisation of special events, training |
| |costs related to obtaining skills, establishment of horticultural or nature groups, |
|Richard.gill@.uk |establishment of Britain in Bloom organisations, assistance with nature conservation work, |
| |interpretation facilities and information boards and development projects ensuring the |
| |sustainability of projects and outreach activities. The maximum grant will be £500. |
| |Applications can be made throughout the year. |
|Leeds Sure Start Partnership |Provides grants for the following 4 purposes: Development of new childcare places (before and|
| |after school and during school holidays); Fully Flexible Integrated Provision to extend |
|Tel: (0113) 2474833 |traditional nursery education; Sustainability grants to assist with cash flow due to |
| |unexpected bills or significant drop in children on the register; and Extended Services |
| |Capital (ESC) to facilitate refurbishment, building works or purchase of large equipment to |
| |enable the creation or expansion of services to meet the Extended Schools core offer within |
| |their cluster arrangements. |
|Special Grants Programme (Health and Social Care) |Grants are available to Voluntary sector groups or organisations working in health and social|
| |care. Statutory organisations can also apply for projects not covered by their normal budget |
|Tel: 0113 2477396 |and where service users are actively involved in running the activity. Grants of up to |
| |£15,000 can be made. The grants are for research and development initiatives, which identify |
|Lisa.mallinson@.uk |and demonstrate: |
| |Ways to improve the health of specific groups or communities |
| |Ways to improve the delivery of health and social care services |
|Leeds Sports Federation |The Federation administers the Leeds Sports Grants programme on behalf of Leeds City Council |
| |and makes grants of between £100 and £500 for equipment or kit only. They have also produced |
|W: |a very useful guide for sporting organisation seeking funding called “Show me the Money.” |
|E: m.welch@.uk. | |
|Supplementary School Grants |The fund is intended to provide financial assistance in support of classes for children from |
| |minority communities. The grants are intended to help supplementary schools implement their |
|Tel: 0113 2144068 |support for raising achievements of children. Supplementary schools that can demonstrate |
| |they will be working with under-achieving children are particularly encouraged to apply. The |
|Wesley.wu@.uk |grants cannot support religious or political activities. |
| |The aim of this grant is: |
| |To enhance teaching and learning |
| |To support under achieving children |
| |Applications should be made by the end of April each year. |
|Teenage pregnancy and Parenting Grants |Grants are available for agencies and professionals in the statutory, voluntary and community|
| |sector, who work with teenage parents under 18, pregnant teenagers or young people at risk. |
|Tel: 0113 2144053 |Grants for capacity building will be given priority to ensure sustainability of projects in |
| |the future. In addition, this will be a targeted round focusing on work with Looked After |
|Kathy.mclusky@educationleeds.co.uk |Children / Leaving Care, BME Communities and work with Boys and Young Men. Individual |
| |organisation can apply up to £4,000. There will be the opportunity to apply for collaborative|
| |grants for more than one organisation i.e. £8,000 for two organisations, £12,000 for three |
| |organisations etc. where evidence of joint innovative projects can be demonstrated. |
|Tenants and Residents Groups |Grants are available for groups that represent tenants and residents on social housing estates|
| |and can show that they are democratic and accountable. To be eligible, groups need to meet the|
|Tel: 0113 214 5332 |criteria agreed by Leeds Tenants Federation. Grant support can be used towards the running |
| |costs of tenants groups, e.g. stationary, telephone, printing, etc. Grants are paid to groups |
|tenants@.uk |to help them represent the views of tenants and residents in their area, take part in local |
| |decision-making and help create strong and confident communities. New groups receive a one-off|
|.uk |starter grant of £100. Extra support grants are available to help groups develop projects and |
| |involve all members of their communities. These grants are awarded in seasonal bidding rounds.|
| |Annual support grants are also provided to tenants and residents groups depending on the |
| |number of council properties represented by the group. The maximum grant available is £600. |
| |Applications can be made throughout the year. |
|Youth Opportunity Fund & Youth Capital Fund |Grants are available to groups working with 13-19 year olds (youth-led projects). The Youth |
|Contact: Mandy Green, Youth Service, |Opportunity Fund provides grants to enable young people to take part in activities or visit |
|East Leeds Family Learning Centre, Brooklands View, |places. The Youth Capital Fund provides grants for capital equipment/projects such as building|
|Leeds, LS14 6SA. |renovation, skateboard ramps, etc. |
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|Tel: 0113 2243331 | |
|Email: mandy.green@.uk | |
|Neighbourhood Learning Capital Grants |Grants are available to voluntary and community sector organisations offering adult learning |
| |opportunities. These may be in the form of courses, volunteering opportunities or services. |
|Tel: 0113 3951540 |Priority will be given to organisations operating in: Armley / Bramley, Osmondthorpe / Halton |
| |Moor, Chapeltown / Harehills, Hyde Park / Burley, Middleton / Hunslet/Belle Isle, Beeston / |
|Joanne.pascoe@.uk |Holbeck. Funding is available for capital items that enhance the adult learning experience. |
| |The funding can also be used for DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) adaptations or minor |
| |works to buildings. There is approximately £100,000 available for 2006/07. There are no lower |
| |or upper limits on how much you can apply for. Applications are accepted throughout the year |
| |and reviewed on a monthly basis. |
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4. OTHER LEEDS / WEST YORKSHIRE ORGANISATIONS/GRANTS
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|ARISE – Alliance to Reward Initiatives and Social |This has been set up by 3 companies - Land Securities Group, Evans Property Group and Munroe|
|Enterprise |K. It provides grants of up to £1,000 via a very simple, one-page application process. It |
| |is only open to groups, organisations or individuals working in South Leeds including |
|The Administrator, ARISE South Leeds, c/o Polo PR |Morley, Gildersome, Rothwell, Hunslet, Middleton, Belle Isle, Beeston and Holbeck. It |
|Partnership, 25 Hornbeam Square South, Harrogate HG2 |focuses on support for initiatives and socially-based activities. |
|8NB. Tel: 01423 870134. | |
|Community Action Support Programme - CATS |Developed by Asian Trade Links, this provides a range of capacity building support services |
| |to organisations in West Yorkshire allowing them to develop work-based training and learning|
|Contact Anila Ali on 01274 735844. |provision that will support them through the transition of becoming an independent learning |
| |provider. This is available free of charge for all community-based organisations and |
| |includes access to a Capacity Building Advisor and a free toolkit. |
| |Funding is now available to develop and improve voluntary and community organisations that |
|Connexions Voluntary & Community Sector Capacity Build |are working with young people aged 13-19 (or up to 25 if working with young people with |
|Small Grants For Youth Organisations 2006/07 |learning disabilities or difficulties). Grants of up to £1000 are available from Leeds |
| |Voluntary Sector Connexions Forum. Capacity Build Grants are not for work with young |
| |people, but for improving the way your organisation works. Capacity Build Grants can be used|
|For an application pack, ring Greg Adams on 0113 3833900|to develop skills (eg through training), improve processes or establish links with others, |
| |which will develop your organisation. These grants are particularly aimed at smaller |
|or email grega@archway-.uk |organisations with an annual turnover of less than £150,000. |
|East and North East Leeds Healthy Living Grants 2006/7 |This is run jointly by East Leeds and Leeds North East Primary Care Trusts. It supports |
| |health-based initiatives in East and North East of Leeds, to help new groups or assist |
|Initial closing date is 16th June 2006 with a 2nd date |established groups to develop activities which promote health for individuals, groups or |
|later in the year |communities. Priorities include: healthy lifestyles activities (healthier eating, physical |
| |activity); action to reduce debt and poverty; activities that contribute towards national |
|Sajeela Mukhtar, Joint Planning Support Unit, Leeds |and local targets i.e. accident prevention, sexual health, CHD etc; promoting independence |
|Social Services Department, Merrion House (2nd Floor |and participation. Prefer projects where work is targeting vulnerable or disadvantaged |
|East), 110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2 8QB. Tel 0113 |groups. Project grants of £300-£4,000 or small grants of £50-£300. |
|2477396 or email sajeela.mukhtar@.uk | |
|Healthy Heart |This fund provides grants from £1,000 - £10,000 for lifestyle interventions in communities |
| |to prevent or reduce the risk factors of heart disease. These can be physical activities, |
|Heart Research UK, Suite 12d, Joseph’s Well, Leeds LS3 |healthy eating, smoking cessation etc. It won’t fund salaries, capital, medical research or|
|1AB .uk |purely educational awareness. |
|or ring 0113 2347474 | |
|K-Fund |This is for small or new groups and organisations in Chapeltown, Beckhill, Miles Hill, |
| |Potternewton and Scott Hall areas. It can support start-up’s, partnerships, networks & |
|Paul Auber |forums, youth groups, elderly care groups, environmental groups and neighbourhood & |
|NE Area Management Team |community safety groups. Grants given to plan and develop office administration, |
|HOST Media Centre |programmes, services, increased access and to promote new partnerships, joint working and |
|21 Savile Mount |social enterprises. Grant size from £500-£5,000. |
|Chapeltown | |
|Leeds LS7 3HZ | |
|Tel: 0113 2145833 or email paul.auber@.uk | |
|Leeds Community Foundation |There are two funds currently open for applications. Sport Relief Fund makes grants of |
| |£250-£2,500 to groups that are using sport or exercise to strengthen local communities and |
|1st Floor, 6 Lisbon Square, Leeds LS1 4LY. Tel: 0113 |provide opportunities for individuals who are excluded or disadvantaged through low income, |
|2422426 carlos@.uk |rural or social isolation, age, disability, race, sexuality or gender. |
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| |The Leeds 11 fund supports groups working in parts of Leeds with an LS11 postcode – see |
| |section 7 below. Grants are currently available to support social enterprise activity in |
| |Objective 2, Priority 3 areas of the city. From spring 2007, the Foundation hopes to be |
| |able to broaden the terms and conditions of grant to support a wide range of activity in the|
| |local community of LS11. |
|Leeds Flexifund |The Leeds Flexifund provides grants of up to £200 to individuals with ongoing mental health |
|c/o Touchstone, Touchstone House, |difficulties to buy items or services to improve quality of life and meet personal goals. |
|2-4 Middleton Crescent |Grants will not be provided for basic living costs or general household items. Grant |
|Leeds LS11 6JU |requests must be endorsed by a sponsor, such as a key worker, advocate, social worker or GP.|
|Tel: (0113) 2718277 | |
|Leeds Rag |Leeds University students run a number of fundraising events during the year. In 2004 they |
| |launched a Community Fund to give grants of up to £500 to local groups, in Leeds, that were |
|Contact rag or email |youth-based and volunteer-led. The new committee will be up and running again from |
|rag@luu.leeds.ac.uk. |September 2005 when they will launch the guidelines for the next funding round. |
|Local Network Fund for Children and Young People |This provides grants to small, local community groups to support vulnerable children and |
| |young people from 0-19 years. The costs must be in relation to projects, not core or running|
|National helpline is 0845 113 0161 to ask for an |costs. The Fund aims to counter child poverty and youth disadvantage by providing |
|information pack. |opportunities for children and young people to achieve their potential. Grants range from |
| |£250-£7,000 and are distributed by the Community Foundation for Calderdale, with help and |
| |support being provided by the Charities Information Bureau. |
|The Metcalfe Smith Trust |The Metcalfe Smith Trust offers grants to organisations which work with or support |
|c/o Voluntary Action Leeds |individuals facing difficulties related to their mental health, physical or sensory |
|Stringer House |impairments or long-term illnesses in Leeds. They also offer grants to individuals to |
|34 Lupton Street, Leeds, LS10 2QW |purchase equipment which alleviates hardship or improves the quality of life, as well as |
| |adapted transport, convalescent holidays and training opportunities. Normally, grants are |
|.uk |for £250 to £1000, and are considered twice a year in March and October. In addition, they |
| |operate emergency grants for the same purposes of up to £”100, which are considered within 4|
| |weeks of application. Applications are invited from groups, although applications for |
| |individuals are not accepted directly. Applications for individuals may be made through a |
| |GP, Social Worker, Health Visitor or group. |
|Resourcing the Community |Resourcing the Community manage two grants programmes: |
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|Roundhay Road Resource Centre |First Steps. For groups with an income of under £5,000 based in the Objective 2 area of |
|233-237 Roundhay Road |Leeds. Grants of up to £750 can be given for grassroots activity in local communities. |
|Leeds |Consultancy Fund. This can be used to pay for specialist capacity building consultancy for |
|LS8 4HS |small community/voluntary organisations. Grants of up to £2000 are available on areas such |
|Tel: 0113 3805622 |as business planning, fund-raising strategy, organisational development and feasibility. |
|martin@.uk | |
| |They used to manage the Leeds Voice Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest which provided |
| |grants of up to £5,000 per year to community groups and small voluntary organisations. |
| |Unfortunately this scheme is no longer running. |
|The Scarman Trust |The Scarman Trust manages two funds. |
| |The Community Champions Fund on behalf of the Government Office for Yorkshire & The Humber |
|Roundhay Road Resource Centre |in West Yorkshire. The fund helps support and develop the work of local people who are |
|233-237 Roundhay Road |involved in, or who want to be involved in, changing their communities for the better. The |
|Leeds, LS8 4HS. |Fund offers small grants (usually of up to £2000) to individuals who want to make a |
|Tel: 0113 3805665 |difference in their communities. |
|yorkshire /next.htm | |
| |The Big Boost is a National Lottery supported national initiative being administered, |
| |locally, by the Scarman Trust. This gives awards of between £250 and £5,000 to young people |
| |(aged 11-16), to set up projects to help themselves and their communities. |
|Wade’s Charity |Wade’s Charity provides grants to registered charities within the pre-1974 boundary of the |
|12 Mill Lane, Sutton, Tadcaster, LS24 8BT. |City of Leeds (generally within LS1-LS17). The main object of the charity is to provide open|
|Tel: (01937) 830295 |spaces for the benefit and recreation or health of the people of Leeds and the provision of |
|Email: wadescharity@ |recreation, amusement and entertainment facilities for all ages, including youth and |
| |community centres. The average grant size is around £2000. Grant meetings generally occur |
| |annually in April, July & November. The deadline for applications is 21 days prior to each |
| |grant meeting. |
|West Yorkshire Police Community Trust |This fund has different themes for different grant rounds. The current one is “initiatives |
|Tel: 01924 292230 |to reduce criminal damage.” The fund is open to small charities, community and |
|westyorkshire.police.uk. Go to Community Trust page |not-for-profit groups who aim to improve community safety and reduce crime via projects that|
|Email: communitytrust@westyorkshire. pnn.police.uk |directly involve parents and carers. The maximum grant is £500. The deadline is 16th |
| |February 2007 |
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4. LOTTERY FUNDING
|Awards for All |Awards for All England's participating Lottery distributors (Arts Council England, Big Lottery |
| |Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England) have agreed to raise the funding ceiling on the |
|Telephone: 0845 600 2040 |small grant programme from £5,000 to £10,000 from early 2006. This is the most accessible and least|
|awardsforall.co.uk |prescriptive of the lottery funds and supports a wide range of voluntary & community groups. |
|Arts Council – Grants for the Arts |These are grants from the Arts Council that are available to arts organisations, partnerships and |
| |collectives and organisations whose normal activity is not arts-related, including voluntary and |
|.uk |community groups. Grants from £200 to £100,000 are available. It supports time-limited |
|0845 3006200 |arts-related activities that benefit people in England or that help artists and arts organisations |
| |to carry out their work. |
|Big Lottery Fund |Reaching Communities – grants from £10,000 to £500,000. This funds projects that respond to needs |
| |identified by communities, and actively involve them. Excellent 2-stage process with a relatively |
| |simple stage 1 application form that they respond to within 10-14 days, indicating if you should |
|0845 410 20 30 |submit a full application. Focus is on projects that: |
| |Give people better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and |
|.uk |development to improve their life skills |
| |Build strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems |
|The Big Lottery Fund is a merger of the |improve rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy |
|Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund. |encourage healthier and more active people and communities. |
|It offers a number of different funding streams | |
|as detailed opposite. |Children’s Play. The Playful Ideas programme will support projects that focus on innovation and new|
| |ways of providing for children’s play. Projects seeking funding from this programme must display a|
| |creative and novel approach to addressing an identified need within the field of children’s play. |
| |We will make capital and revenue grants between £10,000 and £250,000 for projects lasting up to 5 |
| |years. |
| | |
| |Advice Plus. Advice Plus is a £50 million programme from the Big Lottery that will provide grants |
| |of £10,000 - £500,000 (capital and revenue) for projects lasting up to five years. It will focus on|
| |voluntary and community sector organisations that provide advice to support people who need it to |
| |access the services and benefits they may be entitled to. This may include housing, education and |
| |health services, or welfare benefits. The programme will also seek to develop sustainable services |
| |through funding projects that link with or develop local, regional and national plans or |
| |partnerships. It will fund projects that raise awareness of, increase access to, or improve |
| |existing advice services, as well as the setting up of new advice services where no, or limited, |
| |services exist. The first round deadline is noon 30 October 2006, there will be 2 more rounds in |
| |Oct 07 and Oct 08. |
| | |
| |Capital Buildings Programme. The Community Buildings programme will provide capital grants of |
| |£50,001-£500,000 for the creation of new and improvement of existing buildings. They will fund |
| |buildings that will promote community interaction and self-help and that will continue to serve |
| |communities in years to come, while minimising their negative effects on the environment. Buildings|
| |should be accessible to as many people as possible and the local community should be strongly |
| |involved in using and managing the building. Projects costing more than £250,000 will need to find |
| |match funding. Development grants of up to £25,000 are available. The application process will be |
| |two-stage. At stage 1, you will be asked to demonstrate the need and outcomes for your project and |
| |how you will run your building. Only projects successful at stage one will be invited to apply to |
| |stage two. The final deadline for receiving stage one applications is 5 pm on 30 April 2007. ) |
| |Family Learning. Big Lottery Fund has launched Family Learning, a programme that helps parents to |
| |understand more about how their children learn and encourages adults and children to learn as a |
| |family. We want to support families who face barriers to learning or who are not confident helping |
| |their children to learn. We are particularly interested in hearing from projects where learning is |
| |not based on getting a qualification and those that will help families who have not been involved |
| |in learning together before. We are looking for imaginative projects that meet local needs and |
| |remove the practical barriers to learning, for example, by providing travel costs, additional |
| |support for disabled participants, or childcare. You can apply for grants of over £10,000 and up |
| |to £500,000, though we would expect the average grant to be between £100,000 - £150,000. We will |
| |fund projects for up to five years. You can apply on a local or national basis. |
|Heritage Lottery Fund |Distributes funding to support work designed to care for the heritage and to help people to |
| |experience and enjoy it. |
|For more details see .uk or Call 0113| |
|3888037. |Relevant funds for community organisations concerned with heritage are: Awards for All (see |
| |above), Local Heritage Initiative (£3000-£25,000) and Your Heritage Fund (£5000-£50,000) |
5. GRANT-MAKING TRUSTS
An enormous range of charitable trusts exist that cover the Leeds areas as well as those with national coverage. Below is just a short selection of some of the grant making trusts accepting applications. You will need to conduct further research – see introduction above for sources of advice and information.
|The Abbey Charitable Trust |Supports local charities, particularly where Abbey has a significant presence, by supporting |
| |disadvantaged people through: education and training; local regeneration projects which |
|PO Box 911, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AD |encourage cross community partnerships; financial advice which helps them manage their money. |
| |They also prefer to fund a complete project rather than make a partial donation to a |
|Tel: 0870 6080104 |fund-raising campaign. Grants range from £250 to a maximum of £2,500 in areas where there are |
|Website: (under CSR/Charitable |no Community Partnership Groups (located, in Yorkshire, in Sheffield and Bradford) |
|Trust) | |
|Allen Lane Foundation |Fund charities and small, voluntary groups working with unpopular groups including black & |
| |minority ethnic, refugee & asylum seekers, offenders and ex-offenders, lesbians, gay men, |
|90 The Mount |bi-sexual and trans-gender people, mental health, people experiencing violence & abuse, older |
|York YO24 1AR |people, travellers. Any programme should aim to make a lasting difference to people’s lives. |
| |One-off grants range from £500 to £15,000, with some annual grants of £500-£500 for a maximum |
|info@.uk |of 3 years. |
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|Argos |They tend to select one major charity a year but do consider projects that help young people |
| |get the best opportunities in life, focusing on health, education and disadvantaged groups. A|
|argos.co.uk – About Argos – Argos in the |form is available, from their website, with grants tending to be given in Argos vouchers or |
|Community |gifts in kind. |
|B&Q: Better Neighbour Grants |Through the Better Neighbour Grant Scheme, schools, community groups and charitable |
| |organisations can apply to their local B&Q store for funding to support a local community |
|Junction 1 Retail Park, Beeston Ring Road, Beeston, |project. The scheme provides £50 to £500 (at retail cost) of B&Q materials, for example, pond |
|Leeds LS11 0BD |liners, plants, peat-free compost for projects such as a pond/wildlife garden or paints. The |
|Tel: 0113 3858100 |project must be within 20 miles of the store. Step 1 - contact the environmental champion, |
| |diversity champion or store manager at their local B&Q store, to discuss project details and |
|Killingbeck Drive, Killingbeck, Leeds LS14 6UF |they will advise on how to submit a simple application. |
|Tel: 0113 2494554 | |
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|Baring Foundation |Strengthening the Voluntary Sector Grants. The focus of the programme is helping organisations|
| |to maintain or increase their independence from government by supporting work to strengthen |
|The Baring Foundation |core systems, skills, structures and strategies. Applications can be made by local, regional, |
|60 London Wall |second-tier, national and international organisations based anywhere in the UK. Organisations |
|London EC2M 5TQ |may be charities or voluntary groups, and must be tackling disadvantage and discrimination. |
| |There will be no grants round in 2007, and details of the 2008 programme will be announced on |
|Tel: 020 7767 1348 |their website in the second half of 2007. |
|Email: baring.foundation@uk. |Arts Programme. The theme of the programme is arts organisations working with refugees and |
|Website: |asylum seekers. Applications can be made for core costs support by organisations based |
| |anywhere in the UK. The deadline for 2007 applications has now expired. The theme for the 2008|
| |grants programme will be announced on their website in the second half of 2007. |
|Barrow Cadbury |The Trust has 3 funding programmes: Inclusive Communities, Offending & Early Interventions and|
| |Global Exchange. There is a rolling programme of applications. Grants are normally made to |
| |registered charities, although there are some exceptions. They focus on promoting a fair, |
| |equal, peaceful and democratic society and prefer to fund grassroots, user-led projects, |
| |usually operating at national level. They favour those projects that are likely to have a high|
| |impact on social change at a policy or practice level. They look for visionary projects; often|
| |those that are considered radical or risky and they place great emphasis on projects that are |
| |backed by strong leadership. Most grants are made in support of groups working with |
| |marginalised people, in particular, women, ethnic minorities, refugees, asylum seekers, |
| |disabled people and people on low incomes. |
|BBC Children in Need Appeal |BBC Children in Need distributes grants to voluntary organisations, self-help groups and |
|Tel: 020 8576 7788 |registered charities that work with disadvantaged children below the age of 18 living in the |
|PO Box 76, London, W3 6FS bbc.co.uk/pudsey |UK . |
|Camelot Foundation |This is an independent grant-giving body that is funded by Camelot Group plc, the operators of|
| |the National Lottery. They give grants to voluntary groups via their main grants programme |
|University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Square, |“Transforming Lives”. They focus on projects benefiting young people including: asylum |
|London SW1W 0EX. .uk |seekers, young people with mental health and young disabled people, as well as young parents |
|email: info@.uk or ring 020 7828|or those at risk of becoming young parents. |
|6085 |The next deadline for the ‘Transforming Lives’ grants is 26/01/07. |
|Charities Aid Foundation |This supports the development of small to medium sized charitable organisations (with an |
| |annual income of under £3 million) by providing expertise about diversifying funding streams |
|Call 01732 520 154 |and offering funding to cover core costs. In particular they like to focus on organisational |
|email grants@ |development and collaborative grants under two grants programmes “Consultancy and Training |
|25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent |Fund” and “Collaborative Fund”. The next funding deadline is 30th April 2007 |
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|Church Urban Fund |Funds social action projects working in the top 10% of the poorest communities in England. |
| |Supports groups that are tackling poverty and marginalisation in urban England. They fund |
|.uk |projects that are benefiting people who are socially, culturally, spiritually, environmentally|
| |and financially disadvantaged. Projects are usually linked to churches and faith-based |
| |activity. Deadlines for funding are March, June, September and December. They have a |
| |Mustard Seeds small grants programme for under £5,000 and a Main Grants programme of |
| |£15,000-£25,000 with an upper limit of £30,000. These grants are normally 50/50 revenue and |
| |capital. Revenue grants are normally paid annually for up to 3 years. |
|Clore Duffield Foundation | |
| |The Clore Performing Arts Awards provide £1000-£10,000 towards performing arts education |
|Tel: 020 73516061 |initiatives (costing not more than a total of £30,000) aimed at children and young people |
| |(aged 0-18). Applicants must be a registered charity or limited company. The next grants round|
|.uk |deadline is 14/03/07. |
| |The Clore Jewish Development Fund is a new initiative to support Jewish communities outside of|
| |London and will fund innovative cultural, educational and community development projects. It |
| |was devised to celebrate the launch of the Jewish Community Centre for London, founded by the |
| |Clore Duffield Foundation. The deadline for Round 1 is 25 April 2007. |
|The Coalfields Regeneration Trust |The Bridging the Gap programme gives grants of £500 to £10,000 to voluntary and community |
|Regeneration Managers: Norma Layton, The Coalfields |groups in Rothwell, Garforth & Swillington and Kippax & Methley. The four themes are: |
|Regeneration Trust, PO Box 97, Rotherham, South |Supporting Communities to play an active part in regeneration; provision of Learning |
|Yorkshire, S63 7WX |Facilities & resources for coalfield communities; Supporting People into Work, though locally |
|Tel: 01709 765573 |initiatives; and Enterprising Communities, providing support for social enterprise and income |
|Fax: 01709 765599 |generation schemes. The application form is simple to complete and you should hear back |
|Email: |within approximately 12 weeks. The trust advises you to contact them first to check the |
|norma.layton@coalfields-.uk |project is eligible. They also have a main grants scheme for larger amounts. |
| | |
|Comic Relief |The UK grants programme has been revised and the new areas, from 2005-2008 are: Vulnerable |
| |Young People- Alcohol & Mental Health; Older People; Domestic Violence & Young People (11-21 |
|Send A4 s.a.e. to UK Grants Team, Comic Relief, 5th |years old); Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Mental Health; Local People tackling Poverty and |
|Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP |disadvantage. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to community groups working in |
|. |disadvantaged communities. Groups may apply at any time, but 07/08 deadlines are 8th June 07, |
|Tel 020 7820 5555 |12th October 07, 28th February 08, and 15th August 08. |
|Co-Operative Charitable Foundation |Their Community Support Programme is for grass-roots community activity, located in |
| |disadvantaged areas. It prefers to support applications that come via its staff, members and |
|United Co-Operatives, Sandbrook Park, Sandbrook Way, |their families and co-op groups linked to United Co-Operatives. Grants range from £50 to |
|Rochdale OL11 1RY. Tel 01706 202032 |£30,000. The programme aims to encourage community involvement through supporting voluntary |
|united.coop/FoundationGrantTypes.asp |and community groups and organisations in line with co-operative principles. |
|Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund |This supports projects that help with the transition to adulthood and independence for groups |
| |working with young people aged 12-25. Focus on: refugees & asylum-seekers; family members of |
|County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB.|prisoners; young people and mental ill health. If the project is purely local, it should have|
|Tel 020 7902 5500. |the ability to influence wider policy and practice. The grants programme is undergoing |
| |restructuring for 2007, and new criteria will be published on their website in 2007. |
|Eaga Partnership Charitable Trust |The Trust is particular keen on fuel poverty and health, hard to heat homes and rural fuel |
| |poverty. Keen on supporting larger projects but also funds grants to individuals for home |
|Freepost NEA 12054 |insulation. This includes: Policy-related research; Action projects - practical, community |
|Newcastle upon Tyne |based initiatives with wider applicability; Promotion of good practice – toolkits, workshops; |
|NE2 1BR |Practical resource materials and events i.e. training and education resources. There is no |
| |minimum or maximum grant and each application is judged on its merits. However, Eaga-PCT |
|0800 3166011 |wishes to fund larger projects where possible and encourages the co-funding of projects where |
| |appropriate. There is no minimum or maximum length of grant, although typically projects span|
| |between one and three years. |
|Elizabeth Finn Care |This is a grant-giving charity, which helps British or Irish people in need whose former |
|Email enquiries.casework@.uk |careers have been interrupted or ended through physical or mental problems, loss of work and |
|.uk |family breakdown or those struggling on low income in retirement. |
| |They can help the individual, their partner or their children. They give weekly grants to |
|Linda Bates – Regional Coordinator Tel 01670 787135 |individuals to help with day-to-day living expenses and can also help with the cost of |
|or email Linda.bates@.uk |emergency domestic repairs & replacements and with disability equipment or adaptations. |
|Ernest Cook Trust |Grants of between £100 and £50,000 are awarded for educational projects to registered |
| |charities and not-for-profit organisations. The trust is particularly interested in |
|Tel: 01285 713273 |applications that encourage young people to gain qualifications to further their employment |
| |projects. It is also keen to support applications that educate people about the rural |
|.uk |environment. |
|Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust |Small grants scheme, up to £5,000, for local and small national organisations around four |
| |themes, Arts and Heritage, Education, Environment, and Social Change. Success rate close to |
|020 7227 5400 |50% for eligible applicants. They will fund larger amounts and outside the 4 themes in |
|7 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB |exceptional circumstances. |
| | |
|Garfield Weston Foundation |They are a general grant-making foundation and provide funding for Arts, education, health and|
| |other causes. The applicant must usually be a UK-registered charity (or church, hospital, |
|Weston Centre, Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, |educational establishment or housing corporation who have exempt status). |
|London, SW1X 7LQ | |
|020 7589 6363 | |
| | |
|The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust |This is a general charitable trust. The Trustees have no restrictions on them as to the kinds|
|c/o Mrs S J Shone |of project or the areas they can support, and are generally prepared to consider any field. |
|Bolinge Hill Farm |They do not make grants to, or sponsorship arrangements with, individuals or to organisations |
|Buriton, |that are not UK registered charities. |
|Petersfield, | |
|Hampshire, |Intending applicants should note that the organisations that have received grants in the past |
|GU31 4NN |should not be taken as indicative of a geographical or other bias. |
| | |
| |There is no typical grant size, though the Trustees make a large number at £2-£3,000. Grants |
| |can be recurring or one-off, and for revenue or capital purposes. |
| | |
| |The Trustees meet informally a few times each year, but the dates are not fixed. They usually|
| |meet once only to decide on grants in January or February. Applications may be sent at any |
| |time, but preferably not later than the preceding December. |
|The H B Allen Charitable Trust |This is a general charitable trust. The Trustees have no restrictions on them as to the kinds|
|c/o Mr P B Shone |of project or the areas they can support, and are generally prepared to consider any field. |
|Teigncombe Barn, |They do not make grants to, or sponsorship arrangements with, individuals or to organisations |
|Chagford, |that are not UK registered charities. |
|NEWTON ABBOT | |
|Devon, TQ13 8ET |Intending applicants should note that the organisations that have received grants in the past |
| |should not be taken as indicative of a geographical or other bias. All applications are |
| |considered on their merits. |
| | |
| |There is no typical grant size, though the Trustees do make a large number at £5,000. Grants |
| |can be recurring or one-off, and for revenue or capital purposes. The Trustees give priority |
| |each year to those organisations to which grants have been made in the past. |
|HBOS Foundation |The foundation invests in local communities across the UK with particular focus on Scotland |
| |and Yorkshire. The Foundation focuses particularly on social inclusion, projects bringing |
|Tel: 0845 6732005 |people back into the community such as the elderly, the disabled and ethnic minorities and |
| |life long learning, projects that enhance learning opportunities across all ages and sectors. |
| foundation objective for the coming year will be released shortly. |
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|The Headley Foundation |60% of the £1 million this foundation gives out in grants is for projects that support young |
| |people. Most grants are one off and for an average of less than £5000. A limited number of |
|Tel: 0207 489 8076 |recurring grants are made for up to 3 years. All grants must be for capital costs and may |
| |require match funding. Applications are only accepted from registered charities. Next deadline|
| |for applications: 20th September |
|Henry Smith Charity |This Trust funds a broad range of charities under the following headings: Hospitals & medical |
| |care; hospices & palliative care; medical research; disability; elderly; young people; drugs &|
|.uk |alcohol; community service; family services; homeless; holidays for children. |
|J Paul Getty Junior Trust |This trust likes projects that alleviate poverty & misery as well as unpopular causes |
| |including self-help projects and projects that help people reach their potential. They prefer|
|1 Park Square West |small community-based projects that make good use of volunteers. The key areas of interest |
|London |include: Social Welfare; Therapeutic use of Arts; Conservation; the Environment. A small |
|NW1 4LJ |grants scheme offers funding up to £2,000 with other grants of £5,000-£15,000 being awarded as|
| |well. They fund capital & revenue projects. |
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|King’s Fund |Grants of between £5,000 and £150,000 are available to support projects that aim to improve |
| |healthcare through activities that work with people in mental health care, promote better |
|Tel: 020 73072466 |sexual health and improve end-of-life care. Priority is given to projects that provide more |
| |accessible health care facilities. The majority of grants are given out to London-based |
|.uk/funding |projects. |
|Leeds & Holbeck Building Society Charitable |Leeds & Holbeck Building Society Charitable Foundation was established to support the |
|Foundation |communities working in the location of its network of branches. They normally only support |
| |registered charities, or groups affiliated to registered charities. They prefer to support |
|The Secretary |community-based projects that aim to provide relief of suffering, hardship or poverty, or |
|105 Albion Street, Leeds |their direct consequences. This might include: support to homeless people; adults and children|
|LS1 5AS |with physical and mental disabilities; older people; underprivileged families; deaf, blind and|
|Tel: 0113 216 7296 |partially sighted people; and community projects benefiting local residents. Grants are from |
| |£250 to £1000 and must be for capital expenditure only, not for general running costs. |
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|Lloyds TSB Foundation |The Foundation supports charities working in the fields of social & community needs and |
| |education & training. Their main grants programmes are designed to address essential community|
|Steve Robinson |needs. They are particularly keen to support: small community-based charities where small |
|Manager, Yorkshire Region |amounts of funding can make a significant difference to local people's lives; and to help |
|Lloyds TSB Foundation for England & Wales, Lloyds TSB|individuals (especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled) to play a fuller role in |
|Bank plc |communities. The 3 key priorities for the Yorkshire region include: to maintain the number of|
|St Helens Square, York YO1 8QW |and value of grants awarded to South Yorkshire; to increase support for groups of disabled |
|Telephone: 01904 628200 |people; and to support rural outreach projects. However, the Foundation is happy to discuss |
|Fax: 01904 627251 |applicants from any local community groups. New guidelines will be published on their website |
|email: stephen.robinson@lloydstsb .uk |in February 2007. |
|.uk | |
|Nationwide Foundation |Small Grants Programme - this offers one-off grants of up to £5000 to charities with an income|
| |of under £500,000, for work that supports people affected by Domestic Violence, prisoner’s |
|Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon SN38 2SN. Tel: |families and young offenders. |
|01793 655113 | |
|.uk/funding2.asp | |
|Nestle Trust – Make Space Development Fund |This trust makes grants of up to £15,000 over 2 years to run youth groups. It is aimed at |
| |providing new or improved amenities for 11-16 year olds including “chill out” zones for |
|.uk |relaxing and socializing, quiet areas for study and access to sports and creative activities. |
| |Initially groups can apply for £5,000 Kick Start grants to help them meet the basic Make Space|
|020 7522 6960. |criteria i.e. refurbish a chill out space or implement a new programme of activities. If |
| |successful, they can then go on to apply for £5-£10,000. |
|Paul Hamlyn Foundation |The Foundation is interested in supporting arts initiatives which address inequality of access|
| |and opportunity, particularly among young people, including those 'at risk' and young |
|18 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AA |offenders. They also have a strong interest in combating disaffection and alienation in young |
| |people and support initiatives which try to tackle these issues by encouraging learning and |
|Information@.uk or .uk or ring 020 |creativity. Improving access to books and reading is another priority area and they have a |
|7227 3500 |special Reading and Libraries Challenge Fund. Some funding is available for publishing |
| |training for the voluntary sector. They have a small grants programme of up to £5,000. This is|
| |now closed. |
| | |
| |Young Refugees. Provides grants of up to £50,000 over a maximum of 3 years encourage projects |
| |which help the most vulnerable young refugees (aged 11-18) to become integrated in mainstream |
| |provision, particularly at the transition moments of 16+ and 18. The Fund also aims to build |
| |capacity within the organisations that represent these young people and to support the |
| |development of best practice wherever possible. Next deadline: 29th September. |
|Peter Harrison Foundation |Non specific amounts awarded. Grants will often be one off for capita projects. They will |
| |consider revenue funding for a new project or if funding is key to continuing the success or |
| |survival of an established project. Applications are accepted from registered charities and |
| |friendly societies throughout the UK. The Trustees welcome applications for projects which |
| |provide a focus for skills development and confidence building through the medium of sport |
| |projects that have a strong training and or educational theme within the sporting activity. |
| |Projects that provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people. |
| |Projects with a high degree of community involvement. |
|Powergen – Greenplan Fund |This fund supports renewable energy generation projects in the community. Applications can |
| |be made by local community groups and not-for-profit groups as well as joint proposals with |
| |local authorities, for instance, although the community/voluntary group must lead the |
| |applications. The projects must: result in creation of renewable energy; show new or an |
|Ring Michell Meldrum on 0870 4191544 |expansion of capacity in renewable energy; have positive impact on local community; and have |
| |measurable positive impact on environment. Funding can be for capital equipment, site |
|Email; michelle.meldrum@powergen.co.uk. |acquisition, feasibility studies, design studies and project management but not for promotion,|
| |education or general awareness raising. Funding up to £25,000. Applications are assessed |
| |twice annually in January and July. |
|The Conservation Foundation |“It’s Your Community”, awards of up to £1000, provides funding for projects designed to |
| |improve local environments throughout the UK. Local amenity groups, Parish and village |
|conservationfoundation.co.uk |councils, Schools , Youth clubs, Heritage groups, Environmental and conservation groups and |
| |Individuals who can show that their project will benefit the local environment are welcome to |
|Ring Libby Symon on 0207 591 3111 |apply. |
| | |
|Email: |Parish Pump Priming Awards |
|libbysymon@conservationfoundation.co.uk | |
| |For registered Parish Pumps who have identified a local environmental project in need of |
| |funding to progress it from 'the idea' stage. For further information contact Libby Symon on |
| |02075 91 3111. |
|The Rank Foundation |Over 200 grants (nearly all for under £5,000) for local community groups, older, disabled and |
| |young people. Preliminary enquiries welcomed. |
|28 Bridgegate, Hebden Bridge, W Yorks HX7 8EX | |
|Telephone: 01422 845172 | |
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|Tesco Charity Trust |Tesco Charity Trust Community Award Scheme. This scheme distributes grants to charities in |
| |communities where Tesco has stores. Community Awards benefit charities that deliver practical |
|Tesco Charity Trust, Delamare Road |benefits to children's welfare, children's education, the welfare of elderly people and people|
|Cheshunt EN8 9SL |with disabilities. Donations generally range between £1,500 and £5,000. |
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|ail.htm |Deadline dates: Children's welfare and education (including special needs schools) 31st |
|Full application guidelines available at: |January each year; Elderly and disabilities 30th June each year. Letters received after the |
| |closing date will be held on file for the next year's round. |
|The Tudor Trust |Their new guidelines state “we want to fund a wide range of people and organisations working |
| |to achieve lasting change in their communities” They support work that addresses the social, |
|020 7727 8522 |emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of society and prefer groups that are |
|7 Ladbroke Grove, London, W11 3BD. |tackling these needs and their root causes. They fund youth, older people, community, |
|.uk |relationships, housing, mental health, substance misuse, learning, financial security and |
| |criminal justice. They prefer groups that are: imbedded in the local community or community |
| |of interest; working with marginalised people; have high levels of user-involvement and an |
| |emphasis on self-help; that address complex and multi-stranded problems in unusual or |
| |imaginative ways. They make around 350 grants per year, historically between £2,000 and |
| |£100,000 |
|Variety Club Children’s Charity |Grants, generally between £500 and £5,000, are available for organisations that work with |
| |young people with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, behavioural or psychological |
|Tel: 020 74288100 |disturbances, and those suffering from abuse, neglect or living in poverty. |
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|Warburton’s Community Giving |The company invites applications for financial support and product donations and will also |
|Customer Care, |consider other requests, such as sponsorship. |
|Warburtons Ltd |Where a financial donation is being applied for, the company requests that the money is used |
|Hereford House |to fund a specific need or project. Financial support will not be awarded to assist ongoing |
|Hereford Street |fund-raising activity. |
|Bolton | |
|BL1 8JB |They mainly provide small community grants, with examples on their website. |
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|YAPP Charitable Trust |This trust make grants for running costs and salaries to small charities (annual expenditure |
| |of less than £60,000) to sustain their existing work with: elderly people, children and young |
|Tel: 01484 683403 |people aged 5 – 25, people with disabilities or mental health problems, people trying to |
| |overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical, origin such as addiction, |
|.uk |relationship difficulties, abuse, a history of offending, and education and learning projects.|
| |The foundation funds existing work rather than funding new work and gives priority to |
| |charities tackling work that is generally considered unpopular. Grants are for up to |
| |£3000/year for up to 3 years. Applicants must be registered charities. They have three grants |
| |round per annum, in March, July and November. The next deadline for applications is the |
| |26/05/07 for consideration in July. |
|Zurich Community Trust |Zurich's Community Trust supports local community organisations that are near their main |
| |offices. Money is raised via local fundraising and regular giving by employees, which is then|
|Contact Nick Hoyle nick.hoyle@uk. |matched by company money. Typically, these grants will range from £100 -£1,000, but will vary |
| |depending on the location concerned. |
6. OTHER FUNDING SUPPORT
|Arts & Business Yorkshire |They manage a £160,000 p.a. grants programme with a number of different elements. New Partners is|
| |a national investment programme designed to help businesses get involved with commercial arts |
|Dean Clough |sponsorship. Grants can be made to broaden an existing arts relationship or start a new one. The |
|Halifax |minimum investment, from a business, is £1,000 and Arts & Business give grants of between £500 and|
|HX3 5AX |£50,000 (not normally for more than the business does). Board Bank is a scheme whereby Arts & |
| |Business encourage business people to become non-executive directors of arts groups. The 3rd |
|Tel: 01422 367860 |programme is Skills Bank, providing arts organisations with specific skills such as business |
|.uk |planning, financial management, personnel and law. |
|email: Yorkshire@.uk | |
|BT Community Connections Awards |British Telecom has launched a new level of its BT Community Connections scheme, the “National |
| |Award”. The Award has been introduced to help realise the opportunities that IT can bring to the |
| |development of organisations and communities. Winners of one of 6 national e-ffective Connection |
| |Awards can apply for a “Solutions Package”. This will comprise practical support, training and |
| |guidance in specialised areas, for example Marketing and Communications. |
|CAF – Charities Aid Foundation |For groups with turn-over of up to £3 million. From 1st May 2005 to 30 April 2006 CAF has £1.2 |
| |million for: Consultancy and Training: strengthen structure, grants up to £10k to include up to |
|grants |20 days consultancy with CAF’s network of freelance consultants; Collaborative fund: working with |
|or grants@ |up to 15 organisations whose missions are: to make giving to charity simple and effective, to help|
|or Tel 01732 520334 |charities make the most of what is given. This includes grantmakers and organisations promoting |
| |and developing the understanding of individual and corporate giving through advocacy and research.|
|25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent |Up to £100,000 flexible funding is available to enhance the capacity of the organisation. |
|ME19 4TA | |
|Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council (CYEC). |Can make grants for two-way visits for local groups of 15 -25 year olds (they will fund upto 40% |
| |and young people will also be expected to raise some funds for their trip). A Commonwealth Youth |
|mail@.uk |Exchange is an inter-cultural experience where groups visit and host overseas partners. CYEC can |
| |also help by: Providing information and advice; Helping to establish links; sharing good practice;|
|.uk. |Training courses for youth leaders and young people; Youth forums and events. Deadline – 29th |
| |September. |
|Tel: 0207 498 6151 | |
|Countryside Agency - Community Renewables Initiative |This initiative helps groups and individuals realize that renewable energy can form part of the |
| |regeneration of their locality. It promotes and supports developments that are: environmentally |
|0124 533260 cri@.uk |sensitive; have support of stakeholders; are appropriate to the circumstances of the locality; and|
|cri-.uk |that link to other diversification and regeneration schemes. This might include solar roofs, |
| |biomass and woodheat schemes, farm waste schemes, wind turbines etc. |
|EBay for Charity |eBay for Charity is an easy way to support charities of any size while buying and selling on eBay.|
| |Charitable organisations involved in the ebay for charity programme can benefit in two key ways: |
| |Buyers can bid on eBay for charity items knowing that they are helping a worthy cause and sellers |
| |can donate a percentage of their sales to certified charities. Charities can also sell items |
| |directly in the eBay marketplace. UK charities will be able to get involved from late November |
| |2005 when you will be able to register for a direct seller’s account. |
|Environment Initiative Fund |Funding can be spent fulfilling one or more of the following objectives: reclamation, pollution, |
| |environmental improvement, environmental protection and biodiversity projects. Awards of up to 75%|
|Tel: 0113 2478185 |of total scheme cost and £70,000 may be made. |
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|.uk | |
|European Social Fund |Grant available to help unemployed and inactive people enter work, provide opportunities for |
| |people at a disadvantage in the labour market, promote lifelong learning, develop the skills of |
|.uk |employed people and improve women’s participation in the labour market. |
|First Light |These grants are for projects involving film-making which actively involve young people (5-18) in |
| |live action, films shot with digital cameras etc. They will not fund projects that merely promote |
|Hi8us, First Light Ltd, Unit 419, The Custard |an organisation or its activities, campaigning or fundraising etc. They offer a Pilot Award of up|
|Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA. Tel 0121 |to £4,000 and a Studio Award of up to £20,000. |
|693 2091 or funding.php | |
|Positive Futures |Funding available for outreach and detached work to contact young people at risk of social |
| |inclusion. This includes coaching skills across a range of sports, opportunities to play |
|youth-justice-.uk |competitively in newly established or existing sports clubs, education programmes, leadership and |
| |mentoring programmes and opportunities for volunteering, casual work and pathways to full |
| |employment. Organisation need to work with Positive Futures and 10 to 19 year olds in the most |
| |deprived areas, according to the index for multiple deprivation. |
|Volunteering England |Volunteering England is the national volunteer development organisation in England. In |
|Regents Wharf |partnership with BitC, The Media Trust, TimeBank and Youth Action Network, Youthnet, they are |
|8 All Saints Street |distributing small grants in order to enable and encourage more people to participate in the Year |
|London N1 9RL |of the Volunteer (2005) by taking action to address the needs of their own communities. The |
|Tel 0845 3056979 |funding for small grants has been made available by the Home Office as part of the Year of the |
|.uk |Volunteer 2005 initiative. Grants from £500 to £6,000 are available. |
|email information@ | |
|Youth Music |This has 3 key programmes: First Steps for music-making activities for children aged 0-5. |
| |£5,000-£15,000 for schemes lasting 6-12 months. Projects should provide weekly progressive group |
|One America Street |music-making activities that are fun and stimulate young children and that explore music from |
|London |different cultures. Parents, carers and families should be encouraged to develop music -leading |
|SE1 ONE |skills as well as early years practitioners. Make it Sound, for children aged 5-18. |
|Tel 020 7902 1060 |£10,000-£30,000 for projects lasting 6-24 months. Structured music-making activities designed to |
|website .uk |develop music skills including composition, song writing, improvisation etc. Priority to groups |
|email info@.uk |targeting children and young people who find it difficult to access opportunities including those |
| |suffering from social, economic, cultural or geographic disadvantage. Vocalise funds singing and |
| |vocal activities for children aged 5-18, especially 8-14. £5,000 to £20,000 for projects lasting |
| |6-18 months. Young people will be encouraged to demonstrate their abilities for example by |
| |performing concerts to their peers, families and the wider community. Vocal styles can range from|
| |traditional choral singing to beatboxing and opera. |
6. SPORTS FUNDING
|Barclaycard Free Kicks |Grants available for the purchase of equipment and kit for young people in disadvantaged |
| |areas participating in football. Applicants must be affiliated to their local county FA. |
| | |
|Barclays Spaces for Sport |Grants available to help individual ‘grassroots’ sports organisations (not just football |
| |clubs) by providing all the basic equipment necessary for team coaches. Clubs need to have |
|Tel: 08000274221 |a minimum of 12 registered players and be already established. In terms of site selection |
| |this is a closed scheme meaning that application from the general public are not accepted. |
|barclays.co.uk/spacesforsports |Instead Barclays will use existing local networks to identify potential sites. |
|The Dickie Bird Foundation |Provides small grants to assist financially disadvantaged young people under 18 years of |
| |age to participate in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances,|
|.uk |culture or ethnicity and to ensure that, in doing to, they improve their chances both |
| |inside and outside sport. Applications are only accepted from individuals under the age of |
| |18 and grants will only be given where it is shown that there are no other available |
| |sources of finance. |
|Football Foundation |A partnership funded by the FA Premier League, the FA and the government. Their mission is|
| |to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities by providing grants |
|The Football Foundation |ranging from £100 to £1 million. This might include: changing rooms, community projects, |
|25 Soho Square, London W1D 4FF |floodlights, pitch drainage or new kit for the junior teams. |
|Helpline: 0800 0277766 | |
|Fax: 020 7287 0459 | |
|Email: enquiries@.uk | |
|Foundation for Sport and the Arts |Grants are provided to support a wide range of activities where there is a clear beneficial|
| |impact across the community with a particular goal to encourage active participation by |
|Tel: 0151 2595505 |young people. Grants range from £200 to £75,000 and can be used for both revenue and |
| |capital purposes. Revenue funding runs for one year with an opportunity to reapply. |
| | |
|Leeds Sports Federation |Small grants of between £100 and £500 available for sports equipment and kit. Applicants |
| |must reside or be predominantly based within Leeds City Council administrative boundaries. |
|Tel: 0113 2837418 |Applications will only be considered from affiliated clubs with an open membership system |
| |and preference will be given to junior teams. |
|.uk | |
|National Sports Foundation |The NSF works alongside Sports Match to encourage private investment into community sport. |
| |Minimum grants are for £50,000 and must be matched by an equal amount of new sponsorship |
| |money from a commercial or private investor. Projects must be revenue or capital based with|
| |revenue projects allowed to run for up to 2 years. For the period 2006-8 there are three |
| |priority areas for funding: |
| |Fit for Sport – projects to improve both physical and human infrastructure for community |
| |clubs |
| |2012 Kids – projects to encourage children and young people to take up sport |
| |Women in Sports – projects to increase female participation in sports |
|Sports Aid (SFA) |Revenue grants are available for elite sports performers with a focus on young people. |
| |SportsAid relies on National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to nominate their best athletes for a |
|Tel: 020 73879380 |SportsAid grant. |
|.uk | |
|Sportsmatch |This government-scheme is for not-for-profit groups that are able to secure sponsorship, |
| |from a company, for a project or scheme that encourages new participation in sport at |
|3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London |grass-roots community level. The sport must be recognised as a sport by Sport England. |
|WC1B 4SE |The maximum grants is £5,000 and the minimum is £1,000 (£500 for educational |
| |establishments). The contribution can be cash or in kind, over 1-3 years. Priority groups|
|sportsmatch.co.uk |include: women & girls; ethnic minorities; disability groups; schools; activities taking |
| |place in areas of urban or rural deprivation. |
|Tel 0207 273 1942 | |
|Sport England |In Yorkshire funding for sports activities and development is distributed to the community |
| |sector mainly through the Awards for All programme. The Community Investment Fund aims to |
|Call 08458 508 508 or 0113 2436443 |increase participation in sport and active recreation. They prefer projects that deal with |
| |inequalities in sport and that narrow the participation gap for priority groups. Yorkshire |
| |has an allocation of c £600,000 per year. |
|Sport Relief |Small grants up to £5000 are provided to support groups using sport or exercise to |
| |strengthen local communities and provide opportunities for people who are excluded or |
|.uk |disadvantaged. Most grants are under £2,500 and both revenue and capital expenditure can be |
| |funded. In Leeds these funds are distributed by the Leeds Community Foundation (see section|
| |4 above). |
| | |
| |The sports relief main grants programme provides grants of £5000 or more with funding |
| |concentrated on 6 areas for the 2005-8 period: Young people, older people, mental health, |
| |refugees and asylum seekers, domestic violence and disadvantaged communities. These are |
| |distributed by Sport Relief directly. |
7. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE /BUSINESS FUNDING
Social enterprises are businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally re-invested for that purpose in the business or in the community.
Some of the information about sources of funding for social enterprises has been provided funded by an organisation called Social Business Consulting. If you would like more information about the support they can provide for social enterprises, in Leeds, please email rob@socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk or ring Rob Greenland or Moira Halliday on 0113 2443280 or visit the website at socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk.
Other websites that may be of interest are:
• startups.co.uk – aimed at people wanting to set up in business, there are also lots of good tips that would be of interest to social enterprises with a good business idea
• .uk – sources of information, primarily for businesses
• .uk - follow the links to social enterprise, then finance, then financial links, for more info on grants and other sources of income.
Social Enterprise London have produced a useful guide - Unlocking the potential – a guide to finance for social enterprises. Further details can be found on their website .uk, and search for it under search resources, or ring 020 7968 4894.
|Leeds Community Foundation |The Foundation has a social enterprise grants scheme for groups operating in Objective |
| |2, Priority 3 areas of Leeds with an LS11 postcode namely Beeston Hill & Holbeck. This|
|1st Floor, 6 Lisbon Square, Leeds LS1 4LY. Tel: 0113 |is to support start-up social enterprise activity. Grants of up to £5,000 are available|
|2422426 carlos@.uk |for single groups and up to £10,000 for consortia of 2 or more groups looking to work |
| |together on projects. We are now inviting expressions of interest for this fund. |
|Sustainable Futures Support Fund |Supported by ERDF and Leeds City Council, this fund provides start up/transitional |
| |support to organisations making the move from grant dependency to a more sustainable |
|0113 247 4742 |future. Grants are available of up to £5000 for community, voluntary and faith |
| |organisations located within the Objective 2 Priority 3 areas of Leeds. Grants can be |
|Email nhd.socialenterprise@.uk |awarded towards the following:- IT upgrades and software; Networking costs; Relocating|
| |costs; promotional and Marketing costs; Legal and Insurance costs. The project |
| |provides free practical assistance to the sector. |
|Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) |Offers community-based organisations several types of investment concentrating efforts |
| |on more disadvantaged neighbourhoods. They aim to help organisations become stronger |
|c/o Local Investment Fund |and more self-sufficient through enterprise so they can become more self-sustainable |
|7th Floor, Ibex House |and less grant-reliant. They provide access to finance, mentoring & support services. |
|42–47 Minories | |
|London EC3N 1DY |Will: provide loans, funding & gift capital; encourage organisations to use different |
|Email: info@.uk |types of finance; share risk. They are looking for groups that want to become truly |
|Telephone Number: 020 7680 1028 |sustainable. |
|Fax Number: 020 7488 9231 | |
|Website: |No deadlines, rolling process |
|Big Lottery Fund |We believe the Reaching Communities programme, in particular, may be of interest as it |
| |explicitly states it will fund social enterprises. There is a 2-stage submission |
|.uk |process, starting with an expression of interest where initial decisions are taken |
| |within 10-15 days. |
|Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust |The Trust has a Social Change: Enterprise & Independence programme. This aims to help |
| |develop new ways of tackling the needs of those at greatest disadvantage through: work |
|020 7227 5400 |which enables voluntary and community organisations to achieve some degree of |
|7 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB .uk |sustainability (for example through trading activities or increasing other earned |
| |income); social enterprises to improve their business or social performance; |
| |organisations taking an entrepreneurial approach to tackling social needs by |
| |experimenting with new methods; new opportunities for people to become more |
| |economically independent, for example by moving into paid employment. |
|NCVO |The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has a “Only Connect” fund as part of |
| |its Sustainable Funding Project. This gives grants of up to £150 in order to allow |
|Regent’s Wharf |groups to meet one another and explore ideas around income generation. It is |
|8 All Saints Street |sponsored by Triodos Bank and allows voluntary and community organisations to visit |
|London |another group with a proven track-record in making money. Travel expenses up to £100 |
|N1 9RL |are eligible and the host organisation can apply for a £150 grant towards their time |
|ncvo-.uk |giving advice. |
|Tel: 0800 2798798 | |
|The Prince's Trust Yorkshire and The Humber |The Prince’s Trust provides a range of services for young people aged 14-30. Grants |
|1st Floor, King Charles II House |of £50 to £500 may be available to help you get into education, training or employment.|
|Headlands Road, Pontefract WF8 1DD Tel 01977 698 000 |For those looking at setting up a business, loans & grants are also available, together|
|email webinfoyh@princes-.uk |with ongoing business support, specialist advice and access to a business mentor. |
|Social Enterprise Coalition |The SEC provides a national platform for showcasing benefits of social enterprise. |
| |Sharing best practice and influencing policy in order to create an enabling environment|
|Social Enterprise Coalition |for social enterprise |
|54 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RP Tel: 020 7968 4921 | |
|West Yorkshire Social Enterprise Link |Yorkshire Forward has approved a further £5.7 million in social enterprise support to |
| |be delivered by Business Link in partnership with the Social Enterprise Support Centre |
|Inam Ratyal 07740 835339 |(SESC). The target markets are: social enterprises already in business; new start-up |
|Business Link, Unit 4 Meadow Court |social enterprises; existing social organisations who want to start selling products or|
|Millshaw Business Park Leeds |services in addition to receiving grants. Up until March 2009, the WYSEL will provide:|
|LS11 8LZ Tel 0845 8336000 | |
|Email info@blwy.co.uk |social enterprise advisers |
|info@wyselink.co.uk |business development grants to support the creation of sustainable jobs |
| |learning grants to support the acquisition of skills in any business-related knowledge |
|SESC, Pennine Camphill Community |Social Enterprise Loans of between £500 to £10,000 |
|Boyne Hill, Chapelthorpe | |
|Wakefield WF4 3JH | |
|UnLtd |Foundation for social entrepreneurs. They provide a complete package of funding and |
|123 Whitecross Street |support to help start up and run projects that deliver social benefit. Their focus is |
|London |on supporting individuals rather than organizations. They provide Award Winners with |
|EC1Y 8JJ |everything they need to ensure their projects are successful, from training and project|
|Tel 02075661100 |shaping meetings to Award days. |
|Fax 02075661101 | |
|Email info@.uk |Their prime objective is to distribute Millennium Awards to social entrepreneurs. |
|Web .uk |These awards are funded by income generated from an investment of £100 million given to|
| |UnLtd in 2002 through the Millennium Awards Trust. |
| | |
| |Level 1 Awards between £500 and £5,000. Level 2 Awards can be up to £20,000 |
Like any other business, you can approach high-street banks and other organisations to ask for a loan but you would need to generate income to re-pay this, together with interest. The rate of interest partly reflects the amount of risk in the business and, on occasions, the bank may also ask you for personal guarantees against the loan. Understandably, people involved in social enterprises may not want to give personal guarantees for any loans that their business takes out as they are not likely to gain, personally, from any future success the enterprise may have (as this is channelled back into the community).
|Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI’s) |CDFIs are a new financial tool for social, economic and physical renewal in under-invested |
| |communities. They lend and invest in deprived areas and underserved markets that cannot |
|There are a number of CDFIs which lend money in West |access mainstream finance. They are sustainable, independent organisations that provide |
|Yorkshire, including Charity Bank |financial services with two aims: to generate social and financial returns. |
|(), Bridges Community Ventures | |
|() and Partnership Investment |They’re not necessarily any cheaper than other forms of lending – but they tend to have a |
|Finance (see below). Further details can be found at|good understanding of social enterprise and their terms are likely to reflect this – for |
|.uk |example, they may allow payment holidays when cashflow is tight. |
| | |
|Partnership Investment Finance |They manage a £37 million fund to help small & medium sized enterprises (SME’s) and social |
|Unit 1 |enterprises access financial support by means of equity investment or loan finance. The |
|Silkwood Business Park |fund is managed by YFM Venture Finance with investment from Barclays Bank. There are four |
|Fryersway |funds: Equity (investments of £100,000 to £1 million); Mezzanine (£100,000 to £250,000); |
|Ossett |Small Loans (£15,000 to £100,000); and Micro (up to £15,000). The project must be a |
|WF5 9TJ |commercially viable business with under 250 employees and a turnover of under £35 million. |
| | |
|01924 237850 | |
|partnershipif.co.uk | |
|Specialist Lenders |Triodos Bank and Unity Trust Bank both specialise in offering loans and other financial |
| |services to the social economy. Triodos’ products include borrowing communities - where a|
|triodos.co.uk |number of your supporters agree to repay a loan - and communities of guarantors, where a |
|unity. |number of people each guarantees a part of a loan. |
9. SERVICE DELIVERY CONTRACTS
A number of organisations (mainly public bodies) fund voluntary and community organisations to deliver public services. A large amount of Leeds City Council funding, for instance, supports local community organisations through service delivery contracts. Other bodies that may be interested in contracts with the voluntary and community sector include, Primary Care Trusts, Learning and Skills Councils, Jobcentre Plus, Connexions, Leeds Children’s Fund, Sure Start.
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