Links and other non BCF funding opportunities

Organisations
Funding Opportunities (non BCF)



Organisations

  • Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF):
    www.acf.org.uk

    ACF (Association of Charitable Foundations) is the leading membership association for trusts and foundations in the UK with over 300 members ranging in size from small and local grant-makers to some of the world's largest foundations.

  • All About Birmingham:
    www.birmingham.org.uk

    The official destination site for the City of Birmingham.

  • Be Birmingham:
    www.bebirmingham.org.uk

    Be Birmingham is the local strategic partnership for Birmingham that brings together partners from the business, community and voluntary, faith and public sectors to deliver a better quality of life in Birmingham.

  • B Strong (Birmingham Skills Training Reaching Organisations and Neighbourhood Groups):
    www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=36313&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11572

    B.STRONG provides organisational development support and capacity building training to voluntary organisations and community groups based in Birmingham.

  • Birmingham - a global city with a local heart:
    www.birmingham.gov.uk/youngpeople

    Birmingham City Council's services for our young people are all about working to support their learning and development towards adulthood.

  • Birmingham Carers Association:
    www.b-c-a.org.uk

    To relieve the poverty and sickness and mental suffering of people who are caring or who have cared for spouses, partners, relatives, and others who are dependent because of a disability, illness or frailty.

  • Birmingham Chamber - Your Birmingham:
    www.bci.org.uk

    Independent business support organisation serving and representing the business interests of small to large companies from all industry sectors.

  • Birmingham City Council:
    www.birmingham.gov.uk/

    Have got an external funding unit and information can be found on their website. They also produce an email information briefing that groups can sign up to. If a group wishes to subscribe to this free service they need to contact: ESF.enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk.

  • Birmingham Drug Alcohol Action Team/Alcohol Concern:
    www.bdaat.co.uk
    www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

    Free Alcohol Advice Training - Birmingham Drug Alcohol Action Team, has commissioned Alcohol Concern, the national agency on alcohol misuse, to deliver Identification and Brief Advice training in the Birmingham area. (Because of the way this course is funded the training will need to take place before 31st March 2010.)

    Alcohol Concern Brief Interventions factsheet examines five screening and brief interventions programmes currently in use looking at the various methods employed and identifying common difficulties and pointers for success.

  • Business in the Community (Cares / Prohelp):
    www.bitc.org.uk

    Business in the Community is a unique movement  in the UK of over 800 member companies, with a further 2000 plus engaged through our programmes and campaigns. We operate through a local network of more than 100 business led partnerships and 60 global partners.
    Employee Volunteering Opportunities

    Cares (0121 451 2227)
    Are you a community group, voluntary organisation, school or social enterprise in need of volunteers?
    Birmingham Community Engagement Leaflet

    Prohelp: (www.prohelp.org.uk)
    ProHelp is a national network of over 1,000 professional firms each of which has offered to provide professional advice and strategic support free of charge to community groups and voluntary organisations in their local area.
    Prohelp Community Leaflet

  • BVSC (Birmingham Voluntary Services Council):
    www.bvsc.org

    Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) is an independent Charity, working with and on behalf of voluntary and community organisations in Birmingham. As one of a number of councils for voluntary services (CVS) in England, BVSC seeks to support and promote the development of an effective and diverse voluntary and community sector.

    Ask BVSC Helpline: call: 0121 678 8888 or email: askbvsc@bvsc.org

  • Charities Aid Foundation (CAF):
    www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx?page=7544 (Grant Programmes link)

    CAF is a non-governmental organisation with a unique purpose, to increase the substance of philanthropy around the world. Wherever we work we aim to help donors make the most of their giving, and non profit organisations make the most of their resources.

  • CAFonline.org:
    www.CAFonline.org

    You can make online donations to the charity of your choice, including the Birmingham Foundation via the above website. Once on the site, simply select ‘Find a Charity’ and type in ‘Birmingham Foundation’ so that you can view our details.

  • Charity Commission:
    www.charity-commission.gov.uk

    The Charity Commission is here to give the public confidence in the integrity of charities in England and Wales. We are a UK Government department responsible to the Courts for our decisions and to the Home Secretary for the way we use our resources.

  • Community Foundation Network:
    www.communityfoundations.org.uk

    The Community Foundation Network is the national support organisation for the United Kingdom community foundations. Community Foundations represent a fast-growing development which benefits donors, local voluntary and community organisations and local communities through the UK.

  • Directory of Social Change (DSC):
    www.dsc.org.uk

    Directory of Social Change (DSC) is an independent charity with a vision of an independent voluntary sector at the heart of social change.

  • Fair Play for Children:
    www.fairplayforchildren.org

    Fair Play for Children exists to promote understanding and action on the Child's Right to Play.

  • Giving Campaign:
    www.givingcampaign.org.uk

    An independent, national campaign supported by the voluntary sector and the Government. It has been established to increase the amount of money given to UK charities.

  • Guidestar UK:
    www.guidestar.org.uk

    GuideStar UK, the first place to look for comprehensive information about every charity - from the largest national charity to the thousands of small charities that are active in every community. GuideStar UK is a member of GuideStar Alliance.

  • Foundation Center:
    www.fdncenter.org

    A world enriched by the effective allocation of philanthropic resources, informed public discourse about philanthropy, and broad understanding of the contributions of nonprofit activity to civil society.

  • Funding Information:
    www.fundinginformation.org

    We have over 25 years of experience working with non profit distributing organisations as they develop their fundraising skills and strategies.

  • Fundraising UK Ltd:
    www.fundraising.uk

    Fundraising UK Ltd is the UK's leading Internet fundraising consultancy. Founded in 1996 by Howard Lake, it helps charities in the UK and internationally to use the Internet as a fundraising tool to enhance and extend their existing fundraising activities. It also advises for-profit companies that provide services and products to fundraisers, helping them use the Internet to enhance their business.

  • I Need to know:
    www.ineed2know.org.uk

    Welcome to Ineed2know.org.uk, here you can find services and activities for children, young people and families across Birmingham.

  • Local Development Agencies
    www.birmingham-da.org

    Supporting voluntary and community organisations in Birmingham - links and information, including a wide range of factsheets for policies, procedures and funding.

    NB: The website will show the various agencies for all geographical areas in Birmingham

  • NCVO:
    www.ncvo-vol.org.uk

    NCVO (The National Council for Voluntary Organisations) is a registered charity (number 225922), a company limited by guarantee, number 198344 England, which gives voice and support to civil society.

    NCVO believes passionately in the voluntary and community sector. This is a sector with the power to transform the lives of people and communities for the better.

  • NHS Library Department:
    www.equip.nhs.uk

    A gateway to quality health and social care information for UK patients, their families and carers.

    Help yourself to find out:
    • about risks, symptoms and treatment options
    • where to seek support and advice (in UK)
    • information for the West Midlands

  • VCS Matters - working to improve the lives of children and young people in Birmingham:
    www.vcsmatters.org

    At a time of great change in the services for children and young people, VCS Matters supports Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to work within the Every Child Matters framework in Birmingham.

Funding Opportunities (Non BCF)

  • Access Funds:
    www.access-funds.co.uk/directories

    This site aims to provide the latest funding information from Central Government, National Lottery, devolved governing bodies and the EU, providing grant and funding information to the British Charitable sector.

  • Barrow Cadbury Trust:
    www.barrowcadbury.org.uk

    An independent charitable foundation providing grants to grassroots community groups in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Please refer to our grant criteria to see what funding programmes are open to applications.

  • BCC External Funding Unit:
    www.birmingham-da.org/links/funding

    Funding & Social Enterprise - resources relating to funding sources, support and financing your work.

  • BVSC - Open4Community
    www.open4community.info/bvsc

    BVSC (Birmingham Voluntary Services Council) has updated and improved their funding database. Groups can now go onto their website to look for possible funding sources, these include, Government, Lottery, EU Funding, Non Government and Trust funding.

    Ask BVSC Helpline: call: 0121 678 8888 or email: askbvsc@bvsc.org

  • BT Community Connections
    www.btcommunityconnections.com

    BT Community Connections is an award scheme which enables community and charitable organisations to get online and make use of information and communications technology (ICT).

  • Charities Aid Foundation:
    www.cafonline.org/grants-council

    CAF is a non-governmental organisation with a unique purpose, to increase the substance of philanthropy around the world. Wherever we work we aim to help donors make the most of their giving, and non profit organisations make the most of their resources.

  • Charities Direct:
    www.charitiesdirect.com

    CharitiesDirect.com is renowned for it's comprehensive databases of financial information about charities and database of charity advisors.

  • Citizens Connection:
    wwww.CitizensConnection.net/getting-funded

    Aims to demystify the world of funding by providing access to information previously only available at a charge. Contains the latest funding news, helpsheets, good practice guides etc.

  • Community Fund:
    www.community-fund.org.uk

    Community Fund is the operating name of the National Lottery Charities Board, the independent organisation set up by Parliament in 1994 to distribute money raised by the National Lottery to support charities and voluntary and community groups throughout the UK and to UK agencies working abroad.

  • Eve Brook Scholarship Fund
    www.evebrookfund.org.uk

    The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund is for young people, aged 16 – 25, who have grown up in residential or foster care with Birmingham City Council.

  • European Social Fund (ESF):
    www.esf.gov.uk

    The official website of DFEE, includes news and downloads of application forms.

  • Fit 4 funding:
    www.fit4funding.org.uk

    The fit4funding website provides 'Help & Advice' for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.
    Email: info@fit4funding.org.uk

  • Funder Finder:
    www.funderfinder.org.uk

    Funder Finder develops and distributes software to help individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to identify charitable trusts that may be able to give them money.

  • GOWM – European Funding:
    www.go-wm.gov.uk/european

    European Secretariat website; information on structural funding available in the West Midlands.

  • Government Funding
    www.governmentfunding.org.uk

    This site is your online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from a wide variety of funders.

  • GRANTFinder
    www.grantfinder.co.uk

    Established in 1985, GRANTfinder is a user-friendly funding database carrying details in excess of 4,000 UK and EU grants, loans, venture capital and advisory programmes – a reservoir of information that is constantly growing and continuously updated.

    Organisations benefiting from GRANTfinder’s services include: local authorities; universities; housing associations; the health sector; business support agencies; leading accountancy firms; national charities; and blue chip companies.

  • Grants Online
    www.grantsonline.org.uk

    The UK's leading information provider on grants from the European Union, UK Government, the Lottery and Grant Making Trusts.

  • Home Access
    www.homeaccess.org.uk

    The government has made a grant of up to £528 available for low income familes with children living in England; it's targeted at those without access to the internet.
    Call 0333 200 1004 or visit their website (see link above)

  • J4B
    www.j4b.co.uk

    Comprehensive grant information for the UK & Ireland. Over 4500 financial programs researched with daily updates. Covering European, national government and lottery funding plus regional and local funding.

  • Lottery Funding
    www.lotteryfunding.org.uk

    Lottery Funding is a joint website run by all Lottery funders in the UK. This site allows you to search information on current funding programmes across the UK.

  • Trust Funding
    www.trustfunding.org.uk

    Trustfunding details all trusts included within DSC and CAF publications and is updated regularly throughout the year.

    It includes information on over 4,200 grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year.

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