Deadline: 8-Oct-21
The London Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Collaboration Award to shine a spotlight on local women-led organisations and inspiring women leaders making a meaningful difference in their communities.
The Collaboration Award is for a women-led organisation that is demonstrating outstanding work in championing a collaborative approach to achieving its mission of supporting women in London
Collaboration between organisations enables shared learning and resources, developed delivery, and more robust networks for both women in leadership and service users. Collaborative working ultimately enhances the sector by strengthening and developing leadership and delivering impactful outcomes for women service users.
The Collaboration Award will celebrate a women-led organisation that has gone and beyond in collaboration with other charitable organisations, statutory bodies, private sector partners, schools or other entities.
This award will be offered to one women-led organisation that is demonstrating inspirational collaboration. They will not be accepting partnership applications.
Funding Information
- Amount: £30,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Legal Structure — there must be a signed governing document in place appropriate to the legal structure which includes an asset lock and clear charitable purpose (not for profit):
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Company Limited by Guarantee registered as a Charity Company Limited by Guarantee registered as a Community Interest Company
- Trust
- Unincorporated Association (if funded activities are charitable)
- Community Benefit Societies are eligible if they meet the following criteria: the purpose of the funded activities is charitable, and the governing document has an asset lock. Ideally, the CBS will be registered as charitable with HMRC; however this is not essential criteria.
- Turnover size: Income must be between 2100K and £2m (in last annual accounts or last 12 months).
- Financials: Organisations must have been active for at least 12 months and will need to submit latest Audited Accounts and most recent Management Accounts.
- Geography: London-based organisations that are operating and delivering exclusively in London.
- Women-led: At least 75% of staff and the organisation’s management committee/governing body must be women. In addition, a minimum of 75% of service users must be women and/or girls.
- Safeguarding: You must have a safeguarding policy in place that has been reviewed in the last two years.
- Trustees: You must have at least three unrelated members responsible for the governance of the organisation; Trustees/Directors/Management Committee as appropriate.
- Bank accounts: A bank account in the same name as the organisation applying with a minimum of two unrelated signatories must be in place by the start of the grant.
- All conditions from any previous London Community Foundation grants must be completed and there is no current outstanding monitoring at the time of application.
For more information, visit https://londoncf.org.uk/grants/collaboration-award