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Just putting this out there  , What would be really handy would be some network meetings regarding funding or various important issues in running a trust or a charity. A place where we could help eac...
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Hi all, We’re hosting a fundraising gala dinner, but the venue doesn’t have its own bar. Has anyone worked with an external bar company they could recommend?
Paula Carey
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Back in March/April time a representative from a local business got in touch to say she had nominated our charity for...
Ocean King
Hello! I volunteer with a small animal rescue charity, and we're thinking of getting some wall calendars made for 2026 to sell to our supporters. We've ordered other kind of print merchandise (e.g. p...
Christine Jakobsson
Does anyone have experience of using either of these platforms please? Trying to get my head around them to see if they're worth signing up to. Thank you
Lorraine Schulze
When we hold raffles at events we find fewer people are carrying cash and we don't currently have a card reader. But can card readers be used for payments for raffle tickets? From what I've read it s...
Sarah Clements
Does anyone have any experience getting their charity added as a non-profit to TikTok, so people can donate straight from videos? My charity has sizeable audience thanks to a few videos we made that...
Jenni Herd
Hello A question about gift aid and funding streams.  Our charity claims gift aid on eligible donations made to restricted and unrestricted funds. If the gift aid is claimed against a donation made...
Mary Louisa Gillett
Hi everyone I was wondering if any of you had any funding ideas for a grass roots Homeless Publication from Bristol Homeless. We have successfully compiled and printed 2 quarterly Issues and the thir...
noor light
Early years parenting support and promote children’s development through sustained, face-to-face work in the home. UK registered non profits providing direct service delivery, with income under £1m,...
Hello we are a small registered charity in teesside and we are looking for a small storage area for about 15 small tomedium boxes
Simon Wood
Hello everyone, we have a charity shop that isn't claiming any gift aid and I'm looking into this now. Is anyone in a similar situation? Or has a charity shop and could offer any advice? I'd love to...
Debbie Holden
Hi Firstly thanks for reading this post. At another charity that I involved with, we are hoping to run our first fundraising dinner at a restaurant. We need to do the following: 1. Take the booking a...
Hayley Harris
Hi Charity Connect people,  I am doing some research on behalf of a charity which provides a magazine and a list of support places for people living on the streets or sofa-surfing in London and Scotl...
Phyllida Perrett
Which digital tools for grant finding do you find to be the best?
Paul Pirie
Just launched, a new £500m fund to break down barriers to opportunity for up to 200,000 vulnerable children and young people. It's aim is to boost pupil achievement and could fund programmes to reduc...
Ian McLintock
Hi all, the charity I work for are looking for a consultant who would be able to pull together our content and create online training for us to then sell on to our clients. It's quite a niche thing t...
Natasha Mills
We are new Donkey Sanctuary based in the west midlands. We are in progress of building stable block for our now 5 donkeys. We have managed to raise some funds and also been donated some materials. Bu...
Jayne Bryan
We are charity we work in London at Westminster/ RBKC / BLHF  council. We looking for premises property to using for community charity annal rent space to 40-50 people in London near W2 or W12. Does...
Ali Khair
I run a drama school over the North of England and find that , probably due to the financial climate, most of the students are from a very middle class background. As a consequence  I"m forming a CIC...
Michael Jackson
Looking for some advice or anyone else's experience of joining their local chamber of commerce. We are a very small international development charity and we want to try and utilise local businesses a...
Tom Bailey
Hi there  If I had hair, it would be long gone now. I have tried multiple times to upload the ODS file to upload to HMRC to claim back the Gift Aid that's owed to us. But without joy. Can someone ple...
Martin Bisiker
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has experience running a raffle during an event. We are looking to run one during Bristol Harbour festival, the festival has granted us permission and we know that b...
Chloe Juyon
Hello - has anyone got any experience of working with Work for Good?  Is the ROI worth the investment?  Any feedback appreciated hugely.  Thank you
Emma Pond
Hi folks - are there rules around offering incentives to encourage Member Get Members? I'm thinking that there is the £25 value limit, but wondering if there is anything else we should consider? Than...
Carolyn Tyrrell-Sheppard
Where can I go and to whom can speak to secure funding for running costs. The amount is abysmally small but is out of reach and if we don't begin getting some sort of contributions, we're going to be...
Jeffrey Goins
30 grants of £1,500 to charities with an annual income below £300,000. Education – including but not limited to early childhood development, school readiness and success, out of school learning oppor...
Three of my favourite things are core funding, multi year funding and funding for smalls and here are all 3 in one grant; nice. Lloyds Bank Foundation - Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations Fund...
Network Rail Community Fund - 3 themes: Economic Prosperity, Equal Opportunities and Wellbeing. Grants between £500 and £3,000. While applications will be considered from organisations across Scotlan...
As we grow in reach and impact, we’re now at the stage where we need someone to lead the next stage of growth for Walk N Talk 4 Mental Health, strengthening our presence, impact, and sustainability....
Jude Price
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