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Capacity building grants & support 

Applications for 2024 are now closed.

For 2025, please apply between

1st Oct - 15th Dec 2024.

Please take our eligibility quiz first!

We provide a range of support activities funded by our capacity building grants as well as offering personal & peer support.

Capacity Building Grant up to the value £2,000 

  • a financial award paid directly to you (e.g. for equipment)

  • a financial award paid directly to an external source (e.g. training provider)

Personal & peer support

We adopt a coaching approach when working alongside our Partners. We help to;

  • Identify key areas of support 

  • Agree short and long-term goals 

  • Create an action plan within an agreed timeframe 

  • Fund a range of tailored support activities to help meet goals 

  • Schedule accountability check-ins 

  • Connect you with other Partners for peer support working groups

What we’re looking for in an organisation 

  • Ready to take next step of growth & invest in themselves 

  • Align with our values & ethos 

  • Time to work ‘on’ their organisation and not just ‘in’ it

  • Open to coaching approach 

  • Commit to up to 1 year of support 

We would love to hear from you, but please do take our Eligibility Quiz first to see whether you meet our minimum criteria.

  • If successful: We would welcome an application from you, so please read the information below and complete the form. We look forward to hearing from you!

  • If unsuccessful: As a small Foundation with a specific focus, we are sorry you don’t meet our minimum criteria. However, we wish you well and have compiled a list of alternative funders to help you on the next stage of your journey. Good luck!

More about the application process

  • The support we offer is bespoke, and your application will be the first step in helping us understand your needs.

  • If you meet our criteria at the application stage and are shortlisted, you will be invited to meet the Founder and one of our Trustees for a friendly discussion to go through your application in more detail.

  • Recommended applicants are then put to our board of Trustees for consideration

  • Successful applicants will be informed in writing in January & invited to a short interview on the 26th January

  • Onboarding will take place in February

Ready to apply?

Please complete the form below. Thank you!

Application Form

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