Children in Need – Launching new grant scheme October 2022
BBC Children in Need will be launching new funding programmes this autumn. The charity has developed a new grant-making strategy that focusses on the principles of:
- sharing power with children and young people
- acting flexibly
- using our voice to build awareness and empathy around issues
- building partnerships to bring communities and investors together
The new grants will be allocated through three separate streams:
- grants for projects – this will be similar to previous project-based funding
- funding for core (organisational) costs
- grants for smaller, emerging organisations – launching in Spring 2023
Organisations will only be able to apply for one of these streams per year.
The priority geographic areas within Devon are Torridge, Mid Devon, Teignbridge, Torbay, East Devon and West Devon and the thematic areas of interest for the South West are:
- Projects supporting children and young people living in poverty or situations of deprivation.
- Projects representing the diversity of young people living in the region, including organisations with experience of supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Keep an eye on the BBC Children in Need website for more details.
Aviva Community Fund
Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community.
Every three months from January 2020 onwards, £250,000 will be split equally among Aviva’s UK employees to donate to the projects that matter to them most.
Aviva wants to support projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty and will be supporting projects in two key areas:
- Climate Action: Promoting healthy, thriving communities by preventing, preparing for and protecting against the impacts of climate change.
- Financial Wellbeing: Helping people to take control of their wellbeing by giving them the tools to be more financially resilient and independent.
To take part the project must also be raising funds to develop a new approach, product or technology, pilot a new scheme, implement a new initiative, or expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group. All beneficiaries must be in the UK.
You can watch a video on how to apply on the Aviva Community fund website.
Once applications have been submitted, applicants will need to create a fundraising page on Crowdfunder that Aviva employees can browse and donate funds to. Applicants can also showcase their projects to raise additional public donations.
John Ellerman Foundation
Environment: People and Planet Grant
We concentrate our Environment funding under two main headings:
- Protecting the seas – safeguarding and restoring the marine environment, through more and effectively managed protected areas; ocean recovery; engaging coastal communities; reducing overfishing and tackling other harmful effects of human activity on the sea, such as pollution.
- Creating richer, more sustainable places on land – building healthier ecosystems in urban or rural settings, through better management of these areas; experimenting with or linking together habitats; large-scale interventions that help restore places of special significance. We will also support work to reduce or prevent damaging effects of human activity, such as climate change, air pollution or pesticide use.
Open to organisations that do some of the following:
- Seek to improve the natural environment.
- Understand both the significance of habitats for human wellbeing, as well as the impact of people on nature.
- Look for sustainable solutions by ensuring that the livelihoods and economic needs of local communities are integrated into their thinking and strategy.
- Work collaboratively.
- Work in an evidence-based way.
- Tackle causes as well as symptoms.
Priority is given to organisations based in the UK and are a registered charity with and income between £100,000 and £10m.
Core funding has long been their signature but they are happy to make grants for programmes or projects. These costs could include:
- Staff salaries, training and expenses.
- Day-to-day running costs and operations.
- Monitoring and evaluation.
- Communications and digital innovation.
To find out if you are eligible to apply and how to apply visit the John Ellerman website.
Community News
Digital Devon is offering free, tailored digital skills tutoring to community residents across Devon.
Funded by the Community Renewal Fund, Digital Devon aims to support residents in gaining vital Digital skills in order for them to be able to use technology effectively and safely across both their working and personal lives. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, this training is especially important for those who struggle to use online services, and those who have become more isolated than ever in rural Communities.
Led by Learn Devon, this part of the project has been running since February and has been helping people in Devon with basic skills such as using their emails, Zoom, or setting up their social media accounts. It has recently been extended to run into November 2022 to increase the amount of people we can help. These sessions are free to all, with people dropping into our centres with their specific issues and getting help, and with some appointments available if more time is needed.
This project also has an allowance for gifting devices to those who might need them, with the option of a laptop or tablet. The idea is to give someone both the device, and the skills to effectively use it.
Sessions are being run all over Devon in community centres and libraries- you can visit our Skills launch pad website and click on “Community Learning” to find one closest to you.
You can alternatively call 0781 501 45 43 or email digitaldevon@learndevon.co.uk to speak to one of our tutors and find a suitable session. Unfortunately, these are not available to those who live in unitary authorities (such as Plymouth or Torbay).