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New research argues for change in funding for smaller charities

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales have launched a new summary briefing “Small and Medium-Sized Charities after the Crash – what happened…

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Funders spotlight: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

In our new regular feature in the Funding Information North East (FINE) ebulletin we ask funders to tell us about their grant giving over the next…

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Small Charities Fundraising

Charities can sign up for a range of training opportunities through the Cabinet Office's small charities fundraising training programme. The OCSI…

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Funders spotlight: Heritage Lottery Fund

In our new regular feature in the Funding Information North East (FINE) ebulletin we ask funders to tell us about their grant giving over the next…

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Virgin Money Foundation launches new charitable foundation and invites applications for grants from NE organisations

Virgin Money has today launched the Virgin Money Foundation  – a new, independent charitable foundation that will focus initially on community…

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Consultation on £60m social investment

Access, the Foundation for Social Investment, has opened a consultation process for its Capacity Building programme. It has been given an endowment…

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Sage launches foundation offering free accounting software and £5m annual grants

Software company Sage has launched a foundation offering two free accountancy products to any charity, as well as grants worth around £5m a year, and…

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The Fresh Ideas Fund 2015

Northern Rock Foundation has announced one of its legacy programmes is to run in partnership between the Northstar Foundation and the Community…

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North East Social Investment Fund launched

The North East Social Investment Fund invests in Social Enterprises with individual investments ranging in size from £100k to £1m. The Fund is…

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