BNI Foundation UK

Our eleventh and final grant goes to Inner Wings from London, N3, for their Confidence Building Project. The grant will be used to support Inner Wings' mission of building confidence and bravery in children aged 6 to 12, with a particular focus on girls, across the UK through accessing free, school programmes across the UK. The project aims to impact around 12,000 young people, helping them to develop a growth mindset, realise their unique potential and reduce anxiety, Additionally, it will empower them to share their unique voice and enhance their public. The charity's ultimate aim is to contribute to a more gender-equal and confident generation of future leaders and we are very pleased to support their cause! Thanks so much to our supporters who have enabled our Summer 24 round of Grants funding to happen!

Grant number 10 of our Summer Grants funding round goes to Wood Street Mission in Manchester! This grant will be used to improve education capabilities for young people aged 5-16 from low-income families throughout Manchester and Salford, providing school uniform, PE kit, backpacks, and other classroom essentials to ensure young people can fit in with classmates and focus on their learning. A worthy project, which we are very pleased to support!

On the ninth day of our Summer 24 Grant Awards, we're awarding £650 to Richmond Scouts, based in Richmond, North Yorkshire for their Projector Installation project which will benefit the Scout Group, and other Community Groups who use their facility for things like homeschooling. first aid courses and language courses, enhancing the educational experience for participants in these programmes. The installation of this equipment is intended to benefit at least 200 young people in the first year. We hope that you enjoy using your new equipment! #grantfunding #bnifoundationuk

Flying the flag for Wales in our Summer 24 Grant Awards and recipients of our eighth grant are Cardiff-based charity "The Ajuda Foundation". The charity have been awarded £1000 for their project to enable children to train in CPR & use of a defibrillator, build on that training as they grow up, and be able to use those community defibrillators in order to act confidently in an emergency situation. The charity have an amazing goal to train every child in Wales over the age of 10 to use a defibrillator and to perform CPR in an emergency situation. What an amazing goal to work towards! We wish you every success in achieving your goal and making a huge impact in your community!

It's time for Grant Number 7!! Today's grant goes to the Friends of St Luke's based in Redbourn, Hertfordshire and will be used to improve, enhance and create their sensory spaces with specialist equipment, specifically designed to cater to the unique needs of pupils who all have an Educational Health Care plan. Around 177 pupils will benefit, enabling them to have fun, explore their physical boundaries and reduces anxiety. Congratulations to St Luke's on your grant! #grantfunding #bnifoundationuk

Grant Number Six goes to the Henry Allen Trust based in Milton Keynes, who are supporting around 200 children, teens and young adults battling childhood cancer across the UK. The trust have been awarded £1000 to purchase arts and crafts materials for children who are currently in hospital receiving treatment for cancer. This will help individuals obtain and develop numerous skills which include inventiveness and creative thinking, problem solving and communications skills plus help individuals engage their sense of touch, sight and sound and develop their motor skills and hand eye co-ordination. We are so privileged to be able to support projects like this!

From down south yesterday to up north today, our grants really do cover the width and breadth of the UK! Our fifth grant is awarded to The Oaks Secondary school for their "Sustainability in Textiles" project. The Oaks have been awarded £1000 to introduce sustainability into Textiles courses from Year 7 to Year 11, giving around 370 pupils with SEND learning needs the opportunity to develop wider sewing skills/motor skills across Textiles and understanding of sustainability within the resources used in projects. Grants like this are only possible through the generosity of our wonderful donors, and we hugely appreciate your support! #grantfunding #send #bnifoundationuk

Grant Number 4!! Today we're saying congratulations to Climate Ed who are recipients of our Summer 24 Givers Gain Grants. The charity has been awarded £1000 for their climate education programme for primary schools. Their grant from the BNI Foundation UK will be used to deliver their programme to pupils in schools in areas of multiple deprivation in London. Another worthy cause for us to support! #giversgaingrants #grantfunding #bnifoundationuk

Day number 3 of our Summer Grants Giveaway, and today's grant goes to Little Miracles Charity who work with Children in Peterborough and North Cambridgeshire with life-limiting conditions. We awarded the charity £950 to give children with profound multiple learning difficulties and life-limiting conditions, and their families, three days of immersive, sensory-story experiences in a safe space with qualified childcare practitioners. The project aims to give families the opportunity to make more memories which will last forever with their children, and we are pleased to be able to support this worthy cause. #bnifoundationuk #grantfunding #giversgaingrants

Our Second Grant from our Summer 24 round of funding goes to Brighton and Hove based Charity "Off the Fence" for their Youth Mentoring Programme. The grant of £1000 will provide 1-to-1 mentoring, two 3-week school holiday clubs, lunch clubs, and an 8-part mental health syllabus titled: Where’s Your Head At? which covers themes including mental health, educational advancement, and healthy relationships, which is targeted at vulnerable students. Around 100 young people will benefit from the project. Congratulations to Off the Fence on your grant! #giversgaingrants #bnifoundationuk #grantfunding