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I run a drama school over the North of England and find that , probably due to the financial climate, most of the students are from a very middle class background. As a consequence  I"m forming a CIC...
Michael Jackson
Looking for some advice or anyone else's experience of joining their local chamber of commerce. We are a very small international development charity and we want to try and utilise local businesses a...
Tom Bailey
Hi all, the charity I work for are looking for a consultant who would be able to pull together our content and create online training for us to then sell on to our clients. It's quite a niche thing t...
Natasha Mills
Hello we are a small registered charity in teesside and we are looking for a small storage area for about 15 small tomedium boxes
Hello everyone, we have a charity shop that isn't claiming any gift aid and I'm looking into this now. Is anyone in a similar situation? Or has a charity shop and could offer any advice? I'd love to...
Debbie Holden
Hi there  If I had hair, it would be long gone now. I have tried multiple times to upload the ODS file to upload to HMRC to claim back the Gift Aid that's owed to us. But without joy. Can someone ple...
Martin Bisiker
We are charity we work in London at Westminster/ RBKC / BLHF  council. We looking for premises property to using for community charity annal rent space to 40-50 people in London near W2 or W12. Does...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has experience running a raffle during an event. We are looking to run one during Bristol Harbour festival, the festival has granted us permission and we know that b...
Chloe Juyon
Hello - has anyone got any experience of working with Work for Good?  Is the ROI worth the investment?  Any feedback appreciated hugely.  Thank you
Emma Pond
Hi folks - are there rules around offering incentives to encourage Member Get Members? I'm thinking that there is the £25 value limit, but wondering if there is anything else we should consider? Than...
Carolyn Tyrrell-Sheppard
Where can I go and to whom can speak to secure funding for running costs. The amount is abysmally small but is out of reach and if we don't begin getting some sort of contributions, we're going to be...
Jeffrey Goins
30 grants of £1,500 to charities with an annual income below £300,000. Education – including but not limited to early childhood development, school readiness and success, out of school learning oppor...
Three of my favourite things are core funding, multi year funding and funding for smalls and here are all 3 in one grant; nice. Lloyds Bank Foundation - Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations Fund...
Which digital tools for grant finding do you find to be the best?
Paul Pirie
Network Rail Community Fund - 3 themes: Economic Prosperity, Equal Opportunities and Wellbeing. Grants between £500 and £3,000. While applications will be considered from organisations across Scotlan...
As we grow in reach and impact, we’re now at the stage where we need someone to lead the next stage of growth for Walk N Talk 4 Mental Health, strengthening our presence, impact, and sustainability....
Jude Price
Hi Ocean and all - sorry I haven't been the most active of participants (!) but our Debt Service is so busy it's hard to divert from that to funding - and also have a life! We are not the largest - i...
Steve Smith
The next Benefact Group Special Draw opens today until 22 Jun. Children and Young People - 10 charities £5,000 each. All you need to do is nominate a charity whose core charitable purpose is to suppo...
Hi everyone. I am new on here and my first ask is about office chairs. We are a small charity supporting vulnerable people. We have just move to a new office and desperately need new chairs. Does any...
Lyn Tiller
Hi, We've been offered income as sponsorship i.e. in return for 'something' - marketing/exposure etc. We work with bicycles – participation, inclusion, development of amateur sport etc. and the spons...
And just like that… our first in-person event is in the books! On Monday, we had an amazing time hosting our very first in-person Connections event. A huge shoutout to everyone who joined us, it was...
Hello! I'm looking for a comprehensive intro to trust and grant fundraising course, ideally for free or low cost. I came across this course  - How to Fundraise: A Guide to Fundraising for Non-Fundrai...
Laura Buller
The Health Lottery Foundation will fund projects in England, Scotland and Wales. It's open to small community projects through to national charities and will focus on 6 key themes: chronic disease, d...
Hello  Has anyone ever used 'The Sponsorship Collective' to increase corporate sponsorship for your charity? One of our trustees has been approached by them. There's mixed reviews online, and they're...
Have recently purchased a van for out community outreach and food kitchen support vehicle Looking to raise funds to kit the van out refurbish new kitchen etc does anyone know of any grants what would...
Lee Sims
Hi all, My charity is applying for the Big Give Christmas Challenge this year, and facing a challenge ourselves. We run an annual Christmas appeal that launches late November and has a reminder maili...
Thomas Beattie
Are there freelancers who would create, develop and project manage a Crowdfunder? Can anyone recommend individuals or companies and perhaps suggest the range of their day rate?
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have been tasked with contacting corporates to explore sponsorship opportunities for a project we are going to be r...
Ocean King
Steve Morgan Foundation announces spend to increase to £20m pa. They will offer fewer but larger regional grants (£250,000 to £500,000 over 3 years) for non profits with income between £300,000 and £...
Hi Everyone, I am wanting to organise a charity golf day in my area but is not something I have done before and not sure where to start apart from finding a golf course.   Can anyone help with a temp...
Stephanie McCawley
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