Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here, so hello! I'm Lynsey and I work at Aviva - don't worry I'm not here to sell insurance! My job is all about finding ways we can support small chairites as a big company with funding, volunteering, sharing our knowledge and even lending our building space. I've come on here today to give you the heads up that applications are now open until February 11th for our newly evolved Aviva Community Fund, which we've redesigned to help drive long-term sustainable success.

We’ve teamed up with Crowdfunder, to give projects the chance to learn fundraising skills and start their own crowdfunding campaign, which the public and our employees can get behind. And this year, we’re taking a new approach by giving our 16,000 Aviva UK employees the chance to distribute the donations from the Aviva Community Fund to the cause that matters to them most.

So if you're a small charity or community interest company with a clever, innovative idea, we'd love for you to apply – you can find out more and get started here: www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk

Happy to answer any questions you may have too!