On Wednesday 8 December, the Prime Minister gave a statement on COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. The Prime Minister confirmed that the government will move to Plan B in England. Dudley Council has updated its guidance for not-for-profits in the …
Conversations with the funder – Black Country ESF Community Grants
Last week we held a third ‘Meet the Funder’ event for not-for-profit organisations across Dudley borough. This time we welcomed Ruth Burgess, Grant Manager at Black Country ESF Community Grants. We were also joined by not-for-profits from across the Black …
Make an impact for a small charity: Become a trustee of ARC-AID
Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee? Do you have the skills to make a big impact to a small charity? Do you want to help lead campaigns that raise awareness for people and families affected by industrial cancers …
Make a difference in Pensnett: Help to breathe new life into Fens Pool Community Centre
Are you passionate about bringing the community together? Do you believe that residents can lead, organise and create projects that bring life to a community? Do you have skills, passion and time to give to make things happen and help …
Lots on offer to support new and experienced trustees this Trustees’ Week
Trustees’ Week has landed again and I wanted to share some of the great resources out there that can help you become a better trustee, as well as invite you to an informal Trustees Week chat that we’re hosting alongside …
Resources for charities and not-for-profits during the Coronavirus pandemic
It’s probably fair to say that it’s an uncertain time for the not-for-profit sector. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected organisations in different ways, depending on their activities, their size or how they’re funded. Some have had to suspend their activities; …
Support on offer to help Dudley nonprofits access Black Country Community Grants 2019-2021
Over the last six months or so I’ve been publicising this grants programme through our email bulletin. I recently learned that the number of organisations from the Dudley borough applying and receiving funding is very low in comparison to the …
Reflections on Good Finance Live
A couple of weeks ago, I headed to Birmingham for the Good Finance Live event on social investment to meet experts, social investors, not-for-profits that had accessed social investment and, hopefully, to bring some useful information and ideas back to …
Over £11million over 11 years! 261 nonprofits, 113 grants programmes, 614 successful applications supported
Did you know that over the last 11 years, Martin and I have supported nonprofits to access more than £11million in grant funding? You probably didn’t because we only recently realised this ourselves! Given that Martin and I have recently …