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#grantalert #ngofunding #developmentpartners #funding #aid Leeds Building Society Foundation is offering small and large scale grants upto GBP 100k under following themes for #UK #charities Financial stress - projects that help with bills or debt stress. Security and refuge - projects that support emergency accommodation. Quality and suitability of housing. Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness. https://lnkd.in/eMz_ycv2

How It Works - This isn’t just a fundraising campaign - it’s a comprehensive solution for those most in need. We’re starting with a pilot programme in Flintshire, and all funds raised through fundraising will be used to support any property that qualifies within Flintshire. However, we do have access to a grant that is focusing on areas, including: Aston, Broughton East, Broughton West, Buckley Pentrobin, Ewloe, Hawarden, Mancot, Saltney Ferry, Mold Junction, Sandycroft, Saltney Stonebridge, Sealand, Shotton East, Shotton Higher, Shotton West. To access the grant, you're in our pilot area and need a free boiler repair, call Warm Wales at 0800 091 1786 (weekdays only 9-5pm). They’ll check eligibility and guide your application. Approved cases will be referred for repairs. Warm Wales can also advise on other support you may not realise your eligible for. So well worth giving them a call. #Help4Heating #Fundraising #CommunitySupport #PilotProgramme #Flintshire #MakingADifference #EnergySupport

Access has just released the latest technical report into the construction of a flagship blended finance programme, the Growth Fund, which saw 17 social investor-led funds use £45m of finance from Better Society Capital and The National Lottery Community Fund to deploy £48.6m of loans and loan/grant products to 724 charities and social enterprises. #GrowthFund #BlendedFinance #SocialInvestment #SocialEnterprise The National Lottery Community Fund Better Society Capital 📄 Read the full report here: Use of Subsidy Report - Growth Fund https://lnkd.in/eQuc5FRx (Photo - IndiRock transformed an empty unit in Southend's Victoria Shopping Centre into a vibrant community hub, bouldering wall and coffee shop utilising funds via the Growth Fund Sporting Assets).

Erm, any charities in our network looking to attain funding for big community work?? We are currently helping a national charity to get ready for a large lottery bid that will support them to develop a greater, more connected community across the UK. Are you a charity or non-profit looking to develop your community? Do you want to build deeper connections with your people? Do you want to enable supporting relationships between your beneficiaries ?  We are experts in this work. We collaborated with 60+ charities to created the award-winning Human Connection Framework during the pandemic, and since then we’ve built on this work to create organisation-wide transformation (One YMCA), develop tools for developing warm relationships with marginalised young people (Catch22) and train Google designers to weave human connection into their work (and teams). 🤝 We want to support others in creating impact by helping communities seed, develop and sustain. The National Lottery Community Fund is perfectly poised for this work, and we can help you to use this fund to help your community – both at a local and national scale: https://lnkd.in/g_SH8B7 Reach out to us for a chat about how we could do this work together: https://lnkd.in/edXNX5Ks #community #connection #charity #funding

#Housing, #debt and the #CostOfLiving are three main issues in 2024, according to one #charity in the South East of England. Colchester Citizens Advice, part of the network of charities that make up Citizens Advice Essex Limited, is currently seeing a surge in Section 21 notices being handed out to tenants in their local area. Kerry Hackett, Energy Advisor at Citizens Advice Colchester, said: “Housing is a national issue. Landlords have their own valid reasons for ending people’s tenancies – we’re hearing a lot anecdotally about #landlords wanting to sell their properties, for example. But it does mean that someone can be a perfect #tenant, but then have to move on. “And because of the cost-of-living crisis, a lot of people are in debt. When tenants have to move on, they haven’t been in the market for a new property in a few years and are now priced out." Read more ⬇ https://lnkd.in/ekg6BVwP

[Toronto, ON] "Tapestry Community Capital says housing groups across Canada are aiming to raise $110-MILLION through community bonds to secure #AffordableHousing options. It says at least 11 charitable, non-profit, and co-operative housing providers will be using the funding model to create or preserve more than 3,000 housing units. #CommunityBonds pay out interest and eventually return the initial capital in the same way as more conventional bonds — but the money is directed to social projects, and the not-for-profit entity that initiates one is responsible for the guarantee... Tapestry says the funding efforts come as affordable housing options become harder to find and high financing costs make new rental supply harder to build." https://lnkd.in/ghEcay39

We are pleased to announce that Caledonia Housing Association has created a £12,000 community fund, as part of our #GivingBack campaign to support community organisations which provide vital services and activities for its tenants.   Managed through our Neighbourhood Officers, this fund will ensure resources are allocated to address local needs and support community organisations that directly impact tenants' lives, particularly during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.   Forty organisations have received financial support from the fund including: 🏠 Lochee Community Hub in Dundee 🏠 Faifley Parish Church in Clydebank 🏠 Tulloch Primary School in Perth   The new fund has been established using proceeds generated from the sale of our Caledonia’s Broughty Ferry office, Northwood House, in Dundee which was donated to Caledonia by The Northwood Charitable Trust.    Proceeds of the Northwood House sale have also allowed us to continue our partnership with Scarf, the energy-saving advisory service which supports tenants to manage their energy costs, as well as establish a new partnership with Lightning Reach, a financial support portal which provides access to a range of personalised services to build financial resilience and wellbeing.   Find out more on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hbBEhM   #givingback #affordablehousing #scottishhousing

Capitalise on the opportunity to apply to unrestricted funding of £150,000 from the Bank of Scotland's Empower programme. The unrestricted nature of this funding means that organisations can spend it on anything they require. The focus of the programme is funding charities who support vulnerable groups/people. This fund is expected to be competitive. It has a short opening window of 3rd February until 12th February so planning applications now is essential. To find the criteria, funding process & guidelines: https://lnkd.in/enE5HpPm The Hub can offer support to our members intending to apply to this fund for sustainable projects. Reach out to us on enquries@hiclimatehub.co.uk #LetsDoNetZero

Rocket Science UK Ltd we use the eight funder commitments developed by the Institute For Voluntary Action Research These align to our values and how we work to educate funders from programme design through to review and learning. These 10 actions resonate with what we see and hear from applicants and grantees alike and there are no surprises. We should all reflect and use an applicant journey. We should ensure barriers to applying are reduced, language and the process is both clear and straight forward, that funders only ask for what is needed through each stage of the process, and that funds are multi year and unrestricted. We should remember that a grant is a gift, that we should trust organisations. They know what is needed to reach the agreed outcomes!

There are a number of reliefs and abatements that can be used to mitigate the cost of CIL. The most important relief being for existing buildings, this is conditional upon the existing building having been in use for at least 6 months in the 3 years prior to the date of the planning approval. There are further reliefs for self-builders, charities, and social housing. Abatements are allowed where CIL has already been paid for development A, and you propose to switch to development B. It is important to complete the CIL forms, including those claiming relief correctly and to inform the Planning Authority 14 days before any type of work is commenced on site, in order to avoid losing rights to pay by instalments and incurring penalty interest. The cost of CIL is treated as an allowable expense in the overall viability of the project and so its impact may reduce the extent of your Affordable Housing Obligations. Get in touch with one of our experts today if you have any queries on CIL to see whether we can help! 01392 84002 info@s106management.co.uk #CIL #communityinfrastructurelevy #viability #planningobligations #affordablehousing #propertydevelopment #S106Management