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Community Business Trade Up Programme
Are you running a community business – an organisation that directly benefits your local area? Do you want to increase your impact and sales?…
Read ArticleCore funding and free training for health charities - 2018 GSK IMPACT Awards
GSK’s IMPACT Awards reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. Organisations must be at least three years old,…
Read ArticleCoalfields Community Investment Programme - Funding Support and Practical Help
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has reopened the enquiry survey for the Coalfields Community Investment Programme providing funding up to £10,000.…
Read ArticleNorth East Charity Awards Launched
The Awards, which recognise the best charities in the North East, are running for a third year. This year’s event takes place at the Boiler Shop in…
Read ArticleSearch for innovative Tees Valley businesses
VentureFest Tees Valley are looking for 15 businesses who dare to do things differently to take part in the Innovation Showcase exhibition. This…
Read ArticleFunding for community groups
Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving community funding scheme has launched for 2017 with a total fund of £82,000 to help small groups…
Read ArticleNeed support on social investment? Get a mentor
Get Informed offers practical support, guidance and information to help board members of charities and social enterprises understand the…
Read ArticleEuropean Structural and Investment Funds: useful resources
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth. The funds…
Read ArticleApply to the Life Chances Fund
The Life Chances Fund is an £80 million fund to provide payment-by-results contracts for locally developed projects by socially minded investors.…
Read ArticleThree Cheers for Volunteers!
Durham Community Action welcomed around 200 volunteers, nominees and VIP guests to their Volunteering Celebration event at Beamish Museum. The event…
Read ArticleSocial Investment Fund for Homelessness Charities
A social investment fund for homelessness charities across England worth £4.5m - said to be the first of its kind - will launch next month. …
Read ArticleYouth Homeless North East Annual Survey
The YHNE survey provides the only opportunity we have of gaining a more detailed picture of youth homelessness specific to the North East, however,…
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