Deadline: 7-Nov-22
The Two Ridings Community Foundation has launched the applications for York Step Change Fund.
The York Step Change Grants fund was established by the generosity of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. Grants were distributed 2018-2020 to support groups based in York. The programme has had a positive impact on those groups funded. So some were able to change their finance software to save them time. Others applied for funding for a dedicated fundraiser to support their diversification of income streams. Some looked at training of staff and trustees.
Funding Information
- You can apply for up to £10,000.
What is funding for?
Funding is available for groups to make a necessary ‘step change’ needed to support them towards sustainability or resiliency. Therefore, you must be able to demonstrate how funding for running costs will help move your work forward. As part of this, you can also apply for a contribution to running costs.
- Organisations should be working towards at least one of the following priorities:
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Some examples of what the fund can support are (this list is not exhaustive):
- Organisational development
- Staff training
- Trustee training
- Volunteer training and management
- Fundraising
- Business planning and development
- Developing monitoring and learning
- Marketing and communications
- Purchasing software to support your organisation
- Overheads
- Rental costs
- Heating, lighting, water rates
- Core staff costs
- Stationery, small capital items, internet
- Volunteer costs
A ‘step change’ can be something small, or big, which helps move your group forward towards sustainability.
Eligibility Criteria
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Your organisation or group does not have to be a charity registered with the Charity Commission but all groups applying to Two Ridings CF for funding do need to:
- Work primarily for the benefit of people in York
- Be ‘not for profit’ (they have additional requirements when considering a request from a Community Interest Company and further information can be found by clicking here)
- Have a governing document (also known as a constitution, rules, memorandum, or articles of association) outlining charitable objectives and with a charitable dissolution clause
- Have a bank account in your group/ organisation’s name with at least two signatories, who are not related to one another
- Be locally led and run (including locally constituted and managed branches of national charities)
- Have at least three unrelated trustees, directors or management committee members.
Ineligible
- Private Businesses
- Organisations based outside the area of benefit
- General appeals or sponsorship
- National organisations and their affiliates
- Work which has already started or taken place
- Work normally funded from statutory sources
- Work undertaken by or on behalf of statutory bodies as part of their statutory activities
- Work undertaken by/ on behalf of schools, colleges or universities as part of their statutory curricular activities
- Work for the advancement of religion (applications can be accepted from religious groups working in the community provided that the main focus of the project is not proselytising)
- Work where the main beneficiaries are animals
- Work which does not directly benefit people living in the area of benefit.
- Overseas holidays or trips
- Organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals.
For more information, visit York Step Change Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.tworidingscf.org.uk/fund/step-change-fund/
