Deadline: 5-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Aviva Community Fund to building stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
Aviva wants to support forward-thinking causes that are helping push communities forward, so your submitted project must:
- Fall within one of the three key funding areas:
- Building back better: helping society to bounce back from the pandemic by addressing the health and wellbeing, and economic impacts on communities and individuals
- Climate champions: helping communities to prevent, prepare for and protect against the impacts of climate change
- Financial empowerment: supporting financial inclusion and giving people the tools to become more financially resilient and independent.
- Be raising funds to help:
- Develop a new approach, product or technology; or
- implement a new initiative or pilot a new scheme; or
- expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group; or
- adapt services to meet today’s needs without compromising those of future generations.
Funding Information
- Every three months, £250,000 will be shared among the UK employees to donate to the projects that matter to them most.
- Each charity can apply for funding of up to a maximum of £50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To submit a project, you must:
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- be age 18 or older
- be a UK resident
- use a UK IP address and not use a disposable email address.
- And your organisation must:
- be registered in the UK as a charity or social enterprise
- be based in the UK
- have been operating for at least 12 months at the time of submission
- have an annual income of no more than £1 million (can be averaged over the last three years)
- have a UK bank account in its own name
- have a safeguarding policy if it supports children or vulnerable people
- be a living wage employee (if the organisation employs people)
- have an active board of trustees or directors or management body
For more information, visit https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/start-crowdfunding#criteria