Monday, 16 August 2021
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Funding deadline looming
Although LBF have a rolling programme open, charities need to apply by 10th September 2021 so we can guarantee them a decision this calendar year if they need one. Applications can come in after this, but they will go to our panels in 2022.
- 2 year, unrestricted grants of £50k for charities with a turnover between £25k-£1m (other legal structures e.g. CICs are not eligible)
- There are 11 Complex Social Issues in total and our website has more info on the definition of each Complex Social Issue
- The majority of the charity’s work must fit within the Complex Social Issue they apply under (note: we have relaxed this for Care Leavers, Young Parents, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and Offending, Prison or Community Services Complex Social Issues only)
- The charity must demonstrate its work that fits with the complex Social Issue is in depth, targeted, holistic and person centred, and that the people it supports go on a clear journey of change
We also have a Racial Equity strand, which is open across Wales for charities led by people from Black, Asian or minority ethnic communities. Some of the work of the charity must still fit within one or more of our Complex Social Issues, but it does not have to be the majority of the charity’s work.
It is a rolling programme with panels meeting every month to consider applications in 2021 and 2022
We recorded a webinar explaining the funding and our eligibility criteria (as it is not for everyone) when the programme launched in March. This can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWeGuWezIA
Rachel Marshall is the Grant Manager for Wales. Please contact her if you have pre-application questions.
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Job Vacancy at FareShare
JOB OPPORTUNITY – FOOD SOURCING CO-ORDINATOR
About Us
FareShare Cymru works with charities and community organisations across South Wales helping to fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We take surplus edible food from the food and drink industry (food that would otherwise be wasted) and redistribute it to organisations in South Wales that feed people in need, turning an environmental problem into a social solution.
Over the last year we have redistributed over 735t of surplus food, providing enough meals for over 1.75 million meals and helping in excess of 12,500 people a week.
Summary
We are looking for a Food Sourcing Co-ordinator to work closely with both existing and potential food partners across Wales to ensure that more surplus food is captured and distributed. This key role is at the forefront of ensuring that more surplus food reaches us, so that it can be distributed on to charities and community groups.
Job Role
This exciting role involves developing new relationships and building partnerships in order to secure more food regionally as well as co-ordinating food offers and collection. The role is cross-departmental, working with the Operations and Development teams at FareShare Cymru as well as Food and Operational teams in FareShare UK.
The job description can be downloaded from our website.
How to apply
Please send a copy of your CV, supporting statement and equal opportunities form to jobs@fareshare.cymru The closing date for applications is 17:00 30th August 2021.
Interviews will be held week commencing 13th September 2021.
Additional Info
Further information on FareShare Cymru can be found on our website www.fareshare.cymru or on the FareShare UK website www.fareshare.org.ukTuesday, 10 August 2021
Henry Smith Charity
The Henry Smith Charity aims to use its resources to help people and communities at a time of need and to bring about positive change. They achieve this by funding organisations that work with people to reduce social and economic disadvantage.
The Henry Smith Charity has
two main grant programmes: Improving Lives and Strengthening Communities. They
also have a number of small grant programmes including: Holiday Grants for
Children, Christian Projects, and the Kindred (descendants of Henry Smith).
Each of the grant programmes,
as their names suggest, have specific guidelines in respect to what they are
able to support. The main grant programmes, Improving Lives and Strengthening
Communities, have no deadlines. Each grant programme has separate guidelines
and application form and assessment process, therefore you need to refer to the
correct page on their website.
Funding for social businesses in West Wales and the Valleys
Social businesses in West Wales and the Valleys are invited to apply for the Social Business Growth Fund and the Community Asset Development Fund. Both funds are part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Welsh Government and are administered by WCVA’s Social Investment Cymru team.
The Social Business Growth Fund supports social businesses in Wales financially to enable them to grow and create job opportunities.
The Community Asset Development Fund supports organisations to bring an asset into community ownership either by purchasing the asset, purchasing and renovating the asset, renovating an existing asset that is not in full use or equipping an asset.
Please note that due to high levels of interest these funds are now only open to applications from West Wales and the Valleys.
For further information please contact the team on sic@wcva.cymru.
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Active Inclusion Fund - new round closing 3 September
New round of Active Inclusion Fund
WCVA is pleased to announce that a new round of Active Inclusion funding is now open on WCVA’s Multipurpose Application Portal (MAP) for organisations already on the Approved Beneficiary List. In this round the fund will support projects that work with people over the age of 25, in East Wales and West Wales and the Valleys. Please note that no applications are being invited in this current round for the Active Inclusion ‘Youth’ funds.
The closing date for this round is 3 September 2021. It is anticipated that projects approved within this round will commence at the beginning of January 2022 and will be able to run through to 31 December 2022.
For further information please visit our website
Monday, 9 August 2021
The State of Caring - Survey
The State of Caring Survey is the UK’s most comprehensive research into the lives and experience of unpaid carers and the 2021 survey is now open.
Our research and responses to our surveys over the last
year have helped us to highlight carers’ experiences across the UK to the
media. With carers help, we have campaigned successfully for better guidance,
testing for carers, PPE for unpaid carers, carers “support bubbles” and exemptions
to allow carers to get a break. Carers were also included in the priority
list for the COVID-19 vaccination, and we campaigned for specific advice to
support juggling work and care.
Carers telling us what their priorities are has also helped
to focus our work and help decision makers know what matters to carers. We will
continue to campaign for carers to get better support.
We ask that you share our survey with your supporters
wherever possible and we appreciate each and every person who takes the time to
complete the survey. Together you help us paint a picture of what caring has
been like in the last year.
The survey can be completed here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NKLTYZP
and will close on 13th September. We will then release a research
report in November.
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Free Activities for Children and Young people in August
Contact Lee Davies for further information: Lee.davies@merthyr.gov.uk or 07855 533016
More information also in the links below.
Monday, 2 August 2021
Community Ownership Update
Groups who want to apply to the fund must do so using the online portal which can be found at this page: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/new-levelling-up-and-community-investments#the-community-ownership-fund
The application portal is now live.
Applicants must submit their applications, with all supporting documents, no later than 5pm on Friday 13 August 2021.
Any applications or supporting documents received after 5pm on Friday 13 August will be not be considered as part of this bidding round.
If you have technical problems when accessing or submitting your application form, you can call 02038290743 between 9am to 5pm on weekdays.
For any other questions you may have on the Community Ownership Fund, please contact the team at COF@communities.gov.uk
Please note that there will be further bidding rounds in December 2021 and May 2022.