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  • Free fundraising tool for small charities and groups

    The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) have developed ‘Fundraising Fundamentals‘, a free fundraising tool to help small charities and groups to develop a fundraising strategy. It includes four sections: Getting started Including where you are now and where you would like to get too, ...

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  • Berkeley Foundation partners with local charity Berkshire Youth

    The Berkeley Foundation, the grant-making foundation set up by housebuilder the Berkeley Group, has partnered with local charity Berkshire Youth. The Berkeley Foundation has given Berkshire Youth a grant of £30,000 over two years, which will help the charity develop a new strategy and business plan, and revitalise its governance. The Resilience Fund was launched in ...

  • Applications invited to the Reading Community Energy Society Grants Fund

    Community groups and charities are again invited to apply for the next round of Reading Community Energy Society Grants funding.   Projects can include installations of energy-saving lights through environmental awareness projects. One grant was recently awarded to fund a vegetable growing project at Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre in Emmer Green. The school used the grant ...

  • Masonic Charitable Foundation: Children and Young People grants

    The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) builds better lives by enabling opportunity, advancing healthcare and education and promoting independence for freemasons, their families and the wider community. This programme is open to national and local charities helping disadvantaged children and young people to overcome the challenges they face. The grants support disadvantaged and vulnerable children aged 0-18 and ...

  • Masonic Charitable Foundation: Later life inclusion grants

    The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) builds better lives by enabling opportunity, advancing healthcare and education and promoting independence for freemasons, their families and the wider community. The Later Life Inclusion grants programme is open to local and national charities that are working to reduce loneliness and isolation in later life. The grants support socially isolated and ...

  • Reading Community Energy Society Community Grants

    The Reading Community Energy Society (RCES) Community Grants Fund is open for applications Reading Community Energy Society comprises members from the local community, Reading Council and Energy 4 All, all of whom are passionate about increasing the amount of renewable energy in Reading. An important strand of their work is their Community Grants Programme. As a ...

  • Small Mental Health Grants for Community Groups – deadline approaching

    Compass Recovery College is pleased to announce small grants for voluntary groups in Reading, who are embedded in and providing grass roots support to their communities. They are offering 3 grants of £1000 each. The aim of this funding is to support mental health and wellbeing in vulnerable groups in Reading, by enabling local voluntary ...

  • National Emergencies Trust Local Action Fund – applications open until 22 October 2021

    Get up to £10,000 match funding to help your voluntary or community organisation overcome the effects of the pandemic. Crowdfunder and the National Emergencies Trust have teamed up to make more than £1.2m match funding available to help voluntary and community organisations in the UK overcome the effects of the pandemic. This exciting new opportunity aims ...

  • John Sykes Foundation offers support for Reading based community groups and charities

    With the Covid-19 pandemic having made it more difficult for charities and community groups to raise funds, the John Sykes Foundation  have created a Covid-19 Relief Fund. Qualifying local organisations can now apply to receive a special grant through 2021 and early 2022. A total of £50,000 has been allocated to this fund, with there ...

  • Matrix Causes Fund – provides support to organisations which promote access to justice

    The Matrix Causes Fund (MCF) provides support to organisations which promote access to justice (particularly for people trying to get support to meet their basic personal needs), equality of opportunity, or a sustainable environment. Other than in exceptional circumstances, the Fund will only provide an organisation with one-off funds of up to £5,000, or funds of ...

  • BCF Vital for Berkshire Fund – deadline 18 October 2021

    This Berkshire Community Fund (BCF) round of funding will focus broadly on charities serving key groups such as children and young people, older people, those with disabilities and those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic They we will prioritise charities and community groups that work to tackle issues and needs amongst: Children and young people Older people People with disabilities Those ...

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