If you are comfortable applying for money from lotteries, the People’s Postcode Lottery is inviting applications due to a boost in funding from players. Grants are available between £500 and £20,000 for local good causes, under the headings of: People’s Postcode Trust under the themes Promoting human rights Combatting discrimination Preventing poverty Postcode Community Trust […]
Fundraising
20% have donated in last 3 months says YouGov
Despite the coronavirus crisis causing many people to be more careful about their finances, one in five people in the UK have donated to a charity in the past 3 months, according to data from YouGov Profiles. The full article make very interesting reading. In line with typical donation patterns, donors are more likely to […]
Sad times for Age UK Suffolk
Age UK Suffolk has closed, following financial challenges compounded after the COVID-19 led to a fall in fundraising and paid-for services. The services cost £2 million per year to run and the county council said it would help to ensure that the essential gap is filled, but I expect that is little comfort for the […]
Government grants available
The Government has announced that £90 million of grants are available and I encourage you to see if your organisation could benefit. Community Match Challenge Up to £85 million is available as matched funding for grants expected to be in the range of £5-20 million. Applications must be received by 2nd August (I know it’s […]
Instagram launches new fundraising tool
Instagram is starting a small test in the US, UK and Ireland giving individuals the ability to create and donate to personal fundraisers on Instagram. With some parallels to Facebook fundraisers, this is a test but it is likely to be more widely rolled out if successful. To see if you could benefit from this, […]