Tag: National Lottery Community Fund

New research shows community connections strengthen despite cost-of-living pressures

Stuart Mitchell

People across the UK predict growing pressure on local community-run support services in 2023, with the rising cost-of-living expected to drive up demand for food banks, debt advice and mental health charities. At the same time, despite personal and household pressures, community connections have strengthened, and more people intend to volunteer in 2023, with food banks set to benefit most from their community-minded efforts: Local priorities: over half of UK adults (55%) say that supporting people with the rising cost-of-living is most important for the wellbeing of their local community…

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London-based community group using educational workshops to protect young people from Female Genital Mutilation receives a share of nearly £17 million National Lottery funding

Stuart Mitchell

A London-based community group running workshops to educate students and health professionals on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is expanding their service after receiving almost £10,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Educate Not Mutilate project Educate Not Mutilate is one of almost 400 charities and community groups in London, doing vital work with communities, to receive a share of nearly £17 million in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund in the last three months.* Hibo Wardere, co-founder of Educate Not…

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The People’s Projects is back!

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund, ITV, UTV and the Sunday Mail have launched The People’s Projects – a National Lottery funding programme that not only delivers vital funding support to the heart of UK communities, but also raises awareness of the incredible work of community groups across the land. The popular funding programme returns after a 3-year break and is making a share of over £4 million of National Lottery funding available with applications accepted from today. Groups and projects can apply for grants of up to £70,000 to help…

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New UK collective to look at role of foundations in boosting enterprise

Stuart Mitchell

The Enterprise Grants Taskforce will bring together funders and foundations looking to support the development of earned income across the sector. A new group of funders and foundations has come together with the aim of boosting enterprise in the sector through better use of Enterprise Grants. Enterprise Grants are grants made by public or private funders which are used to help charities and social enterprises increase their capacity to earn income from selling services or goods, or reward trading growth.  The work of the Taskforce will combine efforts to define…

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£5.5 million of National Lottery money helps Scottish projects go the distance

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced a bumper package of grants worth £5,568,354 to a wide range of community projects in Scotland. Across the country 257 groups are receiving awards from The National Lottery Community Fund for a range of activities, many of which will help people to support each other through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. See link to list of awards by local authority here With a focus on supporting isolated and vulnerable people, today’s awards to community transport projects mean for many there is now a…

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