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This is well worth a read if you are seeking grant funding. Some great tips here thank you Gill Pipkin. Writing bids is time consuming and so often pressured with short deadlines. So important to do the groundwork, be prepared, read the funding criteria carefully, write in simple terms and avoid jargon, tell your story of who you help, why and the difference you will make but make sure you are answering the question being asked! Take any opportunity to build a relationship with your funder. #charity #fundraising

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Another grant funder has temporarily suspended applications "After careful consideration, The Schroder Charity Trust’s Board of Trustees have made the decision to temporarily close our grants programme. This closure will allow us to undertake a review of our grant making programme and strategy for 2025 and beyond. Why We Are Taking This Step The Schroder Charity Trust has been providing one-off grants of up to £5,000 towards a broad range of charitable purposes for a significant period. However, in recent years the volume of applications has increased to an unsustainable level. Our recent analysis has identified that the current success rate for grant applications is approximately 1 in 14. Recognising that the majority of applicants are investing time and resources into proposals that are ultimately unsuccessful, and also reflecting on the impact this has on our own small team, we do not deem the current grants programme to be effective. We have therefore decided to take some time to consider how best to operate in the future." They anticipate reopening the grants programme in early 2025.  https://lnkd.in/emjM9J5h

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This is a great opportunity to talk to young people about how your business or sector is evolving to address climate change risks. All sorts of career opportunities are emerging and we want young people to understand how they can be part of the solution and develop a pipeline of talent for the future. This is just one of many #greenerfutures events with young people with Ahead Partnership this summer so watch this space for many ways to get involved across Y&H. #greenskills #greencareers #climatechange

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THE SCOTTISH POWER FOUNDATION GRANTS – SHORT DEADLINE £35k-150k general grants are available to UK-registered charities for projects around: o Arts, heritage, culture and/or science. o Citizenship or community development. o Education. o Environmental protection or improvement o Prevention or relief of poverty, o The relief of those in need because of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The Foundation is particularly interested in receiving applications from UK charities supporting the UK's most marginalised & disadvantaged people. Projects should address one of: 1. Art and Culture: o Restoration, development and conservation: protecting and safeguarding artistic & cultural heritage. o Cultural initiatives: celebrating diversity and cultural identity through the arts. 2. Biodiversity and Climate Change: o Environmental protection or improvement: protecting and enhancing the environment. o Habitat conservation o Knowledge and research: developing new solutions to the challenge of climate change. 3. Education, Training and Research: o STEM: inspiring young people to pursue qualifications and a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in order to contribute to energy sustainability. o Raising aspirations: addressing society’s educational needs by inspiring and challenging the next generation through innovation. 4. Social initiatives: o Economic security: alleviating poverty, including in-work poverty, caused by the cost-of-living crisis. o Economic opportunity: supporting entrepreneurship and skills development. Projects should demonstrate how they address the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The average award tends to be around £50k. Grants are awarded for 12-months Projects should start between 31/3/25 and 31/12/25, and be complete within 12m. Funding is not available for: o Medical care/medical research. o Passing on to individuals or other organisations. o Projects outside the UK. o Animal projects, unless the main purpose is aligned with the foundation's strategic aims. o Sports projects, unless the main purpose of the project is aligned with the foundation's strategic aims. o Retrospective funding. o Short-term interventions like conferences, galas, holidays & expeditions. o Sponsorship/appeals. o The same project for more than 3 years. o Promotion of religious or political beliefs, o Unrestricted costs. Applications open on 1/7/24 with a deadline of 19/7/24. To apply use the online eligibility form at https://buff.ly/3L75PZq then if eligible, applicants will be provided with a link to the full application form. Contact: The Scottish Power Foundation 320 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5AD [email protected] Thank you, to @GRIN SW LLP who shared this opportunity, in their daily grant bulletin. Please contact @Heaward Solutions if you need support to make an application. #grant #fundraising #charity

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https://lnkd.in/e7ywPfSV I can't wait to catch up with good folk at the FCS Associates Ltd Charity Hub on Thursday. Always something to learn from inspiring speakers, and plenty of time for networking. So here are few thoughts on enjoying networking: 1. Make your arrival time work for you! Arrive early: chance to get chatting to other early arrivals, to ease into conversation, to make a new friend, to lend a hand setting up if that's needed! Arrive in the midst of the coffee and networking: you can be comfortably unnoticed and get into your groove if that's good for you, or throw yourself into lots of chat! 2. Where to sit? Be brave! Plonk yourself next to someone you don't know and say hello! Feeling less than marvellous? A great phrase allowing you to be honest, yet vague, when asked - "A bit under the weather, but glad to be here" Followed by the best smile you can - you'll feel better! 3. My favourite conversation starter - obvious and useful; "so what brings you here today?" Maybe follow up with the less obvious question to spark more memorable connections; "... and when you're not doing amazing work for XXX, what do you do for fun?" Whenever you're next networking - enjoy!

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Trigger warning: We need more Black & Brown Health & Social care entrepreneurs. - Black people are more likely to be sectioned - Black women are 4x more likely to die at child birth - Black teenagers are 50% more likely to have eating disorder symptoms Most Black people in the UK have experienced prejudice from healthcare professionals because of their ethnicity. This is why representation matters. I remember visiting a terminally ill family member in ICU , after taking an emergency flight home from my holiday. A healthcare professional noticed my wedding ring and said “I’m suprised your married to a black man - they usually run off with multiple women” 🙃 I had been there for 10 minutes, jet lagged and emotional - NEXT to my Ghanaian husband. I wasn’t even the patient. I have much worse examples than this and the stats say more words than I have time to share. As a director of a mixed/black led organisation, the glass ceiling sometimes just feels like it’s changing shape. Forming in ways of positive discrimination , tokenistic and at times - exploitative. That’s why the Health & Social Care Accelator Programme with Black South West Network is so important . Connecting with other similar businesses, validating our experiences , Inspiring each other to know our value, providing opportunities and networking with key stakeholders. It continues to create hope in a challenging environment. All entrepreneurs know how difficult it can be to be successful. With additional barriers (usually unseen to most) growing a business can make it even more difficult. For minority businesses: Find your circle. •Friends , businesses , mentors, allies - a community that understands what you are up against. Ask that person who you can learn from; for a coffee. Take all the support & knowledge you can get. For funders, big organisations, partners. policy makers and senior leaders : Please make a commitment to understand what it truly means to be an ally. •Learn, reflect, challenge and commit to supporting us. This will make a huge difference to change. We also need to celebrate the health care professionals who ahave and continue to be strong allies to the unheard. Including my White Welsh Mother, who has been a nurse for as long as I know. They are usually the unsung heroes - being our voices in privelaged spaces. One step at a time. And trust me when I say, every step counts. Thank you Black South West Network , Derek Tanner and Tutu for helping us learn how to continue to smash the status quo and to grow - so we can continue to help the communities who need us. Health support is a human right.

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