Arts Council England gives funding to support creativity and culture across England. National Lottery Project Grants  is a fund for creative individuals and organisations in England who want funding for a project. It is open to everyone and you can apply …
SCVO and Dudley CVS will be hosting easyfundraising’s Partnerships Manager Becky Coleman to tell you about how changing your organisation’s and network’s online shopping habits can support your fundraising goals. easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity shopping site. It is …
Our friends at Challenge Academy CIC have some brilliant news to share – Reaching Communities has awarded them £311,000. It’s been great to play a small part in this success. Challenge Academy CIC (community interest company) is a social enterprise …
Dudley CVS are working with Creative Black Country and Dudley Council to support projects that develop creative activity with and by local communities across the Dudley borough. The projects will form a Summer of Creativity across Dudley which will coincide with the …
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has funding available to help redress the regional inequalities in access to green space. The grants programme is called Community Green Grants. WMCA will be holding a webinar to provide more information on how …
Martin and Becky talk about why funding bids can sometimes fail. Bringing together a list pitfalls and mistakes direct from funders and sharing their own experiences of what turns funders off, this episode will hopefully help you to improve your chances when you’re bidding for grant funding
In February I met Clare Evans from Riverside House to discuss a funding application to the Severn Trent Water Community Fund. Following our meeting, Clare completed the application and sent it to me for review prior to submission. By way …
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 …
Following our first online ‘Meet the Funder’ event with Lloyds Bank Foundation, we held another focusing on three funders a few days later. This time, the ‘Meet the Funder’ event welcomed and heard from Angela Haymonds from Enovert Community Trust, …
I’m really pleased to share the great news that Black Country Arts Council has received an Creative Communities commission from Creative Black Country to pilot a project called Young Sketch Bookers, which aims to bridge the gap between creative projects …