Day: 22 July 2023

The National Lottery Community Fund doubles down on grassroots funding as it kicks-off a bold new 2030 strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest community funder unveils its new strategy and first new funding moves. The strategic shift sees a significant boost for grassroots community groups while The National Lottery Community Fund says a focus going forward will be on four key missions where it wants its funding to make the biggest impact: ‘Turbo charging’ support for grassroots: doubling the amount and term of funding available through flagship small grants programme, National Lottery Awards for All £15 million for a new programme to connect communities as the funder seeks to tackle…

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Sage Foundation partners with CARE International UK to provide international disaster relief

Stuart Mitchell

Sage Foundation today announced a new partnership with CARE International UK, a global humanitarian organisation delivering emergency relief and long-term development projects across the world. The Foundation will provide £180,000 to support global relief efforts for natural disasters and humanitarian crises as part of its commitment to support communities in need. The partnership will initially run for a year, with the potential to be extended further. Any event causing detrimental social impact will be eligible for support, from naturally occurring disasters such as a hurricane, tsunami or earthquake, to incidents…

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Bluestate announce UK Giving Behaviours Report 2023

Stuart Mitchell

2022 was a record breaking year for fundraising in the UK, while 2023 is making many fundraisers re-evaluate their programmes to respond to the current giving landspace. To help the sector, Blue State surveyed 1,540 individuals in the UK to understand broad trends in giving, what organisations can do to navigate these challenges, and how to find new donors through a difficult environment. Two key findings include: 20% of Brits intend to donate more to charity in 2023 than in 2022 – rising to 24% for households in London, 25%…

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£10 million award for new state-of-the-art eye health centre

Stuart Mitchell

The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded £10 million to Moorfields Eye Charity for Oriel, a new integrated centre for advancing eye health which will be the new home for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, opening in 2027. The £10 million grant for Oriel will help push the boundaries of eye research, delivering breakthrough treatments to the front line of patient care.  It will support bringing clinicians and researchers from Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology together under one roof for closer collaborative…

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WRAP announce Let’s Go Zero – new partnership to support climate action in our schools

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP have announced their latest iniative aimed at bringing climate action into schools with a post on their website, added below. We want to help inspire the next generation of climate action advocates, so we’re delighted to announce our partnership with Let’s Go Zero, a campaign that unites schools in becoming net zero by 2030. Harriet Lamb, WRAP CEO, said: “I am thrilled to see WRAP join this powerful coalition of like-minded organisations to support our schools taking action on climate change. “Harnessing the passion and energy of young people to…

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