BDCVS is looking for a Programmes Manager (30 hours per week). You will lead on three of our key projects: Young Londoners Network, Local Giving, and Place Shaping.

The Programmes Manager will be the main point of contact for all three programmes. You will work closely with a staff team and the Board of trustees. You will be implementing and trialling some of the most innovative and progressive projects in the capital.

The role is not for the faint-hearted. You will have a passion for the not-for-profit sector, a committent to social justice, and children and young people. We are looking for someone with a creative outlook and good attention to detail.

To apply, please send a 2-page CV with a 2-page supporting statement to rita.chadha@bdcvs.org.uk.

Please note applications received without a supporting statement will be automatically excluded.

Closing date: 30 August 2019

The Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund supports work in the following areas:

• Young Offenders
• Prisoners and Ex-prisoners
• Young disadvantaged people, especially those at risk of criminal involvement

They are especially interested in helping smaller organisations which offer direct services. Organisations must normally be registered charities or in the process of applying for registration. The Company will consider funding up to £15,000 per annum and will normally award a grant for one year only.

http://www.weavers.org.uk/charitable-grants

The Woodward Charitable Trust provides small grants (£100–£5,000) and large grants (over £5,000) to small to medium-sized charities with an income of less than £300,000. Separately it provides children's summer playscheme grants (considered in April each year) for charities with an annual income of less than £100,000.

The Woodward Charitable Trust's grant-making focuses on:

• Children and young people
• Prisoners and ex-offenders
• Disadvantaged women
• Disability projects
• Arts outreach work
• Projects that promote integration and community cohesion amongst minority groups

The trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the trustees are also willing to fund core costs. Most grants are only for one year.

http://woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk

The Golsoncott Foundation supports projects that demonstrate and deliver excellence in the arts, in particular fine arts and music. This includes providing access to the arts for young people and developing new audiences. Grants vary according to context. They are not subject to an inflexible limit, but will not normally exceed £3,000 or be recurring.

The trustees meet on a quarterly basis to review applications.

The Golsoncott Foundation

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD) organises a range of events and projects to celebrate and promote equality and diversity.

The Equality and Diversity Community Fund gives local charities and community groups a greater role in delivering events. These are events that relate to the Barking & Dagenham Equality and Diversity Calendar. The aim is to create new and engaging projects to benefit residents.

Projects should promote social inclusion, celebrate diversity, and support equality through providing opportunities for people with protected characteristics.

There are four funding windows, during the year, when you can apply. If you are not successful with your first application you are encouraged to apply again.

Schedule of deadlines (successful bids announced):

• Summer 4 August 2019 (w/c 19 August)
• Autumn 27 October 2019 (w/c 11 November)
• Winter 2 February 2020 (w/c 17 February)
• Spring 30 April 2020 (w/c 18 May)

LBBD Equality and Diversity Community Fund

Programme Areas:

• Education
• Society
• Faith
• Care

Grants of £10,000–25,000 to support organisations working with poor and marginalised people. Activities should reflect Christian responsibility and support for the Roman Catholic Church. Porticus does not accept unsolicited applications for funding. You are invited to send them a letter of introduction, after you have read their website and reviewed their criteria. They accept letters of introduction throughout the year.

Porticus UK

Commercial Education Trust (CET) is an independent charity that believes commercial education is essential to the development of young people. They support programmes that build the knowledge, skills, understanding and capabilities of young people. To help young people prepare for employment, self-employment and enterprise.

Priorities are:

• Skills development
• Employability
• Enterprise
• International/global trade

Recently funded projects have included:

• London Chamber of Commerce and Industry to run a pilot project to improve business engagement in schools
• Enabling Enterprise — training teachers to support enterprise and employability skills
• A training programme supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners in a rural district in Ghana

They accept applications for funding at any time during the year.

CET

Grants to help people rebuild their communities. The Wakeham Trust normally gives grants to projects where an initial £125 to £2,500 can make a real difference. They can take risks and support unpopular causes in ways that big charities find hard to do.

They are particularly interested in:

• Neighbourhood projects
• Community arts projects
• Projects involving community service by young people
• Projects set up by those who are socially excluded

Recent grants have included:

• Money management courses for young people
• Helping teach English to refugees and immigrants who want to work in the social care sector
• Drop-in cafe for 11–18-year-olds open after school
• Patchwork quilting group for vulnerable adults and OAPs

The Wakeham Trust

Funding projects that help:

• disadvantaged or underprivileged young people;
• people with disabilities; or
• older people 60+.

Groups can apply for a large grant £2,000–5,000 for capital expenditure, or a small grant up to £500.

Applications may be submitted at any time and will be considered at the next appropriate Board meeting. Applications for Small Grants are considered monthly.

The Percy Bilton Charity

The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association, funds projects which develop collections to achieve social impact. Museums, galleries and heritage organisations can apply for a grant of between £20,000 and £120,000 for a project lasting up to three years.

There are two application rounds each year in March and September, with a short initial application form. The process from initial application to being awarded funds takes around four months.

Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund