How we fund
As well as providing financial support we also want to actively engage with the work and campaigns of our partners and to provide whatever advocacy we can. You can read about the work of the projects that we currently support here.
Our financial support is principally through small to medium size grants over a one to three year period. We want to develop a partnership with those that we support, to advocate for their work and to learn from them. Our typical grant size is between £1000- £25,000.
We are also pleased to offer the use of Pickwell Manor as a residential resource for some of the charities that we support. It has been used for team retreats; strategy weekends; trustee residential time; volunteer training, as well as for the bi-annual social enterprise training course that we host and jointly run.
The Process
We do not take unsolicited applications for grants but rather make invitations to apply for funding.
Grants are often given over a three-year period and we will consider grants towards core costs or unrestricted funds where appropriate.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE GRANTS TOWARDS PERSONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING OR DEVELOPMENT.