Deadline: 8 June 2020
Comic Relief is seeking BAME led Intermediary partners with the ability, expertise, networks and knowledge to distribute funding quickly to organisations that work across the UK or within specific nations and regions and recognize that the collective term BAME hides the diversity within and across these communities that have their own experiences and needs.
Comic Relief aims to ensure funding reaches underserved communities. They are open to working with more than one partner to maximize the reach and impact of the funding available.
As a funder, Comic Relief believes that grassroots, community-driven change is critical to support individuals in need and to develop a vibrant, strong civil society that builds local resilience and sustainable, positive change. They are proud of the work that they support and the investments they make however they know they can always do more and that they are not always the best organisation to reach and connect with smaller local organisations who need funding and other help. Working with Intermediary funding partners is one way to help them ensure their funding reaches all those who need it.
COVID-19 has made clear the important role that small locally rooted organisations play in providing critical support to people at a community level. Funding from The Big Night In has been used to select a number of new intermediary partners aligned with our Social Change strategy and ensure that we are able to distribute emergency funding to a broad range of community organisations providing frontline support across the UK.
Funding Information
- Comic Relief rings fenced a budget of £650,000 for this opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria
Comic Relief is looking to partner with BAME led organisations who:
- Reach grassroots organisations with a good geographical spread throughout the nation;
- Are committed to community-led development;
- Have a participatory approach and put people with lived experience at the heart of programme design and decision-making;
- Have a strong learning culture and clear monitoring and reporting processes;
- Share Comic Relief’s core values in terms of inclusion and diversity;
- Have robust governance systems and policies in place e.g. safeguarding and have the capacity to manage funding and make grants on their behalf;
- Can support them in gathering and telling compelling and innovative stories of change.
For more information, visit https://www.comicrelief.com/intermediary-funding-bame-led-partner-opportunity/
