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Hi all, I'm looking into securing the free Google Ads grant for my charity but would want a third party to manage this as I simply don't have the expertise or time to do so myself (it's just me on th...
Natasha Mills
Hello everyone, Firstly thank you to anyone who reads my first post 😊 I have just created a CIC which will enable to Neuro-diverse community access personal training and Nutritional advice. I have o...
James Dewar-Haggart
Hi, I am looking for assistance in a couple of areas. The first being knowledge on availability of grants specifically for the hospitality sector/community. Many thanks in advance
Roisin Reddington
Hello everyone, I am in the process of setting up a charitable foundation in my brothers name. Initially we are setting up as a micro trust through the charity Giving Works. My question is, are there...
Tanya Slater
I wonder if anyone can give us suggestions how we can fund the purchase of premises to expand our ever growing IT recycling charity in Stoke on Trent. We have premises in mind that have a value of £6...
Bill Harvey
I have the opportunity for multi nation funding for five projects. Do you know anyone who has written such a proposal? I could do it per nation in Africa or could do it per project.   Any suggestions...
Ann Hubbard
Hi all. We recently received a grant and are expected to complete an evaluation report regarding the project we undertook (therapeutic group work). I've personally never done one before - does anyone...
Adam Dennett
Bit of a curve ball question. Our charity has a copy of the DSC Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2020/21. Is it worth getting the latest edition? Probably won't be a great number of new entries in th...
Good afternoon, My name is Lewis Ashdown and I am one of the directors for Great Yarmouth Arts Festival CIC. Something we are interested in looking into is the possibility of seeing if there is any g...
Lewis Ashdown
Hello, A charity I work with received an email from Non Profit Growth to send 15 applications on their behalf for £3,000 – on a sliding – no win/no fee basis. So – no funding = full refund reducing p...
Lucy Lord
Hi All Please can we have some assistance We are  new registered CIC. We had been delivering support for free under our limited Company which is a restaurant in South London. We have been running for...
Maxine Thompson-Reede
We are embarking on a much-needed replacement of our CRM system for the running of our charity. This is a pricey project but an investment for growth, and we are already in the process of research an...
Emma Cortes
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Hi  I just opened my CIC company and am looking for grants to purchase property for it. Can you help me with this? Best regards,
Tomasz Mielnik
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small counselling support charity and have a client that requires a BSL interpreter. This is the first time...
Ocean King
We are an umbrella organisation which is a UK registered charity. Our network of homeshare providers cover 17 countries. Most homeshare programs are very small volunteer groups serving the needs of t...
Anyone ideas or names of funding orgs in the SW london and Surey area... small registered charity of 8 years est . Thanks
Peter Webb
Hi everyone, My Name is Adama Fofana. I am so new here. I am happy to be led in the right direction and corrected if I go outside of the rules unknowingly. 4 years ago, I set up a small charity and o...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: How do I get funding for a new charity with no annual returns?
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi all, we are a relatively new charity that enable donations to those who need it the most, 100% of donations we rec...
Ocean King
I would love to know about any funders that my small charity ( a job club of 8 years est ) can apply to. I have previously framed my applications as projects very successful at jobs gained for client...
Peter Webb
Finding it hard to get a straight answer on this one! We were granted funding from the National Lottery's Reaching Communities fund a few years ago (before my time at my organisation), and now when a...
Charlotte Phillips
We are planing to restart our weekly youth empowerment plus project.  Do you know any organisations that is funding youth project at the moment?
Bunmi Kuye
Good afternoon, We are a small charity whose profit is mainly from items our service users make or grow. We would like to sell some merchandise with our logo on, just small items like mugs, keyrings,...
Beckie Flynn
Our user-led charity is looking at transitioning to CIO but as we are led by disabled people the costs of consultation and work to do this are higher - does anyone know of any 'organisational develop...
Jo Brown
Hi everyone, Chizuk is a charity that has been supporting our community's mental and physical wellbeing for 28 years. In recent years, our activities and funding have significantly declined due to th...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Does anyone know what the average percentage is for management fees when applying to trusts for CORE funding?  My CEO...
Ocean King
Can someone help me to apply for a grant/grants to provide respite and family holidays for patients and families? Our foundation (created in memory of my 11 year old daughter Cara who died of a brain...
Kieran Mervyn
Hi all  Can someone advise me on where we can find grants for first aid training for our volunteers and purchase defibrillators. We are children and young people charity  Many thanks Nick
Nicholas Nunayon
Hiya,  I'm looking for some help and advise on income generation for a CIC. Can anyone recommend any Trusts and Foundations who would fund a CIC?
LAURA Baker
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