Grants available for: Projects that improve people’s lives (small registered charities only) Size of grants given: Under £10,000 Deadline: None Aims of Fund For projects that improve people’s lives under at least one of their funding objectives: Tackling poverty and social deprivation; Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services and/or Improving health and wellbeing. Who can apply Registered charities, with income of less than £1m. How mu…
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Focus Foundation
Grants available for: community groups and charities with income below £2 million Size of grants given:£2,000 to £8,000 Next deadline: no deadlines but assessments pause in the weeks leading up to committee meetings in February, July and September Aims of Fund The Foundation aims to support UK-based charities, community projects and social enterprises, with a vision to make a positive and lasting difference to people’s lives. Their grants are mad…
Managing funds for short-lived crisis-response groups
How to manage your money if your group has been set up quickly to respond to the Covid-19 crisis If your group has been set up in response to the Covid-19 crisis, you will be wanting to act quickly. You will not have had time to open a bank account in your group’s name, and you may not have thought about producing any written guidelines at all for your group. If your group will only exist for a short time e.g. for the duration of the Covid-19 loc…
Video and telephone meeting tools
How to have a meeting when you can’t all be together These are a few of the available tools for groups who need to find a way for several people to have a discussion together, without physically being in the same place. We have concentrated on tools that are free or included with other software you may already have. If you have information about other good tools to do this, please let us know and we will try to keep this updated. Summary table Ge…
Getting outside help with starting a group
All groups are welcome to drop in at the Resource Centre to ask a question, check our noticeboards and reference library or have a brief chat with our knowledgeable front desk staff. We offer additional support to: Tenants’ or Residents’ Associations for Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders, and/or Groups run by and for people living in an area of social housing, and/or Groups run by and for black and minority ethnic people, and/…
Free accounts systems
… We have developed two Excel accounts systems which are easy to use and free to download. We developed these systems especially for small community groups as part of our Money in Mind project. They are designed to help you keep track of your group’s money so that you can check your balances, provide financial reports to your members, and report to funders. …
Getting outside help with managing money
All groups are welcome to drop in at the Resource Centre to ask a question, check our noticeboards and reference library or have a brief chat with our knowledgeable front desk staff. We offer additional support to: Tenants’ or Residents’ Associations for Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders, and/or Groups run by and for people living in an area of social housing, and/or Groups run by and for black and minority ethnic people, and/…
Getting outside help with organising events and activities
All groups are welcome to drop in at the Resource Centre to ask a question, check our noticeboards and reference library or have a brief chat with our knowledgeable front desk staff. We offer additional support to: Tenants’ or Residents’ Associations for Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders, and/or Groups run by and for people living in an area of social housing, and/or Groups run by and for black and minority ethnic people, and/…
Sussex Gardens Trust
Grants available for: Any group or organisation that manages or owns a park or open space within Sussex. Size of grants given: up to £1,000 No deadlines Aims of Fund To support the survey, repair, restoration, interpretation and promotion of (and in some circumstances new initiatives in) Sussex’s designed parks, gardens and open spaces. The current focus is on parks and gardens in public or community ownership or management, particularly in urban…
Lush Charity Pot
Grants available for: small, grassroots charities and campaign groups working in animal protection, the environment, and human rights. Size of grants given: Up to £10,000, most grants around £4,000 No deadlines Aims of Fund Lush support small, grassroots organisations around the world that are working in the areas of animal protection, the environment , and human rights (including social justice, peace & equality). Who can apply Most successful a…