We have just been made aware of the below funding opportunity: The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that the 2nd Funding round of its £2.5 million Skills and Opportunities Fund will re-open for applications on the 19th August 2016. Charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK and Ireland willContinue Reading

We are grateful to Midland based SCVO for these tips for event planning: Well folks here’s your last five top tips to help you with your event planning. I hope you’ve picked up some top tips for when you are planning your community event. Remember if you would like support or advice SCVO is alwaysContinue Reading

Thanks again for our colleague Steve Baylis for making us aware of the following: Greggs Foundation Local Community Projects Fund The next application deadline for the Greggs Foundation Local Community Projects Fund is the 30th September 2016. The foundation is a grant making trust which distributes around £1.8 million per year to organisations throughout England,Continue Reading

Enjoyed a really good marketing meeting yesterday with Blackheath based charity Loaves N Fishes (see http://loavesnfishes.co.uk/), who we are supporting as part of the Lloyds Bank Foundation Enable programme (see http://www.widerimpact.com/april-2016-wider-impact-director-selected ). Pictured to my left is Fiona Hawkins, Managing Director of marketing company Plinkfizz (see http://www.plinkfizz.com/ ) and Tyla Allen, Media & Marketing & BusinessContinue Reading

We have been made aware of the following funding: Coalfields Regeneration Trust – Deadline: 16th September 2016 The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has announced that the Coalfields Community Investment Programme is now open for applications. The Coalfields Community Investment Programme make grants of up to £10,000 (£5,000 for capital costs to community groups that help peopleContinue Reading