Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
This award is funded by the Barbara Ward Children's Foundation, which is a small grant-making body that helps smaller, non-religious charities. Since its registration with the Charity Commission in December 2001 it has awarded grants of more than £8.4 million to more than 350 organisations.
The aim of the Foundation is to help small, non-religious charities to serve severely disadvantaged children anywhere in the world. In recent years, the Foundation has provided grants to organisations working on youth projects in the following categories:
Education.
Health and wellbeing.
Holidays.
Sport, play and leisure.
Support, care and respite.
The aim of the Foundation is to help small, non-religious charities to serve severely disadvantaged children anywhere in the world. In recent years, the Foundation has provided grants to organisations working on youth projects in the following categories:
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Education.
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Health and wellbeing.
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Holidays.
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Sport, play and leisure.
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Support, care and respite.
100x Impact Accelerator Programme
The 100x Impact Accelerator is provided by a donation of £50 million from the British investor and philanthropist Sir Paul Marshall to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
100x Impact Accelerator will support two cohorts of 10 social enterprises every year, with 70% of these coming from emerging markets.
The accelerator is looking for scal-up impact organisations that have a proven model, so it can help deliver their next big leap of growth
There is a total of £50 million.Two cohorts of 10 social enterprises will be supported every year.
Each social enterprise selected for 100x Impact Accelerator will receive:
A £150,000 grant.
Access to LSE’s expertise.
A 12-week programme of bespoke support from experts and social unicorn founders – intended to help leaders determine how best to maximise their impact.
Two weeks of in-person sessions at LSE in London.
Virtual meetings with experts.
An annual Summit Day, where all participants will present to philanthropists, investors, governments, and media.
The programme is free. All expenses for ventures taking part in 100x will be covered. This includes the costs of the first and last week of the accelerator in London and to attend the Summit Day at the end of the year.
Application deadline: Friday 10th March 2023
Alfred Haines Charitable Trust
A small local grant making charity, the Alfred Haines Charitable Trust was established by the late Mr Alfred Haines in 1986.
The Trust offers one-off grants to small charitable organisations based in the West Midlands, to support projects and activities which improve the quality of life of local people.
The majority of donations are made on a one-off basis and are normally in the range of £250 to £2,000.
Occasionally, the Trust may agree to fund a project annually for up to three years subject to receipt of satisfactory project reports.
Allan Naesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust was established in 1979 in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote their particular interests in education and peace, and reducing poverty in developing countries.
The Trust aims to promote education, international friendship and understanding, plus world peace and development.
Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees and no minimum or maximum grant amount has been specified.
Birmingham and the Black Country Communities Fund
The Birmingham and the Black Country Communities Fund is administered by the Heart of England Community Foundation.
The Fund's grants are awarded from the earnings of a number of endowment funds, which are created from contributions by individuals, companies and trusts and managed by Heart of England Community Foundation.
The Fund aims to support small charities and community and voluntary groups supporting local people across Birmingham and the Black Country. The Foundation's priorities this financial year are:
Youth opportunities - including skills development, raising employment aspirations, positive engagement with communities.
Health and wellbeing - including mental health, dementia, domestic abuse.
Building stronger and cohesive communities - including tackling loneliness and isolation, support for migrants, developing community connection and integration.
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for one year.