Deadline: 31 July 2018
Skipton Building Society is currently seeking applications for its Grassroots Giving Community Funding Scheme 2018 to help small groups and organisations make a difference in their neighbourhood.
In 2017, hundreds of community groups, clubs and organisations from across the UK applied to Grassroots Giving and a record 40,000 votes were cast online and in Skipton’s branches by the public.
Grassroots Giving was launched in 2013 to celebrate the Society’s 160th anniversary and proved an immediate success. It was designed to reflect their mutual roots and established to help people and communities to help themselves.
Funding Information
This year they have 165 pots of £500 to give away – a total fund of £82,500.
What will not be funded
- Rent and/or maintenance of a property
- Expeditions, holidays or travel programmes
- UK centres for overseas projects
- Projects which are normally the responsibility of other organisations such as the NHS or local government
- Medical research and medical equipment
- Animal welfare
- Party political activities
- Promotion of religious causes
- Running costs including: rent, insurance, employee wages, expenses and training of volunteers
- Direct costs of fundraising events, including: paying for food, drink, room hire, promotional goods or other direct elements of a fundraising event or activities
- Loans or business finance
- Requests to cover the costs of travel expenses or sponsorship of events
- Individuals and students not part of a wider group
- Groups that have an annual net profit of more than £10,000
- Activities taking place outside of the UK
Eligibility Criteria
The idea behind their Grassroots Giving campaign is to help community organisations, or groups, who only have access to limited funding from elsewhere. For this reason, registered charities will not be able to request funding via Grassroots Giving. The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation, founded in 2000 is their dedicated funding stream for charities.
Applications are invited from:
- Any community group based in the UK;
- Where people involved in the group are all volunteers;
- Where groups can show how a Grassroots Giving donation would benefit their community;
- Where the donation would benefit vulnerable people e.g. homeless, elderly, deprived areas, etc
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Grassroots Giving 2018.